Disarray at the Leelanau County Government Center: Budgeting Session Spurs Criminal Complaint, Finance Director Resignation
By Craig Manning | Oct. 5, 2026
One Leelanau County commissioner has filed a criminal complaint against another, the interim county administrator is facing a potential investigation for her handling of a county credit card snafu, and the county’s finance director has resigned.
These tensions, the latest to plague the troubled tenure of Leelanau County’s current board, exploded last week at a budgeting session, during which District 1 commissioner Rick Robbins stormed out mid-meeting following a heated confrontation with District 3 representative Will Bunek. Robbins had become irate during a review of the county’s proposed non-union wage schedule for 2027.
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