Monday, August 26, 2024

GET ME REWRITE: Maybe Ottawa County Michigan voters should demand that the incompetent members of far-right Ottawa Impact pay the tab

 
After all, their incompetence is the reason the county found itself in this mess in the first place.

Headline:  mlive, 8/26/2024
In an opinion issued Monday, Aug. 26, McNeill determined Ottawa County must pay Hambley’s attorney, Sarah Riley Howard, $188,179.24 in attorney fees. In the opinion, McNeill stated the fees were awarded under the whistleblower statute, as Hambley was lawfully appointed as the county’s health officer and entitled to state protections. 
“(Hambley) argued that the defendants brought charges against her for termination, in retaliation for filing this lawsuit,” McNeill wrote. “While the court did not make the final determination, the end results of the litigation was that (Hambley) retained her position as the health officer. Thus, it is reasonable to conclude that the defendants did not have a legal basis to terminate her.” 
McNeill also wrote the attorney fees should be covered by the county because the board of commissioners’ attempt to fire Hambley without a hearing in January 2023 was unlawfully conducted[emphasis added[


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