Residents criticize commissioner conduct and 'constitutional resolutions' during Livingston County meeting

During the Oct. 15 meeting of the Livingston County Board of Commissioners, two in-person public commenters used the call-to-the-public period to criticize a commissioner's conduct and recent board actions.

Judy Daubenmire of Genoa Township told the board that after a candidate forum a commissioner called a candidate "a liar" and that the same commissioner told her she was a "radical" who should "move to Ann Arbor." Daubenmire said she has paid property taxes for decades and asked whether that commissioner actually lives in Livingston County, raising questions about where the commissioner is registered to vote. "I don't think elected officials should talk to constituents that way," she said.

A second resident identified as Stephanie (from Howell) said she has been a 25-year county resident and criticized the board for "antics" that she said could imperil the county's bond rating. She also said a deacon of Antrim Church had visited her home after a resolution and called some board remarks unprofessional, invoking historical comparisons.

No formal response by the named commissioner to the allegations is recorded in the meeting transcript. The chair closed the call to the public after the two speakers and the meeting proceeded to agenda business.

What comes next: The public comment period provided on-the-record complaints and questions; the transcript shows the concerns were raised but not addressed on the record during the meeting. Any formal ethics or residency questions would require separate investigation or follow-up by the board or staff.

(Account based on verbatim public comments in the meeting transcript.)