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June 15, 2017
Chairperson Weipert called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m. in Committee Room A of the
Courthouse Auditorium Wing, County S ervice Center, in Pontiac, Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT :
Philip Weipert, Hugh Crawford , Gary McGillivray, Bill Dwyer, Tom J. Berman, Nancy
Quarles, Janet Jackson
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE:
Doug Tietz
OTHERS PRESENT :
CORPORATION COUNSEL Keith Lerminiaux, Director
COUNTY EXECUTIVE Malcolm Brown, Deputy County Executive
Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive /CIO
Joellen Shortley, Deputy Corporation Counsel
HUMAN RESOURCES Lori Taylor , Deputy Director
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Mike Timm, Director
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Laurie VanPelt, Director
FISCAL SERVICES Lynn Sonkiss, Manage r
PARKS & RECREATION Dan Stencil, Executive Officer
SHERIFF’S OFFICE Mike McCabe, Undersheriff
Dale Cunningham, Fiscal Officer
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chris Ward, Administrative Director
Michael Andrews, Sr. Analyst
Connie Srogi, Analyst
Brandon Rusz, Intern
Tracy Stolzenfeld , Committee Coordinator
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson Weipert postponed the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as it would be said in
the full Board of Commissioners’ meeting .
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Crawford moved approval of the minutes of June 6, 2017, as printed. Supported by
Berman.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470
Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE Bill Dwyer
Tom J. Berman
Doug Tietz
Nancy Quarles
Janet Jackson
PHILIP WEIPERT
Chairperson
HUGH CRAWFORD
Vice Chairperson
GARY MCGILLIVRAY
Minority Vice Chairperson
Planning and Building Committee
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APPROVAL OF THE A GENDA
Jackson moved approval of the agenda, as presented. Supported by Crawford.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – POSITION DELETION/POSITION CREATIONS AND
WEBCASTING SYSTEM PROJECT
Mr. Ward presented the resolution, which proposes to create and delete staff positions and also add
a webcasting system project for the Board of Commissioners . The resolution was directly referred
by the General Government Committee and passed unanimously by the Human Resources
Committee.
The Technology Review Study Group, whose members consist of Commissioners McGillivray,
Berman and Spisz, supports the addition of a webcasting system. The new system consists of
three cameras for each room and will be mounted in the Auditorium and Committee Room A. This
system may provide a long-term cost savings and allows for quality control by the B oard staff. A
touch-screen control will be operated out of the Commissioners’ mail room. Several staff members
and commissioners attended a demonstration of the system. Corporation Counsel has
recommended that closed captioning be incorporated into the meetings. The webcast of meetings
is planned to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through captioning via
YouTube Live. Other assets anticipated with the new technology are immediate downloading of
webcast meetings, enabling broadcast to local cable channels, teleconferencing capability and
embedding presentations and materials into the webcast. Information Technology will continue to
work closely with the Board to ensure the system will be utilized to its full potential.
A staffing change is needed to fill a current vacancy and will operate the new system. The part-time
Community Liaison will be increased to a full-time position. This staff member will assist the Senior
Community Liaison, be responsible for the webcasting system and perform any required editing of
the closed-captioning script, along with other assigned duties . The other staffing change is the
addition a college intern on a permanent basis. The total cost of the project is $44,796, including
contingency, installation and support.
McGillivray moved to report to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution.
Supported by Berman.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Tietz absent.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
Planning and Building Committee
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OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNME NT
There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m.
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Tracy Stolzenfeld , Committee Coordinator Chris Ward, Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.