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Commissioner Frewen records multiple dissents as the board fills committees and external posts
Summary
During a series of voice-vote appointments, Commissioner Terence Frewen repeatedly recorded dissent while most motions carried by voice vote. The board appointed members to standing committees and numerous external boards and commissions.
Chair Jack Shattuck announced appointments to standing committees and the board then moved through a sequence of appointments to external boards and commissions. Most appointments passed by voice vote; across those items Commissioner Terence Frewen consistently recorded dissent. Appointments included the Audit, Facilities, Finance, Grievance, and Personnel committees and external boards such as the Airport Board, Central Dispatch Board, Eight-CAP Governing Board, and West Michigan Regional Planning Committee.
The minutes record multiple individual appointment votes where Frewen is listed as dissenting. The repeated, recorded dissents were noted without further debate on the floor; no roll-call tallies were provided for these voice-vote appointments in the minutes. The pattern was also referenced later when the board discussed perceived improprieties related to prior administrative raises and referred that matter to the County Attorney for review.
