LAKE CITY â There are still a couple more boxes to tick, but Missaukee County Administrator Precia Garland appears poised to leave her position.
The City of Ionia has offered her a job as city manager. The contract has been negotiated and city council has approved the contract pending the results of her background investigation; after that, she'll need to formally resign from Missaukee County.
The county's commissioners, however, are already on notice that she intends to leave.
On Thursday, Ionia's city council signed off on Garland's contract; a few hours later, Missaukee County commissioners held a special meeting virtually to discuss hiring an interim manager.