Leelanau County Government Nears Completion On New Ethics Policy
By Craig Manning | Aug. 31, 2026
Details are coming into focus regarding Leelanau County’s new code of ethics, which outlines expanded rules around conflicts of interest, processes for reporting and investigating alleged unethical conduct, and consequences for violations. The county’s conflict of interest and complaint policy committee will meet today (Monday) at 1:30pm to review the fully drafted policy and consider further revisions.
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted to establish the conflict of interest committee at its final meeting of 2025. The committee, consisting of board chair Steve Yoder and commissioners Alan Campbell and Gwenne Allgaier, was spurred in part by concerns about now-former County Administrator Jim Dyer. Dyer faced ethical questions around his …
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