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January 11, 2017
Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 6:31 p.m. in
Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT :
Christine Long, Wade Fleming, Marcia Gershenson, Shelley Taub, Bob Hoffman, Eileen Kowall, Adam
Kochenderfer, David Woodward, Nancy Quarles
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
None
OTHERS PRESENT :
CORPORATION COUN SEL Joellen Shortley, Deputy Corporation Counsel
GENERAL PUBLIC Hunter Stringfellow, Milford High School Student
ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY Ron Fowkes, Member
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chris Ward, Administrative Director
Michael Andrews, Senior Analyst
Connie Srogi, Analyst
Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator
Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator
JoAnn Stringfellow, Secretary II
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson Long decided to forego the Pledge of Allegiance since it was said during the full Board
meeting immediately prior to this meeting .
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Hoffman moved approval of the minutes of November 28, 2016, as printed. Supported by Fleming.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
AGENDA
Taub moved approval of the agenda, as printed. Supported by Quarles.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Chairperson Long welcomed Ms. Monte as the General Government Committee’s new Committee
Coordinator.
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470
Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Shelley Taub
Bob Hoffman
Eileen Kowall
Adam Kochenderfer
David Woodward
Nancy Quarles
CHRISTINE LONG
Chairperson
WADE FLEMING
Vice Chairperson
MARCIA GERSHENSON
Minority Vice Chairperson
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AGENDA ITEMS
1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RULES FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS’ 2017 -2018 SESSION
Taub moved to report to recommend adoption of the proposed Rules for the Board of
Commissioners’ 2017-2018 Session. Supported by Kochenderfer .
Taub moved to amend Section XII.B . of the proposed Rules for the Board of Commissioners’
2017-2018 Session as follows:
“XII. PROCEDURE TO BRING MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD
B. Standing Committee-Initiated Resolutions
A liaison committee may initiate a resolution for presentation to the Board. A resolution
authorizing a grant acceptance/ application or an intergovernmental/interlocal agreement,
an agreement involving an interest in real property (easement, lease, purchase
agreement, etc.), or a gift/donation agreement shall be directly referred between
committees, provided that all appropriate operating departments have been consulted and
have provided a written sign-off, including a fiscal note, human resources analysis and
Corporation Counsel review (if applicable). An item that does not require a fiscal note,
human resources analysis or Corporation Counsel review shall be directly referred
between committees. A resolution pertaining to a project related to the Brownfield
Redevelopment Financing Act shall be directly referred between committees. The liaison
committee shall coordinate referral of the resolution back to the Board for final
consideration per XII.D. (Refer to IX.E. for Direct Referrals Between
committees.)”
Supported by Kochenderfer.
Motion to amend carried unanimously on a ro ll call vote.
Main motion carried on a roll call vote with Gershenson voting no .
2. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 2017 STANDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT S
Taub moved to report to recommend the following 2017 Standing Committee Assignments:
FINANCE COMMITTEE : Middleton (Chair), Kowall (Vice Chair), Zack (Minority Vice Chair),
Long, Taub, Fleming, Crawford, Woodward, Bowman
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE : Long (Chair), Fleming (Vice Chair), Gershenson
(Minority Vice Chair), Taub, Hoffman, Kowall, Kochenderfer, Woodwa rd, Quarles
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE : Hoffman (Chair), Kochenderfer (Vice Chair), Bowman
(Minority Vice Chair), Middleton, Weipert, Spisz, Zack
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE : Weipert (Chair), Crawford (Vice Chair), McGillivray
(Minority Vice Chair), Dwyer, Berman, Tietz, Jackson, Quarles
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE : Dwyer (Chair), Spisz (Vice Chair), Jackson (Minority Vice
Chair), Berman, Tietz, McGillivray
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Supported by Fleming.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
3. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - APPOINTMENTS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY COORDINATING
ZONING COMMITTEE
Hoffman moved to report to recommend appointment of Hugh Crawford, Tom Berman, and Gary
McGillivray to the Coordinating Zoning Committee for the two -year term of January 1, 2017 -
December 31, 2018. Supported by Kochenderfer .
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND
AUTHORITIES
Kochenderfer moved to report to recommend the following appointments to variou s boards,
commissions, and authorities:
AIRPORT COMMITTEE (Two -Year Term ending 12/31/18)
Chris Long, Eileen Kowall, Hugh Crawford, Dave Woodward
AREA AGENCY ON AGING (Two -Year Term ending 12/31/18)
Helaine Zack
BUILDING AUTHORITY (Three -Year Term ending 12/31/19)
Jamele Hage
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION (T hree-Year Term ending 12/31/19 )
Chris Long, Gary McGillivray, Gerald Fisher
Hugh Crawford (term ending 12/31/18)
ROAD COMMISSION (Six-Year Term ending 12/31/22)
Ron Fowkes
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCI L OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG) (Two -Year Term
ending 12/31/18)
Delegates (6) Alternates (6)
L. Brooks Patterson Dave VanderVeen
Michael Gingell Michael Spisz
Wade Fleming Chris Long
Philip Weipert Matthew Gibb
Helaine Zack Janet Jackson
Marcia Gershenson David Bowman
Supported by Taub.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
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Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator Chris Ward, Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.