West Olive, MI (WGHN) – The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners have agreed to give Grand Haven Pastor Rev. Jared Cramer $100,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit that was filed late last year. The settlement will be divided up between three non profits in Ottawa County.
Rev. Jared Cramer sued Ottawa County in October 2023 in U.S. Western District Court, claiming Board Chair Joe Moss used his position to not grant Cramer’s request to provide an invocation for a commissioners meeting last year. Journalist Sarah Leach reports that $26,000 will cover his legal fees with his attorney, Sarah Riley-Howard. The remaining $74,000 will divided up between equally between local nonprofits: Children’s Advocacy Center, Kenzie’s Be Cafe in Grand Haven, and The Momentum Center.
Right now there are two lawsuits. One with former administrator John Gibbs who is suing for wrongful termination. The other one is with two residents of Ottawa County who claim that their Freedom of Information Act requests they filed with the county were not fulfilled adequately to what state law requires.
Journalist Sarah Leach reports that the case was filed in Ottawa County’s 20th Circuit Court and is awaiting scheduling. Subscribe to Leach’s substack here.
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