List of Questions Demonstrates There is No Letterhead "Controversy"
—Why does Ottawa County have letterhead?
—Are elected officials not allowed to use letterhead in their individual capacity?
—Has a rule been passed whereby no other elected official in Ottawa County is going to sign letterhead without the Chair’s approval?
—Does the Sentinel and other Board Commissioners mean to say it is okay to quash Commissioner Moss’ first amendment right as an elected official? How is his speech “protected” when “dramatic dismay” is put forward from other commissioners that misleads the Public?
—We **trust that no other** elected officials of Ottawa County use or have used or will use the letterhead in an individual capacity before this nor ever again if in fact the media and other Commissioners mean to hold this view.
—Is it true that no electeds can use letterhead unless there is a Board majority?
—Is letterhead allowed to be used for saying “thank you” to a Constituent? Will any other elected officials use letterhead to reach out to their constituents?
—What about email? Are the electeds going to be required to be emailing as a whole group now as well? We observe the County logo appears in individual emails too…Will this “new” rule cover all platforms using the county logo/letterhead?
—-Is there a rule that stipulates the Chair or Vice Chair must sign off on all emails/letters written by Commissioners to their Constituents? ***Would it be “wise” to put forward the image that the C/vC [of separate District/s] can control what an Elected Official of another District says to their own constituents or to entities that could harm their specific voters and tax-payers?
—Has the Chair, Vice Chair or any other Commissioner written a letter using the letterhead prior to this as an individual elected…ever in the history of Ottawa County? If so, why isn’t there a headline or post expressing frustration about that person? (rhet.)
