A 7 Investigation was a hot topic at an Oakland County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, with several people asking why a road commissioner is still on the job.

That developer turned public official has been accused of threatening an employee, and now its up to the Board of Commissioners to decide what to do next.

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners Legislative Affairs and Government Operations (LAGO) committee is the one that helped put Road Commissioner James Esshaki in his job. Theyre also the ones who got an earful Tuesday morning, with road commission employees and others asking them to act.

Even though the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) is separate from county government, the Oakland County commissioners are the only ones who can hire and fire the road com

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