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Commissioners appoint Karen Bota to Community Mental Health Services Board amid split votes

Ionia County Board of Commissioners · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The Ionia County Board of Commissioners appointed Karen Bota to the Community Mental Health Services Board for a three-year term; the motion carried despite recorded dissent and one abstention among commissioners.

The Ionia County Board of Commissioners voted to appoint Karen Bota to the Community Mental Health Services Board for a three-year term. Commissioner Gordon Kelley moved the appointment and Commissioner Larry Tiejema supported the motion; the motion carried by voice vote.

The minutes record that Commissioner Phil Hesche abstained from the appointment and Commissioners David Hodges and Scott Wirtz dissented. The board had six members present at the July 8 meeting, and the motion carried with three commissioners recorded as voting in favor, two recorded as no votes, and one abstention. The appointment was discussed under new business and recorded in the official minutes.