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Ottawa County commissioners decline to set CMH public hearing dates after weeks of debate
Summary
On Dec. 18 the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners debated whether to set three public hearings on converting Community Mental Health (CMH) into an independent authority; commissioners voted down the resolution to set dates and agreed to consider the matter again after receiving staff analysis in January.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 18 rejected a resolution to set three public hearings on whether to convert the county's Community Mental Health (CMH) department into an independent authority, after months of public concern and a lengthy debate among commissioners.
Commissioners questioned whether scheduling hearings before the board and public had reviewed the staff analysis would create the perception that the county had already decided to move forward. "If we vote yes on this, the public comes and the rightful conclusion is that we've already kind of made a decision," one commissioner said during debate. Several commissioners said they preferred to see the compiled analysis first and suggested voting on hearing dates…
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