Commissioners appoint Grand Gateway reps, approve equipment disposals and transfer grader lease

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 9 unanimously approved several operational actions: appointments to a regional board, two equipment-disposal resolutions and an intra-county lease transfer for road equipment.

Commissioner Robert Clark moved, and Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded, to appoint Mike Furnas and Scott Hilton as Ottawa County representatives to the Grand Gateway Board of Directors; the motion passed with all three commissioners voting aye. The board also approved Resolution 2026.2 (requested by District 2) on a motion by Commissioner Scott Hilton, seconded by Chairman Mike Furnas, and approved Resolution 2026.3 (requested by District 1) on a motion by Commissioner Robert Clark, seconded by Commissioner Scott Hilton; both resolutions passed unanimously.

In a related equipment action, the board approved District 1 assuming lease payments at Welch State Bank for a 2019 Caterpillar grader, serial number ON9400123, loan #127025, previously under District 3. The motion to transfer the lease was made by Commissioner Clark and seconded by Commissioner Hilton and carried unanimously.

The commissioners also tabled Bid #2025-2026.19 (a 2017-or-newer used law enforcement pursuit vehicle) effective on or after 9:05 a.m. on a motion by Clark, seconded by Hilton. During commissioners’ activity reports, District 1 noted it has no equipment after a fire, thanked Districts 2 and 3 for assistance, and said it is working on replacing damaged equipment and addressing line-of-sight issues. Districts 2 and 3 reported routine maintenance.

The board completed the listed operational actions without recorded public comment and adjourned after approving the remaining agenda items.