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At a glance: Motions and votes from Ottawa County commissioners’ May 5–6 meetings
Summary
During May 5–6, 2026 Ottawa County commissioners approved multiple motions — all recorded as unanimous 3-0 votes — to enter and extend executive sessions to interview Emergency Management Director candidates, adjourn meetings, and authorize the county clerk to make a job offer.
The official minutes for Ottawa County’s May 5–6, 2026 meetings record the following motions and outcomes, each approved 3-0 by the three commissioners present.
- Executive sessions to conduct Emergency Management Director interviews: Multiple motions on May 5 and May 6 to enter executive session and to extend those sessions (returns recorded at incremental times) were approved unanimously; participants named for the closed sessions included Dickinson County emergency-management staff, County Clerk Tammi Cox, and one or more unnamed applicants. The minutes repeatedly state “No action taken” after these interviews.
- Adjournments: The May 5 meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner Scott Mortimer, seconded by Commissioner Duane Morris; the May 6 meeting was adjourned at 4:24 p.m. on a motion by Commissioner Duane Morris, seconded by Commissioner Scott Mortimer; both passed 3-0.
- Authorization to make offer: On May 6 the board approved a motion allowing Tammi Cox, County Clerk, to make an offer for the Emergency Management Director position (motion by Commissioner Carla Grund; second by Commissioner Duane Morris). The minutes do not record the candidate’s name, offer terms, or whether an offer was accepted prior to adoption of the minutes.
These minutes were later adopted and certified on June 8, 2026, with the county clerk attestation and county seal.
