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Another lawsuit in Ottawa County could be headed toward settlement after a Grand Haven pastor and the county board of commissioners had a settlement conference on Monday, Oct. 28.
“There are not overlapping fact allegations in the two cases relevant to (the county’s) motion in this matter to disqualify Attorney Howard as … Cramer’s attorney."
Grand Rapids-based attorney Sarah Riley-Howard said there is no basis to remove her and Elizabeth L. Geary, of Pinsky Smith law firm, from the ability to represent Cramer in his case.
At some point in our lives, we’re going to suffer loss. Maybe we need to fill a void in our life by inviting a new friend to fill a chair around our table.
HR questions deputy administrator's ability to hire as Ottawa Impact board chair seems to be clearing the way
In an email to commissioners on Monday, Oct. 14, Deputy Administrator Ben Wetmore informed the officials that Interim Administrator Jon Anderson had resigned from his position the previous evening.
The cost of Ottawa Impact controlling the county’s board of commissioners has now edged to nearly $3 million over the past two years in unexpected costs — and that total is expected to rise.
Just less than half of all respondents (49%) said they considered leaving within the past six months.
According to one commissioner, the current process varies widely from the last official search in 2021, which cost taxpayers $22,500.
