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Commissioners ratify public-health contract with Flourish & Thrive despite objections over vendor's public posts
Summary
The board approved post-execution ratification of contracts including a $30,000 Public Health contract with Flourish and Thrive Labs after a commissioner raised concerns about the vendor's public social-media posts and political activism; a motion to separate and vote on that contract failed and the ratification passed by roll call.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners ratified a set of post-execution contracts on Aug. 26, including a $30,000 contract (contract 2702) between the Department of Public Health and Flourish and Thrive Labs to evaluate a public-health surveillance team. The contract was the subject of sustained concern from Commissioner Sylvia Rohde, who said she opposed partnering with a vendor whose leadership publicly urged resistance to certain federal executive directives.
Rohde told the board she had reviewed social-media posts and LinkedIn activity she said showed the company encouraging public-health employees to retain or host…
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