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COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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August 4,2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-273
Sponsored By:Kristen Nelson .
Clerk/Register of Deeds -Resolution Opposing Michigan House Bills 4729 through 4732
Chairperson and Membersof the Board:
WHEREAS Zillow,a for-profit corporation based in Seattle,WA,has been lobbying the Michigan Legislature
to pass House Bills 4729,4730,4731,and 4732,which would undermine the independence of county treasurer
and register of deeds offices throughout the state;and .,
WHEREAS the legislation Zillowis lobbying for would mandate county treasurer and register of deeds officesprovidepublicrecordstobulkpurchasers,including out-of-state data brokers,at a significantly cheaper ratethanthatchargedbystatutetoMichigantaxpayers,creating a dynamic wherein fees paid by MichiganresidentstortheirownpublicdocumentssubsidizethecostsformultinationalcorporationslikeZillow;and
WHEREAS should these bills become law,Zillow and other out-of-state data brokers will be empowered todictatethemannerandformatinwhichcountytreasurerandregistersofdeedsofficesprovidecopiesofofficialrecords,saddling county offices with additional adminisirative burdens and procedures;and
WHEREAS should these bills become law,new restrictions on what county treasurerand register of deeds
offices charge for parcel cards would be imposed,limiting the ability of counties to recoup the costs ofprovidingservicestoresidents;and :.
WHEREAS Zillowand othernational data brokers not only profit by selling Michigan’s public records butalsobysellingthepersonaldatacontainedthereintoenhancecorporatedata-mining,marketing and advertisingefforts;and .
WHEREAS the Michigan Association of Counties,Michigan Association of County Treasurers,MichiganAssociationofCountyClerks,Michigan Association of Registers of Deeds,and the Michigan MunicipalLeague,representing a broad bi-partisan and non-partisan coalition of leaders throughoutthe state,are united inopposingMichiganHousebills4729though4732.
NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners opposes theprinciplesbehindandthepassageofHouseBills4729,4730,4731,and 4732.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thata copyof this resolution be sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer,SpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentatives,the House Democratic Leader,Majority Leader of the Senate,SenateDemocraticLeader,the Oakland County statelegislative delegation,the Michigan Association of Counties,Michigan Association of County Treasurers,Michigan Association of County Clerks,Michigan Association ofRegistersofDeeds,and the Michigan Municipal League,
Chairperson,the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution:Kristen Nelson.
Date:August 04,2022
David Woodward,Commissioner
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‘Hilarie Chambers,Deputy County Executive II
Date:August 10,2022
Lisa Brown,County Clerk /Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-07-12 Legislative Affairs &Government Operations -recommend to Board
2022-08-04 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Michael Gingell seconded by Conuniastence Angela Powell to adopt the attached
Resolution:Opposing Michigan House Bills 4729 through 4732.
Yes:David Woodward,Michael Gingell,Michael Spisz,Karen Joliat,Eileen Kowall.Christine Long,Philip
Weipert,Angela Powell,Chuck Moss,Marcia Gershenson,William Miller II,Yolanda Smith Charles,
Charles Cavell,Penny Luebs,Janet Jackson,Gary M¢Gilliyray,Robert Hoffman.Adam Kochenderfer(18)
No:Kristen Nelson (1)
Abstain:None (0)
Absent:(0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTYOF OAKLAND)
I,Lisa Brown,Clerk of the County of Oakland,do hereby certify that the foregoing resolutionis a true andaccuratecopyofaresolutionadoptedbytheOaklandCountyBoardofCommissionersonAugust4,2022,withtheoriginalrecordthereofnowremaininginmyoffice.
In Testimony Whereof.I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal ofthe Circuit Court at Pontiac,Michigan on Thursday,August 4,2022
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Lisa Brown,Oakland County Clerk /Register ofDeeds