Dyer Tells The Ticker "I'm Done" As Credit Card Controversy Swirls
By Craig Manning | July 29, 2026
Leelanau County Administrator Jim Dyer says he no longer expects to return to his position, telling The Ticker Tuesday that he is “done with these people” after weeks of turmoil at the county. Dyer made the comments while responding to questions about a pair of county credit card issues that resulted in delinquent balances, late fees, and interest charges – problems Interim County Administrator Lauren Cypher says “will not happen again.”
During public comment at last week’s Board of Commissioners meeting, Tamara Kiessel, wife of Leelanau County Undersheriff James Kiessel, criticized the county over an unpaid sheriff’s office credit card bill, calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable for county government, specifically …
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