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Public commenters press commissioners on two finalists: concerns about Patrick Waterman and Kurt Dykstra aired at Ottawa County meeting
Summary
During the public-comment period around Sept. 10 interviews, residents urged commissioners to probe two finalists: one speaker asked that Patrick Waterman not be rehired, and another asked the board to question Kurt Dykstra about a 2010 vote on adding sexual orientation and gender protections.
Residents used public comment at the Sept. 10 Ottawa County meeting to urge commissioners to scrutinize two of the candidates for county administrator.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the interviews will inform a hiring decision to replace the county administrator. Public comment included specific allegations and requests for follow-up; commissioners publicly acknowledged those remarks and said they will continue the hiring process.
Resident Regina (last name not specified) addressed the board early in the meeting, asking commissioners not to consider Patrick Waterman for rehire. Regina read a statement saying Waterman “voluntarily quit his deputy administrator position at the county in 2023” and characterizing his…
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