Ottawa County commissioners approve minutes, contracts and personnel actions at Aug. 27 meeting

The Board of Ottawa County Commissioners met Aug. 27, 2026, recorded attendance and approved routine business including minutes, travel expenses and financial vouchers. Commissioner Donald A. Douglas moved to approve the minutes of the Aug. 13 meeting; Commissioner Mark W. Stahl abstained, while Douglas and Commissioner Mark E. Coppeler voted yes. The board also approved the Aug. 25 minutes and travel expense requests by unanimous roll call.

The meeting included several authorizations and personnel actions: the board authorized an hourly-fee agreement for appellate legal representation, approved a limited professional services agreement for the Trowbridge Road bridge replacement, approved an involuntary disability separation effective Sept. 1, 2026, and a retroactive promotion for Brooke Scheufler. The board also authorized a Right of Entry with Verizon Wireless for surveys at the Regional Water Treatment Plant radio-tower site and approved a voucher report listed in the transcript as dated Aug. 26, 2027 for $254,975.64 (the voucher date appears inconsistent with the meeting date and is noted in audit).