11/12/2025
BREAKING ... SHIAWASSEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CENSURED
Corunna, MI - Friends Community News Group, December 10, 2025, 7 p.m. ET - On Wednesday, the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners voted to Censure Commissioner Matthew Shephard for allegedly trying to fraudulently get funds from the Shiawassee County Veterans Affairs to reimburse himself for spending in the neighborhood of Five Thousand Dollars on the repair of his vehicle.
On the funding application, he reported a reduction in his income of approximately $18,000.00.
When Shephard was turned down, he tried to use his position to get the VA to reconsider and give him the five thousand dollars. When that didn't work, he tried to order an employee of the County to leave his presence.
Shehard is constantly accusing all the Commissioners and employees of corruption. When asked to name one thing that makes them corrupt, he has no answer.
Read the Resolution below for the whole story.
SHIAWASSEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION #25-12-21
RESOLUTION OF CENSURE OF COMMISS10NER MATTHEW SHEPARD
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING, DECEMBER 10, 2025
SURBECK BUILDING, CORUNNA, MICHIGAN 5:OOPM
WHEREAS, Matthew Shepard has been a Commissioner for District 7 since January 2025; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard recently sought five thousand dollars in financial assistance from Veteran Affairs for repairs to his vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard was required to fully disclose his financial assets, income and liabilities in connection with his application; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard failed to disclose his salary as a County Commissioner on his application rendering the application for benefits materially misleading; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard's application was denied due in part to the misleading nature of his financial disclosures; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard became irate after the Veteran Board denied his application for benefits; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard attempted to use his status as County Commissioner to influence Veteran Affairs staff during discussions about the denial of his application; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard returned to the Veteran Affairs department the next day to further accost County staff about the denial of his application; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard admitted that he did not disclose his Commissioner salary on the application and tried to blame County staff for his failure; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard was argumentative and began using foul language in the presence of County employees causing concern for their safety; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard teated a female County employee in a disrespectful manner by trying to order her out of his presence; and
WHEREAS, County employees deserve to be treated with dignity and respect instead of contempt and scorn; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard's behavior amounts to a corrupt attempt to trade upon his elected office for personal financial benefit; and
WHEREAS, this is not the first time that Commissioner Shepard's behavior has negatively impacted County employees; and
WHEREAS, it is detennined that Commissioner Shepard acted in a dishonest, unethical and inappropriate manner throughout the course of this episode; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Shepard's conduct is particularly disturbing given that he frequently makes baseless allegations of conuption against other officials; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners must hold its members accountable for actions that bring disrepute upon the County and the Board of Commissioners.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Shiawassee county Board ofCormissioners declares that Commissioner Matthew Shepard is censured for his conduct set forth above.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners will monitor Commissioner Shepard's behavior closely and take any further action necessary to protect County employees from harassing and abusive behavior by Commissioner Shepard.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes:
Nays: Absent:
Dated: 1 2 -1 0 -25
I, the undersigned, Clerk of Shiawassee County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of Resolution #25-12-21 of the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners adopted at its regular meeting on December 10, 2025.
Caroline Wilson
Shiawassee County Clerk
Photo: Matthew Shephard
