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1200 N. Telegraph Road, Bldg. 12 East, Pontiac, MI 48341
Board of Commissioners
David T. Woodward
January 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM
MINUTES
1. Call Meeting to Order
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds called the meeting of the Board
of Commissioners to order at 06:12 PM in Commissioners' Auditorium 1200 N.
Telegraph Road, Building 12E, Pontiac MI 48341.
2. Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ajay Raman, Yolanda Smith Charles, Gwen Markham, Charles
Cavell, Angela Powell, Philip Weipert, William Miller III, Christine Long, Michael Spisz,
Michael Gingell, Brendan Johnson, Robert Hoffman, Gary McGillivray, Marcia
Gershenson, Karen Joliat, Janet Jackson, David Woodward, Kristen Nelson (18)
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Penny Luebs (1)
3. Invocation - Pastor Douglas P. Jones, Welcome Missionary Baptist Church,
Pontiac, MI
4. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
5. Approval of Minutes
a. Clerk/Register of Deeds - Minutes dated December 8, 2022
Resolution #2022-2385 _
Christine Long moved to approve Clerk/Register of Deeds - Minutes dated
December 8, 2022. Seconded by Gary McGillivray.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (18-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela
Powell, Marcia Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III,
Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
6. Approval and Close of Journal for 2021-2022 Biennial Session Sine Die
William Miller III moved to approve - Approval and Close of Journal for 2021-2022
Biennial Session Sine Die. Seconded by Michael Gingell.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (18-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson,
Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell,
Marcia Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
7. 2023-2024 Biennial Session
a. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Swearing-In of Commissioners
Resolution #2023-2509 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds administered the Oath of
Office to the 2023-2024 Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
b. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Introduction of Commissioners
Resolution #2023-2511 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds introduced the 2023-2024
Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
8. Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ajay Raman, Yolanda Smith Charles, Gwen Markham, Charles
Cavell, Angela Powell, Philip Weipert, William Miller III, Christine Long, Michael Spisz,
Michael Gingell, Brendan Johnson, Robert Hoffman, Gary McGillivray, Marcia
Gershenson, Karen Joliat, Janet Jackson, David Woodward, Kristen Nelson (18)
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Penny Luebs (1)
9. Adoption of the Agenda
Charles Cavell moved to adopt - Adoption of the Agenda. Seconded by Karen Joliat.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (18-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson,
Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell,
Marcia Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
10. 2023-2024 Biennial Session
a. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Temporary Board Rules
Resolution #2023-2474 _
Gary McGillivray moved to adopt Board of Commissioners - Other Action
Temporary Board Rules. Seconded by Michael Gingell.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
11. Nominations and Elections
a. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Temporary Chairperson
Resolution #2023-2497 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds opened the nominations
for Temporary Chairperson.
David Woodward moved to nominate Board of Commissioners - Other
Action Temporary Chairperson - Christine Long. Seconded by Yolanda
Smith Charles.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds turned the gavel over to
Temporary Chairperson Christine Long and assumed the Chair of the County
Clerk of the Board.
b. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Permanent Chairperson
Resolution #2023-2501 _
Temporary Chairperson Christine Long opened the nominations for Permanent
Chairperson.
Marcia Gershenson moved to nominate Board of Commissioners - Other
Action Permanent Chairperson - David Woodward. Seconded by Philip
Weipert.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (16-1-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Robert
Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson,
Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles,
Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: Kristen Nelson
Abstain: None
Commissioner Long presented Chairperson David Woodward with the gavel.
Chairperson David Woodward addressed the Board to thank his fellow
Commissioners.
c. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Vice Chairperson
Resolution #2023-2502 _
Chairperson David Woodward opened the nominations for Vice Chairperson.
Gary McGillivray moved to nominate Board of Commissioners - Other Action
Vice Chairperson - Marcia Gershenson. Seconded by Christine Long.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (16-1-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Robert
Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson,
Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles,
Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: Kristen Nelson
Abstain: None
Vice Chairperson Marcia Gershenson addressed the Board to thank her fellow
Commissioners.
d. Board of Commissioners - Appointment Legislative Affairs & Government
Operations Committee Members
Resolution #2023-2503 _
Chairperson David Woodward addressed the Board to read the names of the
proposed members of the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations
Committee.
William Miller III moved to appoint Board of Commissioners - Appointment
Legislative Affairs & Government Operations Committee Members:
Kristen Nelson, Chairperson, Janet Jackson, Majority Vice Chair, Karen Joliat,
Minority Vice Chair, Gary McGillivray, Penny Luebs, Brendan Johnson, Robert
Hoffman and Michael Spisz. Seconded by Robert Hoffman.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
Chairperson David Woodward called for a recess at 6:52 p.m.
12. Call Meeting to Order
Chairperson David Woodward called the Board to reconvene at 7:29 p.m.
13. Roll Call
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ajay Raman, Yolanda Smith Charles, Gwen Markham, Charles
Cavell, Angela Powell, Philip Weipert, William Miller III, Christine Long, Michael Gingell,
Brendan Johnson, Robert Hoffman, Gary McGillivray, Marcia Gershenson, Karen
Joliat, Janet Jackson, David Woodward, Kristen Nelson (17)
MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Penny Luebs, Michael Spisz (2)
14. Public Comment
No one addressed the Board during Public Comment #1.
15. Reports of Legislative Affairs & Government Operations Committee
a. Board of Commissioners - Other Action Permanent Rules for the Board of
Commissioners
Resolution #2022-2386 _
Kristen Nelson moved to adopt Board of Commissioners - Other Action
Permanent Rules for the Board of Commissioners. Seconded by Michael
Gingell.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
b. Board of Commissioners - Appointment Reports on Standing Committee
Assignments, Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and
Authorities
Resolution #2022-2387 _
Kristen Nelson moved to adopt Board of Commissioners - Appointment
Reports on Standing Committee Assignments, Appointments to Various
Boards, Commissions and Authorities. Seconded by Karen Joliat.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
16. Communications
Charles Cavell moved to receive and file - Communications. Seconded by Robert
Hoffman.
Motion Passed.
Vote Summary (17-0-0)
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long,
Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson,
Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles
Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman
No: None
Abstain: None
a. Board of Commissioners - Communications Grant Exception - FY 2023
AEAP-Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance and 2023 Survey and
Remonumentation Grant Application
Resolution #2022-2442 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to
read a communication from Chairperson David Woodward notifying the
Commissioners that he has authorized submission of the following grant
applications:
Name: FY 2023 AEAP-Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance
Department: Prosecuting Attorney
Amount: $87,500
Grant Application Deadline: December 26, 2022
Name: 2023 Survey and Remonumentation Grant Application
Department: Clerk/Register of Deeds
Amount: $295,429
Grant Application Deadline: December 31, 2022
b. Executive's Office - Appointment CE Appointment - Economic
Development Corporation - L. Orcutt
Resolution #2022-2444 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to
read a communication from David Coulter, Oakland County Executive, notifying
the Board of the reappointment of Louis Orcutt as a Director of the Economic
Development Corporation (EDC) of the County of Oakland for a term of six years
ending January 1, 2029.
c. Board of Commissioners - Communications Resignation - Canvassing
Board, W. Cotton
Resolution #2023-2445 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to
read a communication from Wilma S. Cotton, Chairperson of the Oakland
County Canvassing Board, resigning her position effective January 1, 2023.
d. Board of Commissioners - Communications Board Chair Appointments to
Various Boards, Commissions and Authorities
Resolution #2023-2513 _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to
read a communication from Chairperson David Woodward notifying the
Commissioners of the following appointments:
Airport Committee - Term ending December 31, 2024
Gwen Markham, Penny Luebs, Gary McGillivray, Christine Long, Philip Weipert
Claims Review Committee - Term ending December 31, 2024
Gwen Markham, David Woodward
MSU Extension Advisory Council - Term ending December 31, 2024
Angela Powell
Tax Increment Financing Review (TIFA) - Term ending December 31, 2024
To be determined
Youth Assistance Coordinating Council - Term ending December 31, 2024
Gary McGillivray, Karen Joliat
Lake Boards - Terms ending December 31, 2024
Robert Hoffman - Big Lake, Bush Lake, Charlick Lake, Dixie Lake, Eliza Lake,
Gourd Lake, Highland Lake, Kellogg Lake, Lake Louise, Murray Lake, Susin
Lake, Taggett Lake, Tipsico Lake, Tomahawk Lake, Wau-Me-Gah Lake, White
Lake, Woodruff Lake
Angela Powell - Blue Heron Pond, Duck Lake Pond, Forest Lake, Lower Long
Lake, Upper Long Lake
Christine Long - Cedar Island Lake, Lake Neva, Pontiac Lake, Round Lake,
Wolverine Lake
Penny Luebs - Charnwood Lake
Karen Joliat - Clarkston Mill Pond, Eagle Lake, Huntoon Lake, Lake Oakland,
Rainbow Lake, Schoolhouse Lake, Scott Lake, Van Norman Lake, Walters Lake,
Watkins Lake, Williams Lake
Michael Spisz - Cranberry Lake, Lakeville Lake
Philip Weipert - Duck Lake, Grass Lake, Lake Ona
Marcia Gershenson - Gilbert Lake, Island Lake, Meadow Lake, Orange Lake,
Wabeek Lake
Michael Gingell - Indianwood Lake
Ajay Raman - Walled Lake
17. New & Miscellaneous Business
a. Board of Commissioners - Sponsorship Sponsorship of the 2023 Winter
Blast Royal Oak Festival
Resolution #2023-2488 _
REPORT
Sponsorship Sponsorship of the 2023 Winter Blast Royal Oak Festival
Sponsored By: David Woodward, William Miller III, Michael Spisz, Charles
Cavell, Yolanda Smith Charles, Michael Gingell
Motion to authorize the one-time appropriation of $50,000 from the non-
departmental transfers General Fund Special Projects expenditure line item for
sponsorship of the 2023 Winter Blast Festival in the City of Royal Oak and that
the Board of Commissioners shall act as the contract administrator for the
distribution of funds. The Board authorizes the Chairperson to execute an
interlocal agreement with the City of Royal Oak for the release of funds; further,
a FY 2023 budget amendment is detailed in the attached Schedule A.
18. Public Comment
The following people addressed the Board during Public Comment #2: Mary Hatt, Ivan
Downarowicz, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, Lisa Brown and Brandon Kolo.
Commissioner Gershenson addressed the Board regarding the Gift of Life email
update.
Commissioner Smith Charles addressed the Board to issue an invitation to the Women
Officials Network Foundation event being held on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Commissioner Miller addressed the Board to commend the Michigan Legislature on
their first day of work.
Commissioner Johnson addressed the Board to invite everyone to the 2023 Fire and
Ice Festival being held in Rochester on January 20-21, 2023.
Chairperson David Woodward addressed the Board to thank the Oakland County
Elections Division for their excellent work on the election and subsequent recounts.
Commissioner Hoffman addressed the Board to wish a Happy Birthday to
Commissioner McGillivray.
19. Adjournment to January 26, 2023 or Call of the Chair
The meeting adjourned at 07:51 PM.