Residents ask commissioners for election outreach and raise concerns about reported federal systems access

Two residents used the Feb. 5 public‑participation period to press the Clermont County Board of Commissioners to broaden election outreach and citizen engagement and to raise national cyber‑security concerns they said could affect county operations.

Julie Tolliver, a Batavia Township resident, said she supports the county’s housing survey work but asked commissioners to consider funding the board of elections to relocate early‑voting sites and to hold evening and morning town‑hall meetings so residents who work day and night shifts can attend. “Please add in some morning town hall meetings for shift workers or others who aren't available in the evening,” Tolliver said. She also urged the board to use multiple communication channels beyond Facebook so the county does not exclude residents who do not use social media.

Union Township resident Jen Mazuckelli told the board she planned to speak about items on a county reconciliation bill but instead focused on reporting she cited about private engineers' access to federal payment systems. Mazuckelli referenced reporting by Wired and reiterated a claim that an engineer who previously worked for SpaceX and X allegedly had administrative privileges on systems at the Bureau of Fiscal Service that control government payments. “Control of the Bureau of Fiscal Service Computers could enable someone to cut off monies to specific agencies or even individuals,” Mazuckelli said, attributing the point to reporting she had read and to sources she named.

Mazuckelli framed her remarks as a nonpartisan concern about continuity of government and urged county leaders, particularly Commissioner Painter in his role with county associations, to press state and federal representatives. She also asked for clearer county communications and suggested a citizens' group to review survey results and public engagement strategies.

The board did not take action during public participation; commissioners did not respond on the record during the public comment period. The public‑comment rules read by staff state that commissioners typically do not answer questions or engage in debate during that portion of the meeting.

Speakers - Julie Tolliver, Batavia Township resident - Jen Mazuckelli, Union Township resident

Context The statements by Mazuckelli relayed reporting from national outlets and named sources; the board did not verify those claims during the meeting. Tolliver’s requests concern county decisions about funding and site selection for early voting and about public‑engagement practices; those are within the commissioners’ ordinary administrative and budgetary responsibilities.

Next steps Tolliver asked the board to “register my request” and offered to work with Commissioner Carla Painter (mentioned by the speaker) on outreach; Mazuckelli asked commissioners to use their leverage with colleagues statewide to press for scrutiny of reported federal system access. The board did not set follow‑up actions during the meeting.