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Resident urges trustee resignation, alleges misuse of position and obstructed records
Summary
A Woodstock resident used the public-comment period to urge the resignation of a trustee, alleging repeated ethical breaches including misuse of influence to dismiss a traffic ticket and an alleged assault that the speaker said is documented in police photos; the board did not take action during the meeting.
Nicholas Selden used his three-minute public comment to urge the boards to ask a trustee to resign, alleging a pattern of misleading the public, interference with law enforcement, and an assault against a woman that he said is documented in police photographs.
Selden said the trustee "misused your position" to influence dismissal of a traffic ticket and alleged lawyers for the trustee filed a court motion to prevent release of a police report. He also said he had asked the court to redact the victim’s name but still sought access to the police report. "This is a cover up," Selden said. He called on the boards to show "moral courage" and take action. The transcript records these allegations during the public-comment period; no board action or formal response was recorded during the meeting.
These are allegations from a member of the public. The meeting transcript does not include a direct response from the trustee named in Selden’s remarks, nor does it record any board investigation or vote resulting from the comments. The claims involve potential criminal and personnel matters and would require official records and due-process steps for verification.
