Adeline Hambley, Ottawa County’s current health officer, wants to make sure that if commissioners move to fire her, a court will oversee the process.
On Tuesday, Hambley filed a motion for such protection in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Earlier this month, the Michigan Court of Appeals tossed a preliminary injunction that protected her from being fired.
Back in January of this year, the newly elected Republicans on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to demote Hambley to interim health director and replace her with Nathaniel Kelly. However, Kelly had no professional public health experience.
Hambley filed a lawsuit shortly after.
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Since then, the Ottawa County Board and Hambley have gone back and forth in the courts.
The court document of the filed motion can be found below:
