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Ionia County commissioners defeat emergency services millage proposal after public comment
Summary
After public comment from multiple residents, the Ionia County Board of Commissioners voted down a resolution to submit an emergency services millage proposal; the roll-call result was recorded as a defeat.
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners discussed a proposed emergency services millage and received public comment from multiple residents before taking a vote. The motion to approve the resolution was moved by Commissioner Gordon Kelley and was defeated by roll call vote as recorded in the minutes (no recorded 'Yes' votes; commissioners listed under 'No' were David Hodges, Scott Wirtz, Phil Hesche, Gordon Kelley, Jack Shattuck and Terence M. Frewen). The minutes state only that the public commenters “commented on the emergency services proposal” without providing their full statements.
Public comment on this agenda item included remarks from Jani Millard, Don Matlo, Sharon Darby, Chad Perkins, Matt Bennett, Mike Rohrabacher, Sharon Rohrabacher and Charles Babcock; Commissioner Phil Hesche also commented during the public comment period. The board took no subsequent action on that millage at this meeting after the roll‑call defeat. Next steps, if any, were not specified in the minutes.
