At a regular meeting of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, held at the Fillmore Complex in the Township of Olive, Michigan on the 23rd day of March, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. local time.
PRESENT: Francisco Garcia, Joseph Baumann, Douglas Zylstra, Allen Dannenberg, Randall Meppelink, Kyle Terpstra, James
Holtvluwer, Gregory DeJong, Philip Kuyers, Roger Bergman, Matthew Fenske.
It was moved by Commissioner Gregory DeJong and supported by Commissioner that the following Resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is dutifully committed to addressing the growing groundwater concerns across the County; and
WHEREAS, countywide groundwater management will require the development and management of various forms of new policies and programs; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of new groundwater policies and programs will have broad implications upon County stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the development of effective and equitable policy will require input from local and regional experts;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners hereby creates the Ottawa County Groundwater Board to guide the implementation of the County’s groundwater management efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ottawa County Groundwater Board will be administered and supported by the County’s Planning and Performance Improvement Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the inaugural fifteen member Ottawa County Groundwater Board will be comprised of individuals who represent their respective industry sectors. Their names, sectors, and term expiration dates are listed in Attachment A.
YEAS: Francisco Garcia, Joseph Baumann, Douglas Zylstra, Allen Dannenberg, Randall Meppelink, Kyle Terpstra, James Holtvluwer, Gregory DeJong, Philip Kuyers, Roger Bergman, Matthew Fenske.