Davis County Commissioners left to right: John Crofts, Lorene Kamalu and Bob Stevenson. Crofts was censured during the Tuesday, July 7 commission meeting. The legislative body also removed him as Chair and he will not be allowed to supervise any county employees. Courtesy/Davis County Commission
Tensions ran high in the Tuesday, July 7 Davis County Commission meeting as current Commission Chair John Crofts was censured following a five month independent investigation into his conduct. The legislative body removed Crofts from supervising any county employees and voted to change the Chair and Vice Chair responsibilities with Commissioner Bob Stevenson taking over as Chair and Commissioner Lorene Kamalu as Vice Chair. Crofts’ duties will be divided between Kamalu and Stevenson.
Prior to the censure, a former county employee, Jenna Nelson, came up during the public comment period and shared her experiences about working with Crofts. Nelson is a former Housing Specialist with the Davis County Community Housing Authority and a former Jail Administrator with the Davis County Sheriff’s Office…