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Chris Kleinjans, the newest member of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, claims the school fired him after 'bowing' to political pressures from the Ottawa Impact-controlled board.
Chris Kleinjans dismissed from MSU Extension after school decides job is 'incompatible' with elected office.
“My biggest thing is, I tell someone I'm running. And they look at me with a blank stare. People do not know who their state representative is." ~ Tim Meyer
The Momentum Center has received funding through the end of the 2024 fiscal year after multiple attempts by the Ottawa Impact majority on the Community Mental Health Board of Directors.
A new face was at this week’s Ottawa County board meeting, which included a high-profile resignation in the county’s human resources department and a commissioner walking out.
“Instead of going in like a bull in a china shop, I think we can take our time … make sure we get things done.” ~ Shawn Haff
The compensation commission voted 5-0 to re-approve two measures that would give raises to countywide elected offices and road commissioners.
“We have to all remind ourselves that we have a responsibility to live for the greater good — that we have a higher responsibility than just to ourselves." ~ John Teeples
The process was legally problematic in several ways. Here’s what an independent review found.
