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Board of Commissioners
David T. Woodward
September 29, 2021 at 5:55 PM
MINUTES
1.Call Meeting to Order
Chairperson David T. Woodward called the meeting of the Board of Commissioners to
order at 06:05 PM in Oakland County Commissioners' Auditorium 1200 N. Telegraph
Road, Pontiac Michigan 48341.
2.Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Gingell, David Woodward, Thomas Kuhn, Marcia
Gershenson, Eileen Kowall, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long, Karen Joliat, Michael
Spisz, Gwen Markham, Robert Hoffman, William Miller III, Charles Moss, Philip
Weipert, Angela Powell, Janet Jackson, Yolanda Smith Charles, Penny Luebs, Gary
McGillivray, Charles Cavell (20)
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Adam Kochenderfer (1)
3.Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4.Approval of Agenda
Commissioner Kristen Nelson moved approval of the agenda, as presented. Seconded
by Commissioner Eileen Kowall.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the Agenda was approved as presented.
Motion Passed.
5.Communications
6.Regular Agenda
a.Rules of Procedure (Adopt)
Michael Gingell moved to adopt the attached Resolution: Rules of Procedure
(Adopt). Seconded by Kristen Nelson.
Motioned by Commissioner Thomas Kuhn seconded by Commissioner Philip
Weipert to amend the attached Resolution: Rules of Procedure as follows:
Strike out and insert the following language in #2 Rules of Procedure:
The County of Oakland has made available to the Commission members
Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee members all tools that are reasonably
necessary to for other Commission member(s) to prepare the plan(s).
Vote on amendment:
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman (20)
No: None (0)
The Motion Passed.
Moved by Commissioner Thomas Kuhn seconded by Commissioner Robert
Hoffman to amend the attached Resolution: Rules of Procedures as follows:
Insert the following language in #4 Rules of Procedure:
No one member of the Commission shall submit more than one proposed plan.
Each proposed plan submitted by a member shall first be forwarded to the Chair
of the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee on or before 5:00 p.m., October
15, 2021, for verification by the Register of Deeds/Plat Engineering Office. After
the plan has been verified, any member may be permitted 15 minutes to make a
formal presentation to the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee.
Strike out and insert the following language in #8 Rules of Procedure:
Proposed plans and amendments must be submitted to the Chair and posted
on the Oakland County Commission’s website for at least 48 96 hours for public
review before the Commission may take any action on the proposed plan.
Insert the following language in #15 Rules of Procedure:
All business that the apportionment commission may perform shall be
conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act,
1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place
of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meeting act,
1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Further, all such meetings shall be
presented online through the Oakland County Commission website and
be available online for later review by the public.
Vote on amendment:
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman (20)
No: None (0)
The Motion Passed.
Vote on resolution as amended:
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, Robert
Hoffman (19)
No: None (0)
The Motion Passed.
Motion Passed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21-444
Sponsored By: Angela Powell
IN RE: Rules of Procedure (Adopt)
WHEREAS Public Act 261 of 1966 (MCL 46.401 – MCL 46.416) provides for
the apportionment of county boards of commissioners every ten years following
publication of the latest United States official decennial census figures; and
WHEREAS a county’s apportionment commission is responsible for
apportioning its county in accordance with Act 261; and
WHEREAS pursuant to §3 of Act 261, the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners is the Apportionment Commission and shall be convened by the
County Clerk.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Apportionment Commission is
convened, and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, acting as the
Apportionment Commission, adopts the attached Rules of Procedure
(Attachment A).
Vote Summary (20-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Adam L. Kochenderfer
1.Attachment A
b.Michigan Attorney General Memorandum
Angela Powell moved to receive and file the attached Communication: Michigan
Attorney General Memorandum. Seconded by Michael Gingell.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (20-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman
No: None
Abstain: None
c.Michigan Court of Appeals Action
Angela Powell moved to receive and file the attached Other Action: Michigan
Court of Appeals Action. Seconded by Eileen Kowall.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (20-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman
No: None
Abstain: None
7.Public Comment
8.Unfinished Business
9.New & Miscellaneous Business
10.Announcements
11.Public Comment
12.Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:24 PM.