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City council
Josh Brugger
Chairperson, County Commissioner District 102025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Jim Barry
County Commissioner District 12025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Jordan Jorritsma
County Commissioner District 22025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Doug Zylstra
County Commissioner District 32025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Jacob Bonnema
County Commissioner District 42025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Joe Moss
County Commissioner District 52025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Kendra Wenzel
County Commissioner District 62023-12-12–2028-12-31 (appointed December 12, 2023 per Holland Sentinel; current four-year term began January 1, 2025 and ends December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page)
John Teeples
County Commissioner District 72025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Sylvia Rhodea
County Commissioner District 82025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Phil Kuyers
Vice-Chairperson, County Commissioner District 92025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Allison Miedema
County Commissioner District 112025-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028 per MCL 46.410 and county Board of Commissioners page listing 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2028)
Former officials (7)
Chris Kleinjans
County Commissioner District 22024-05-01–2024-12-31 (finished the District 2 term ending December 31, 2024 per MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: May 2024 per Ottawa News Network report of the May 7, 2024 recall election and May 28 seating; on the December 19, 2024 board roll call)
Gretchen Cosby
County Commissioner District 12023-01-01–2024-12-31 (two-year term elected November 2022 and ending December 31, 2024 per Ottawa County bulletin of November 27, 2023 and MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; member on the December 19, 2024 board roll call)
Rebekah Curran
County Commissioner District 72023-01-01–2024-12-31 (two-year term elected November 2022 and ending December 31, 2024 per Ottawa County bulletin of November 27, 2023 and MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; member on the December 19, 2024 board roll call)
Roger Belknap
County Commissioner District 92023-01-01–2024-12-31 (two-year term elected November 2022 and ending December 31, 2024 per Ottawa County bulletin of November 27, 2023 and MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; member on the December 19, 2024 board roll call)
Roger Bergman
County Commissioner District 102023-01-01–2024-12-31 (two-year term elected November 2022 and ending December 31, 2024 per Ottawa County bulletin of November 27, 2023 and MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; member on the December 19, 2024 board roll call)
Lucy Ebel
County Commissioner District 22023-01-01–2024-05-01 (two-year term ending December 31, 2024 per MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; month-level end: May 2024 per Ottawa News Network report that Kleinjans won the May 7, 2024 recall election and takes the seat at the May 28 board meeting)
Kyle Terpstra
County Commissioner District 62023-01-01–2023-11-16 (two-year term ending December 31, 2024 per Ottawa County bulletin of November 27, 2023 and MCL 46.410 subsection 1; month-level start: January 2023 per the same term; resignation submitted November 16, 2023 per the same bulletin)
Boards & commissions
Bruce Greenlee
Board MemberLukas E Hill
Board MemberTimothy Maday
Board MemberKenneth Allen Brune
Board MemberKelly N Rice
Board MemberJane Longstreet
Board MemberMartin Harris
Board MemberLinda A McAffrey
Board MemberJack Alan VanderMeulen
Board MemberRebecca K Hopp
Board MemberBenjamin M Genser
Board MemberDaniel John Klompmaker
Board MemberCity staff
Justin Roebuck
Clerk/Register of DeedsPatrick Waterman
County AdministratorDouglas Van Essen
Corporate CounselPaul Sachs
Strategic Impact DirectorKaren Karasinski
Fiscal Services DirectorBrian Dissette
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