OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 10, 2025) – The five men who want to be the next Ottawa County Administrator put forward their best case for the job on Wednesday.
In a special 9 AM meeting at the county administration building in West Olive (12220 Fillmore St.), the county board will conduct public interview with former Holland Mayor Kurt Dysktra, Muskegon County Deputy Administrator Matthew Farrar, City Administrator Chris Kukulski of Billings, Montana, Ottawa County Director of Strategic Impact Paul Sachs, and Deputy City Manager Patrick Waterman of the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming. Those five had answered questions from a Citizen Work Group of current and past county leadership figures on Monday, describing how they would use grant funds in a scenario given to them ahead of time by Interim Deputy Administrator Ron Frantz.
Commissioners will have evaluations from that special panel from that session at their disposal for consideration. Another special meeting is planned for Friday morning, at which time the board may decide its next course of action, which could include entering into contract negotiations with one of the finalists.
Ottawa County has not had a permanent operational leader since John Gibbs was relieved of his duties on February 29th of last year. Retired Sheriff Gary Rosema is the third Interim Administrator retained by the board since that time.
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