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Museum board to pursue 501(c)(3) status; county staff to remain employees during transition

Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners · December 1, 2025
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Summary

The Museum Board signaled plans to convert to a 501(c)(3); the county agreed museum employees will remain county employees for now and offered a letter of support as needed.

Leland Davis, representing the Museum Board, told the Commission the board intends to transition the museum into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Commission and Davis agreed that museum employees will remain county employees during the transition and that the Commission would provide a letter of support if needed.

Davis said he will bring a list of proposed board members for the Commission to appoint at a later date. Commissioners voiced no objection to preserving staff employment on the county payroll while the museum explores nonprofit status.