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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2007.01.04 - 36141CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson ERIC WILSON Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson January 4, 2007 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 6:06 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Christine Long, Michael Gingell, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Hugh D. Crawford, Eileen Kowall, Jeff Potter, Bradford Jacobsen, David Potts, Vincent Gregory, George Suarez, Jim Nash, Tim Greimel COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT ANIMAL CONTROL Larry Obrecht, Manager CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel Joellen Shortley, Attorney EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jerry Poisson, Deputy County Executive Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Ed Poisson, Director MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Laurie Van Pelt, Director RISK MANAGEMENT & SAFETY Julie Secontine, Manager CONGRESSMAN KNOLLENBERG Shawn C., District Field Director ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY Brent Bair, Managing Director Richard Skarritt, Commissioner Larry Crake, Commissioner ORION TOWNSHIP Matthew Gibb, Trustee MICH. VOLUNTEERS FOR ELECTION REFORM Jayne Hamilton, Coordinator GENERAL PUBLIC Eric Wilson, Attorney Chuck Palmer, Citizen Bruce Fealk, Citizen Carla Meier, Citizen BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson Dave Coulter, Commissioner, District #25 Robert Gosselin, Commissioner, District #13 Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Hugh D. Crawford Eileen Kowall Will Molnar Bradford Jacobsen Vincent Gregory David Coulter Tim Melton GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 January 4, 2007 OTHERS PRESENT, CONT’D. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Commissioner Coulter passed out a document that reflects the ratio of Republicans to Democrats on the Board of Commissioners and the Finance and General Government Committees from 2001 through the present. He indicated that in the past the ratio of the committees has been identical or very similar to the ratio of the full Board. This year it shows a drastic deviation from the previous years, and Commissioner Coulter expressed his concern that the committee structure limits the voice of the Democrats and the voice of the people. He asked that the committee address those issues. AGENDA ITEMS 1. ADOPTION OF 2007 RULES FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested report recommending approval of the Proposed 2007 Rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Supported by Gingell. Greimel moved to amend Board Rule X. A.(2) General Government Committee to 11 members instead of 12 and X.B.(2) to change the members of the majority party to 6 members instead of 7. Supported by Hatchett. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) NAYS: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) Motion to amend failed by roll call vote. Hatchett moved to amend Board Rule X.A.(1) Finance Committee to 12 members instead of 11 and X.B (1) to change the members of the minority party to 5 members instead of 4. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Potts, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (6) NAYS: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Long (6) Motion to amend failed by roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION: AYES: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Pott er, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) NAYS: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) Main motion carried on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 January 4, 2007 2. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2007 Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested report recomm ending the following 2007 Standing Committee appointments: FINANCE COMMITTEE: Rogers (Chair), Kowall (Vice Chair), Zack (Minority Vice Chair), Douglas, Crawford, Middleton, Long, Potter, Coulter, Woodward, Greimel GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Long (Chair), Gingell, (Vice Chair), Hatchett (Minority Vice Chair), Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: Middleton (Chair), Jacobsen (Vice Chair), Suarez (Minority Vice Chair), Douglas, Rogers, Scott, Gosselin, Coleman, Hatchett, Zack, Spector PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE: Douglas (Chair), Potts (Vice Chair), Nash (Minority Vice Chair), Jacobsen, Gingell, Gosselin, Gershenson, Woodward, Burns PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE: Potter (Chair), Scott (Vice Chair), Gershenson (Minority Vice Chair), Middleton, Gingell, Potts, Gregory, Burns, Spector ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) NAYS: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) Motion carried on a roll call vote. 3. 2007 ZONING COORDINATING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Gingell moved approval of the attached suggested report recommending the following appointments to the Coordinating Zoning Committee: David Potts, Chair Robert Gosselin, Vice-Chair Jim Nash Supported by Jacobsen. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested report recommending the following appointments: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 January 4, 2007 AIRPORT COMMITTEE (One-Year Term ending 12/31/07) Hugh D. Crawford, John Scott, Tom Middleton, Vincent Gregory, David VanderVeen (Executive Designee) AREA AGENCY ON AGING (Two-Year Term ending 12/31/08) Helaine Zack, Brad Jacobsen (alternate) PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION (Three-Year Terms) Eileen Kowall, John Richards (Terms ending 1/1/08) Shelley Goodman Taub (Term ending 1/1/09) Hugh D. Crawford, Charles E. Palmer (Terms ending 1/1/10) ROAD COMMISSION (Six-Year Term ending 12/31/12) Eric Wilson SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG)(One-Year Term ending 12/31/08) Delegates Alternates L. Brooks Patterson David VanderVeen Mike Rogers Dennis Toffolo Christine Long Jeff Potter John Scott David Potts Eric Coleman Vincent Gregory Jim Nash Tim Greimel Supported by Jacobsen. Greimel expressed his concern about the Parks & Recreation and Road Commission appointments. He indicated that the Board of Commissioners had received a large number of applications, one of which was a former empl oyee of the Road Commission of Oakland County and a person with a great deal of environmental background for the Parks and Recreation Commission. He stated that he did not understand why they were jumping to conclusions to appoint two former County Commis sioners. To determine who the most qualified individuals are, he indicated that the General Government Committee should interview the candidates and make a decision based on their merits. Gregory moved to separate all of the committee appointments into five (5) individual reports to allow the General Government Committee to vote on each of them individually. Supported by Nash. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) NAYS: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) Motion failed on a roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 January 4, 2007 Gregory moved to amend the Parks and Recreation appointment, as follows: PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION (Three-year Terms) Eileen Kowall, John Richards (Terms ending 1/1/08) Shelley Goodman Taub James M. O’Reilly (Term ending 1/1/09) Hugh D. Crawford, Charles E. Palmer (Terms ending 1/1/10) Supported by Suarez. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) NAYS: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) Motion failed on a roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION: AYES: Gingell, Crawford, Kowall, Potter, Jacobsen, Potts, Long (7) NAYS: Hatchett, Gregory, Suarez, Nash, Greimel (5) Motion carried on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.