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OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- After a closed-door discussion today presumably about a warning letter from John Gibbs, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners has decided to place the County Administrator on paid administrative leave.
Chairman Joe Moss says Gibbs' relationship with the board has become strained in recent months. The board held a special meeting in West Olive this morning and quickly went into closed session. WOOD-TV reports Gibbs' attorney sent the board a letter last month saying there was no cause to fire Gibbs, despite a complaint that was filed. Forty-nine-year-old Ryan Kimball sued the county over alleged age discrimination because Gibbs hired a 23-year-old man to be his executive aide, rather than him.
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OLIVE TOWNSHIP (WOOD-AM) - A meeting is scheduled for this morning to discuss a potential response to a January letter from John Gibbs that warned of potential legal action if Ottawa County commissioners were to attempt to fire him, the Holland Sentinel reports.
Gibbs has held the county administrator position for about a year.
He has about two years left on his contract.
WOOD-TV is reporting that the board will discuss Gibbs' resignation in a special meeting, which is scheduled to get underway at 8 a.m.
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