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Committee recommends county commissioner fill vacant Lakeshore Regional Entity seat through 2025
Summary
The Appointment and Alignment Committee voted to forward a recommendation that the Ottawa County board chair appoint a commissioner to a vacant seat on the Lakeshore Regional Entity Substance Abuse Oversight Policy Board through Dec. 31, 2025.
The Ottawa County Appointment and Alignment Committee voted May 13 to ask the chair of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners to assign a county commissioner to the vacant seat on the Lakeshore Regional Entity Substance Abuse Oversight Policy Board through Dec. 31, 2025.
Committee staff said the Lakeshore bylaws provide for three county-appointed members; two current members still have time remaining on their terms and one seat is vacant. The motion as drafted asked the board chair to make the appointment in accordance with Rule 2.3 of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners rules.
The committee approved the recommendation by voice vote. Committee discussion noted that the appointment has been filled historically by a county commissioner even though the Lakeshore bylaws and the enabling statute do not explicitly require a commissioner to hold that seat.
The committee forwarded the recommendation to the full Board of Commissioners for final action. No additional details about potential appointees were provided at the meeting.
The committee also clarified that the county chair’s authority under Rule 2.3 would be used to make the appointment and that ratification by the full board was not specified in the Lakeshore bylaws.
