Hes a developer turned public official and his tenure as one of the people in charge of the Road Commission of Oakland County has hit some speed bumps. Recently, an independent investigation found that James Esshaki violated workplace violence rules for threatening a road commission employee. And that has some calling for his removal.

The Road Commission of Oakland County is separate from county government, but the Oakland County Commissioners are the ones who appoint the road commissioners. That means theyre the only ones who can remove a road commissioner.

In January, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted to appoint Esshaki as a road commissioner. But by June, Esshaki was accused of threatening to fight with a road commission employee.

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