West Olive, MI (WGHN) – Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs has hired a new senior executive aide, but refused to tell county commissioners the new staff member’s name on Tuesday.
The Holland Sentinel reports that twenty-three-year-old Jordan Epperson, of China Township, will start Aug. 21st. Epperson was previously a legislative aide to state Rep. Neil Friske, a far-right Republican from Charlevoix. According to The Sentinel, Epperson also has connections to other far-right Michigan Republicans including Meshawn Maddock, who is facing “fake elector” charges, and Joel Studebaker, chief of staff for Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo.
In March the board approved the upgraded from a previous executive assistant position after Gibbs said he needed more help doing his job running the county. Upgrading the position will cost the county an additional $37,349 in salary and benefits.
Hear the exchange between Gibbs and Commissioner Jacob Bonnema below.
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