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Ottawa County board amends chair-term language, elects Josh Brugger as chair and Phil Kyers as vice chair
Summary
After extended debate over emergency authority and statutory language, the board amended a resolution clarifying the one-year chair term, voted to adopt it, elected Commissioner Josh Brugger as chair and Phil Kyers as vice chair, and administered oaths of office.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — During its organizational meeting the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners amended a resolution clarifying the chairperson’s one-year term, then elected new board leadership.
Commissioners debated whether a chair’s term should end on Dec. 31 or at the opening of the next organizational meeting and whether the county could be left without a chair for emergency decisions. Commissioners cited Michigan statutory language (MCL 46.3) and board rules in argument over possible gaps in authority.…
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