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Commission votes to recess to executive session to review emergency-management director applications

Ottawa County Commission · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The commission moved, seconded and approved a recess into executive session under the non-elected personnel exception to review applications for the emergency management director position; the session was later extended by 15 minutes and included named staff and applicants.

A motion to recess into executive session was made by the moving commissioner and seconded by another commissioner to allow review of applications for the county’s emergency management director under the non-elected personnel exception. The motion named participants to attend the executive session: Tammy Cox, Joe Pruitt, the commissioners, Clerk and facilities staff Keith Coleman. The chair called for the vote; the motion carried on a voice vote.

Staff then moved to extend that executive session by 15 minutes, naming the same participants, and the extension was seconded and approved by voice vote. The motions were procedural and did not include any public personnel decisions on the record during the meeting. The transcript records only the motions, named attendees and the voice votes approving recess and extension; no final hiring decision was recorded in open session.