HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.01.21 - 34087MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21002
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1; David T. Woodward, District #19; Marcia Gershenson,
District #13; Michael Spisz, District #3;
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DEDICATION AND NAMING OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY
ELECTIONS DIVISION TRAINING ROOM THE WILLIS C. "BILL" BULLARD JR. CONFERENCE ROOM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Willis C. "Bill" Bullard Jr,'s extraordinary career in public service spanned more than four
decades, including service in elective office at the local, county and state level; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard served the citizens of Highland Township as a member of the Township Board from
1978-80 and as Township Supervisor from 1980-82; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1982, which launched a
distinguished career of two decades of service in the Michigan legislature; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard, Jr. was elected to the Michigan Senate in 1996 and served until 2002; and
WHEREAS as chair of the House Taxation Committee in 1993, Bullard was instrumental in helping shape
the "property tax cut/school finance proposal, which later became known as Proposal A." As a legislator,
he sponsored more than 170 bills that eventually became law, including Public Act 232 of 2001, which
created two new circuit court judgeships for Oakland County, and the repeal of the Michigan Inheritance
Tax (Public Act 54 of 1993); and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard continued his career in public service as a member of the Oakland County
Commission from 2003-2010; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard's exemplary leadership skills were demonstrated during three terms of service as
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard was appointed Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds in 2010 by the Oakland
County Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard's many achievements as Oakland County Clerk include the creation of the e-filing
center, making court records easily accessible and transparent to the public, and implementation of
Oakland County's election night reporting system, transforming elections administration in the county with
the rapid transmission of accurate election results from precincts and posted online for the public; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard's tireless commitment to public service continued through his appointment as
Deputy Clerk of White Lake Township in November, 2020; and
WHEREAS Bill Bullard's many years of dedicated public service have transformed Oakland County and
the State of Michigan, making a difference in lives of countless individuals; and
WHEREAS his extraordinary career in public service and community leadership came to a close with Bill
Bullard's passing on December 18, 2020; and
WHEREAS the many contributions of Bill Bullard to improving the lives of the people of Oakland County
and promoting excellence in government service are appropriatedly honored with the designation and
naming of the Board of Canvassers/Elections Training Room in his honor.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby renames
the Board of Canvassers/Elections Training Room located in the West Wing Extension Building — Elections
Division of Oakland County as the Willis C."Bill" Bullard Conference Room.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the administration
to make the necessary expenditures related to this change not to exceed $15,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the not to exceed amount of $15,000 will be covered from existing
resources within the Facilities Maintenance and Operations Fund (#63100).
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution
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Commissioner N)' ael Commissioner David T. Woodward
District #1 District #19
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Commissioner Marcid Gershenson Commissionef` Michael Spisz
District #13 District #3
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION t
Resolution #21002
January 6, 2020
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Legislative Affairs and Goveinment Operations Committee
There were no objections
Resolution #21002 January 21, 2021
Moved by Gingell seconded by Nelson the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be
adopted.
AYES: Charles, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Joliat, Kochenderfer,
Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell,
Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were
adopted.
Moved by Gingell seconded by Kowall MR #21002 be amended as follows:
Add the following Commissioners as co-sponsors of the resolution:
Bob Hoffman, District #2; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15; Eileen Kowall,
District #6; Thomas Kuhn, District #12; Christine Long, District #7; Gary
McGillivray, District #20; Chuck Moss, District #12; Philip Weipert, District
#8; Charlie Cavell, District #18; Yolanda Charles, District #17; Janet Jackson,
District #21; Karen Joliat, District #4; Penny Luebs, District #16; Gwen
Markham, District #9; William Miller, District #14; Kristen Nelson, District #5;
Angela Powell, District #10
Discussion followed.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor the amendment carried.
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 January 21, 2021, 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 Circuit
Court at Pontiac, Michigan this 215t day of January, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County