Editing Ottawa County, Michigan (section)

===Local policies===
Beginning in 2012, County Administrator Alan Vanderberg and the Board of Commissioners adopted the "Four Cs" Initiative including "Cultural Intelligence." At that time, Vanderberg asserted that there was discrimination in the county, and that it could adversely affect the future prosperity of the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultural Intelligence Committee - Ottawa County MI |url=https://www.miottawa.org/CI/air.htm |website=miottawa.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219022445/https://www.miottawa.org/CI/air.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county "rebranded" in 2017, adopting the slogan "Where you belong." Vanderberg said the slogan is intended to let everyone know they are welcome in Ottawa County, regardless of color, ethnic background, sexual identity, religion or other qualifier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2018 |title=Administrator touts Ottawa County's attributes in annual address |url=https://www.mlive.com/jenison/index.ssf/2018/01/state_of_the_county_address_sh.html |website=mlive.com}}</ref>

The county board made numerous changes at their first meeting when sworn in on January 3, 2023; the county slogan was changed to "Where Freedom Rings", the [[Diversity, equity, and inclusion]] office was dissolved, the head health official was replaced and a conservative law organization their main legal representative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kransz |first=Michael |date=January 4, 2023 |title=New Ottawa County board changes motto to 'Where Freedom Rings,' closes DEI office and more |url=https://mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/01/new-ottawa-county-board-changes-motto-to-where-freedom-rings-closes-dei-office-and-more.html |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=[[MLive]]}}</ref> The conservative group that promoted the new board members, according to [[WXMI|Fox 17]], was against the mandated [[COVID-19 safety measures]] and [[cultural diversity]] policies.<ref name="auto"/> Instability surrounding the county board raised concerns about the county's [[bond credit rating]] being lowered from its AAA status according to MLive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kransz |first=Michael |date=February 17, 2023 |title='Stable counties don't fire their corporation counsel and administrator,' Ottawa County warned |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/02/stable-counties-dont-fire-their-corporation-counsel-and-administrator-ottawa-county-warned.html |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=[[MLive]] |language=en}}</ref> In May 2023 the county board passed a resolution declared that the county was a "constitutional county."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kransz |first=Michael |date=May 24, 2023 |title=Ottawa County becomes 'constitutional county' |url=https://mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/05/ottawa-county-becomes-constitutional-county.html |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>