The Berrien County Board of Commissioners will be conducting its own investigation of potential conflicts of interest by Commissioner Teri Sue Freehling. The commission says in a statement released after Prosecutor Michael Sepic announced no charges would be filed against Freehling that it has retained a Special Counsel to “review the facts of this conflict of interest issue and to advise the Board concerning its appropriate course of action.” A report will be given to the Board within the next three weeks.
The statement adds the further investigation is being done “to protect the rights of both Commissioner Freehling and the integrity of the Board’s by-law standards.” The Board of Commissioners notes it has its own by-laws regarding conflict of interest disclosures, and have not made any decisions as yet on the matter.
