Leelanau County Administrator Placed On Leave Pending Internal Investigation
By Craig Manning | June 9, 2026
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place County Administrator Jim Dyer on paid administrative leave at their executive board session on Tuesday morning, “pending an internal investigation” over an undisclosed issue. Lauren Cypher, Dyer’s executive assistant, has been appointed interim county administrator.
Dyer was not present at Tuesday’s executive board meeting. Cypher attended in his stead. Dyer’s absence went unremarked upon as the meeting began, though Board Chair Steve Yoder almost immediately asked for a motion “to suspend board rules” and add a new item to the beginning of the agenda.
Commissioners also moved to strike several administrative items from the agenda – including policy updates for …
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