County Finance Director Placed on Leave
By Art Bukowski | Jan. 14, 2026
Leelanau County’s finance director is on paid leave for publicly undisclosed reasons, the latest development in a long-running set of troubles connected to that position.
County Administrator Jim Dyer placed Finance Director Cathy Hartesvelt on paid administrative leave Friday afternoon. He wouldn’t provide details about what led to the leave beyond clarifying that it’s not tied to any sort of criminal investigation.
“I can confirm that she was placed on paid administrative leave, and in the normal course of events for this type of thing, employee access to the building and access to computer resources are suspended during that period of time,” he tells The Ticker. “Other than that, there's …
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