HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.12.07 - 23201MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION in7331
December 7, 2017
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AMENDMENT TO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF
PROCEDURES — RESIDENCY OF CANDIDATES SEEKING APPOINTIVE POSITIONS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 2017-2018 Rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners were adopted by the Board
of Commissioners on January 11, 2017; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners recognizes that residency may be a factor worthy of consideration
when weighing the relative qualification of candidates seeking appointive positions.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the
Rules for Oakland County Board of Commissioners, adopted on January 11, 2017, as attached.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Board of Commissioners authorizes staff to make technical adjustments to
the Board Rules to incorporate these amendments into the 2017-2018 Board Rules of Procedures.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissiorier Christine Long, District #7
Chairperson, General Government Com ttee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
H. Publication of Appointments
Pursuant to MR 05040, the Board of Commissioners shall establish
a policy to advertise Board of Commissioners' appointed
positions which are open to the public.
The following communication mechanism shall be followed to widely
enhance the announcement of Board of Commissioners' appointed
positions:
(a) All openings for Board of Commissioners'
appointments are to be posted on the Oakland
County website.
(b) All openings for Board of Commissioners'
appointments are to be publicized in the form
of a press release to local newspapers of
major circulation and local newspapers.
(c) All Commissioners are to be provided information
about upcoming appointed positions in a format
that can be shared within their districts.
(d) All openings for Board of Commissioners'
appointments are to be sent to the cities,
villages and townships within Oakland County
in the form of a communication from the
respective Commissioner(s) that can be read at a
local meeting of the municipality.
(e) All openings for Board of Commissioners'
appointments are to be sent to the local cable
stations, including community access and
government access.
(f) All Communications relative to openings for
Board of Commissioners appointments shall
include an explanation of what the position
entails, frequency of meetings, time and
location of meetings, specialized
qualifications, if applicable, and any per diem.
Pursuant to MR 06026, the General Government Committee has the
discretion to waive the above cited publication and interview
requirements when they are considering the re-appointment of an
individual, who was previously interviewed and appointed, to
fill an unexpired portion of a term in which the time remaining
in that unexpired term is less than one (1) year.
Pursuant to MR 13000, the General Government Committee has the
discretion to waive the above cited publication and interview
requirements for any of the appointments as the committee determines
necessary.
Pursuant to MR 05124, the General Government Committee may provide
standardized job- specific questions to each qualified candidate
who submits an application for any Boar d of Commissioners'
appointed positions by the designated dead line. The General
Government Committee shall be responsible for drafting the
standardized job- specific questions, forwarding the
questionnaire to the qualified candidates and establishing the
deadline for questionnaire responses. The General Government
Committee shall receive the responses from the candidates and
determine which, if any, will be scheduled for an interview prior
to voting on a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
The General Government Committee may incorporate a question regarding the
residency of an applicant and, when appropriate, consider residency as a factor
when making recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
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Resolution #17331 December 7, 2617
Moved by Kowa supported by Jackson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, KowaII, Long, McGillivray,
Middleton, Quarles, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Crawford. (17)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
GERALD D. POISSON
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TQ MCI 45:559A(.7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December 7, 2017,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac.
Michigan this 7th day of December, 2017,
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County