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November 7, 2025
Michigan Department of State
Office of the Great Seal
Richard H. Austin Building, 1st Floor
430 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48918
Dear Office of the Great Seal:
On May 1, 2025, the Board of Commissioners for Oakland County entered into an agreement per MR #2025-5105 –
Sheriff’s Office – Interlocal Agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield for 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services.
As required by Urban Cooperation Act 7 of 1967 - MCL 124.510(4), a copy of the signed agreement with the County of
Oakland and the Charter Township of Bloomfield, and the authorizing Board of Commissioners Resolution are enclosed for
filing by your office.
Send confirmation of receipt of this agreement to:
Mr. Joseph Rozell, Director of Elections
Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
County Service Center, Building #14 East
1200 N. Telegraph Rd.
Pontiac, MI 48341
(Please include our Miscellaneous Resolution number on the confirmation of receipt letter for filing purposes.)
Contact our office at (248) 858-0564 if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
Joseph J. Rozell, CERA
Director of Elections
Cc: Donna Dyer, Corporation Counsel, Oakland County
Erika Munoz, Corporation Counsel, Oakland County
Elizabeth Skwarczewski, Sheriff Rate ＆ Grant Coordinator, OCSO
Martin Brook, Clerk, Charter Township of Bloomfield
Enclosures
AGENDA ITEM: Interlocal Agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield for the 2025-2027
Marine Patrol Services
DEPARTMENT: Sheriff’s Office
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, May 1, 2025 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2025-5105
Motion to approve the interlocal agreement with Charter Township of Bloomfield for the 2025-2027
Marine Patrol Services to continue one (1) GF/GP part-time non-eligible (PTNE) 80 hours per year
Marine Deputy position (#4030635-11949) in the Sheriff’s Office/Patrol Services/Marine Safety Unit
and contingent upon the level of funding associated with this agreement; further, authorize the Chair
of the Board of Commissioners to execute the attached agreement; further, amend the FY 2025–
2027 budget as detailed in the attached Schedule A.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Interlocal Agreement Penny Luebs
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
It is the policy of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to permit the Sheriff’s Office to enter
into contracts with local units of government for the purpose of providing Sheriff patrol services. For
several years, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has contracted with the Charter Township of
Bloomfield to provide marine patrol services to the community.
The Charter Township of Bloomfield has expressed an interest in entering into a new, three (3) year,
marine patrol services agreement with the Oakland County Sheriff to provide marine patrol services
on the Township's lakes for its residents.
POLICY ANALYSIS
The Charter Township of Bloomfield will continue 1 GF/GP part-time non-eligible (PTNE) 80 hours
per year Marine Deputy position at the rates listed below.
The attached Schedule A, provided by Fiscal, details the adjusted budget to account for the
difference resulting from the change in rates. This calculation is based on the number of marine
positions and hours.
FISCAL IMPACT: Budget Amendment Attached
Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Timothy Willis, Undersheriff
Gaia Piir, Fiscal Officer
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 5/1/2025
AGENDA DEADLINE: 04/17/2025 4:30 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. SchA-Sheriff Office- Interlocal Agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield 2025-2027
Marine Patrol Svs #2025-5105
2. 2025-2027 Marine Agreement - Bloomfield Twp
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2025-04-22 Public Health & Safety - Recommend to Board
2025-05-01 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Penny Luebs
Seconded by: Commissioner Michael Gingell
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann
Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor, Robert Smiley (19)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
Oakland County, Michigan
Sheriff's Office - Interlocal Agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield for the 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services #2025-5105
Schedule "A" DETAIL
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)Cost Center (CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)
Grant
ID
(GRN)
#
Project
ID #
(PROJ)Region (REG)
Budge
t Fund
Affiliat
e
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summar
y
Account Title
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
FY 2027
Amendment
R General Fund Patrol Services FND10100 CCN4030601 RC631869 PRG116200 REG40020 Reimb Salaries $550 $361 $394
Total Revenues $550 $361 $394
E General Fund Non-Departmental FND10100 CCN9090101 SC730359 PRG196030 REG40020 Contingency $550 $361 $394
Total Expenditures$550 $361 $394
Oakland County, Michigan
Sheriff's Office - Interlocal Agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield for the 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services #2025-5105
Schedule "A" DETAIL
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)Cost Center (CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)
Grant
ID
(GRN)
#
Project
ID #
(PROJ)Region (REG)
Budge
t Fund
Affiliat
e
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summar
y
Account Title
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
FY 2027
Amendment
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
2025-2027 MARINE PATROL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
This Agreement is made and entered into between the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF
BLOOMFIELD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation and political subdivision of
the State of Michigan, located within Oakland County, whose address is 4200 Telegraph Road,
P.O. Box 489, Bloomfield Township, 48303 (hereafter the "MUNICIPALITY"), and the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation and political
subdivision of the State of Michigan, whose address is 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac,
Michigan 48341 (hereafter the "COUNTY"), and/or the OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF, in the
capacity of a Michigan Constitutional Officer, whose address is County Service Center, Building
#38 East, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341-1044 (hereafter the "SHERIFF").
In this Agreement, whenever the COUNTY and SHERIFF are intended as joint or co-obligors
they will be referred to collectively as the "OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE" or, as
abbreviated, the "O.C.S.O.", otherwise, "COUNTY" and "SHERIFF" shall refer only to the
individual described herein.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is authorized to enforce MARINE LAW but, absent an agreement such
as this, has only limited responsibility to do so within the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY may enter into an agreement where the
O.C.S.O. would enforce MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the MUNICIPALITY desires to contract with the O.C.S.O. for the enforcement of
MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is agreeable to enforcing MARINE LAW within in the MUNICIPALITY
with the additional personnel provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the COUNTY, the
SHERIFF, and the MUNICIPALITY mutually agree:
1. Besides the terms "COUNTY", "MUNICIPALITY", "SHERIFF", "OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE", and "O.C.S.O." as defined above, the parties agree that for all purposes,
and as used throughout this Agreement, the following terms and expressions whether used in
the singular or plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation
marks, shall be defined and interpreted as provided herein. The parties further agree that as
defined herein the terms "MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY
OFFICIAL", "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY" and "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall include any person who,
at the time relevant to any issue, claim, or interpretation of this Agreement, was either a
"MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY OFFICIAL", or "SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY" but, for any reason, is no longer employed in that capacity.
a. “CLAIM” shall be defined to include any and all losses, complaints, demands for
relief, damages, lawsuits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments, deficiencies,
penalties, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reimbursement for
reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation, litigation expenses,
amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amount for which either party becomes
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legally and/or contractually obligated to pay, whether direct, indirect or consequential,
whether based upon any alleged violation of the constitution (federal or state), any
statute, rule, regulation, or the common law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or
otherwise, and/or whether commenced or threatened.
b. "COUNTY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all COUNTY
representatives elected by popular vote to a COUNTY office or such persons appointed,
pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected office pending an election.
c. “MARINE LAW” means Subchapter 5 (“Watercraft and Marine Safety”) of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Public Act 451 of 1994), rules
promulgated thereunder by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and local
ordinances adopted in conformity with this Act.
d. "MARINE PATROL SERVICES" shall be defined and interpreted as the
prevention and detection of MARINE LAW violations and the enforcement of MARINE
LAWS upon all lakes or waterways designated by the MUNICIPALITY. The MARINE
PATROL SERVICES contemplated and to be provided under this Agreement are strictly
limited to those governmental MARINE PATROL SERVICES authorized by law to be
performed by the O.C.S.O.
e. "MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all
MUNICIPALITY representatives elected by popular vote to a MUNICIPALITY office or
such persons appointed, pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected office pending an
election, and those individual MUNICIPALITY employees or agents whose specific job
responsibilities mandate the enforcement of state statutes or local ordinances such as
the Fire Marshall, Engineering or Housing Inspector, Ordinance Officer, or Weighmaster.
f. "MUNICIPALITY AGENT" shall be defined to include any and all MUNICIPALITY
employees, managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives,
predecessors, successors, attorneys, or auditors, other than MUNICIPALITY
OFFICIALS as defined above (whether such persons act, or acted, in their personal,
representative, or official capacities), and/or any and all persons acting by, through,
under, or in concert with any of them.
g. "MUNICIPALITY LIAISON" shall be the defined as the chief elected official of the
MUNICIPALITY (i.e., City Mayor or Township Supervisor) or such other individual as
designated in writing by the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON to act in this capacity for all
purposes under this Agreement.
h. "O.C.S.O. LIAISON" shall be the defined as a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY contracted
for and assigned to provide LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY
under this Agreement, who is designated by the SHERIFF to maintain all lines of
communications with the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON, as defined herein. The O.C.S.O.
LIAISON will generally be the commanding officer, or a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
designated, in writing, by the SHERIFF to perform this function.
i. "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY" or "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall be defined to include
any Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Deputy II, Deputy I, Special Deputy, Patrol
Investigator, Detective Sergeant, or any other person or persons of any rank,
classification, or title who, pursuant to state law, is a sworn Deputy of the SHERIFF.
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2. The SHERIFF shall assign SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, in such Number(s) and Rank(s) as
shown in SCHEDULE A - SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONTRACTED FOR AND TO BE
ASSIGNED TO MUNICIPALITY (hereafter "SCHEDULE A"), which is attached to, incorporated
in and made part of this Agreement, to perform any and all O.C.S.O. MARINE PATROL
SERVICES contemplated in this Agreement within the corporate limits of the MUNICIPALITY.
MARINE PATROL SERVICES, as defined above, shall not include O.C.S.O. police-related
"Support Services," such as Arson Investigation and Detective and Crime Lab services, which
the O.C.S.O. now provides on a County-wide basis, unless expressly stated to the contrary
herein. Nevertheless, such additional "Support Services" shall continue to be made available,
at no additional cost to the MUNICIPALITY, to the same extent that the O.C.S.O. continues to
make such law enforcement "Support Services" available, at no additional charge, to all other
communities within Oakland County.
a. The MUNICIPALITY acknowledges that, except as provided for under the terms
of this Agreement, the SHERIFF has only limited responsibility for MARINE PATROL
SERVICES in the MUNICIPALITY and is not otherwise required, except as provided
herein, to assign any specific Number(s) or Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES to provide
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY.
b. The SHERIFF will make every reasonable effort to provide professional MARINE
PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY, following generally accepted standards for
police protection, with the levels of staff provided for in SCHEDULE A.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not
be interpreted to include any warranty, promise or guaranty, either express or implied, or
of any kind or nature whatsoever, in favor of the MUNICIPALITY and/or any other
person or MUNICIPALITY resident that the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL
SERVICES under this Agreement will result in any specific reduction or prevention of
criminal activity within the MUNICIPALITY or any other performance-based outcome.
3. The O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY agree that the sole and exclusive purpose of this
Agreement is to provide governmental MARINE PATROL SERVICES in and for the
MUNICIPALITY. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that this Agreement does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any specific, direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, and/or
special right to the O.C.S.O.' s MARINE PATROL SERVICES in favor of or to the benefit of any
particular person beyond that of the O.C.S.O.'S or any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S law enforcement
duty, as established under existing law, to the general public.
4. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
contracted for and assigned to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY, as
provided for in SCHEDULE A, shall work, during those hours for which the MUNICIPALITY is
being charged, only on MUNICIPALITY-related police matters. It is understood and agreed,
however, that "Mutual Aid" between communities may be provided to surrounding communities.
"Mutual Aid," as used in the previous sentence, means that any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
contracted for and assigned to the MUNICIPALITY may be absent from the MUNICIPALITY, at
MUNICIPALITY’S expense, when temporarily called to the aid of another community due to an
emergency or other exceptional circumstance or because a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY possesses
some special skill or qualification temporarily needed in that other community.
5. Under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall assign to the MUNICIPALITY the
Number(s) and Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES shown in SCHEDULE A to perform all of the
MARINE PATROL SERVICES contemplated under this Agreement.
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a. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this subparagraph or in
SCHEDULE A, whenever any SHERIFF’S DEPUTY contracted for and assigned
to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY is not present in
the MUNCIPALITY’S geographical area, due to any of the reasons described in
subparagraphs 1 - 3 below, such periods of time shall be included in and counted
toward the hours allotted for MARINE PATROL SERVIES set forth in
SCHEDULE A:
1. Travel time, on a daily basis, to or from the O.C.S.O. in Pontiac,
Michigan, at the beginning of or end of any shift by any SHERIFF’S
DEPUTY if that SHERIFF DEPUTY’S shift starts or ends in Pontiac;
2. Appearance in any Court or at any meeting with any other law
enforcement agency in connection with any prosecution or Court
appearance related to MUNICIPALITY’S marine patrol activities;
3. Performance of any MARINE PATROL SERVICES for the
MUNICIPALITY that takes any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY outside the
MUNICIPALITY'S geographical area; and
b. Subject to the SHERIFF'S right to consolidate the assigned shifts of SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES in order to concentrate marine patrol efforts to meet particular marine law
enforcement priorities and needs, the SHERIFF shall assign SHERIFF DEPUTIES
contracted for under this Agreement so as to provide the broadest possible coverage of
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY.
c. All O.C.S.O. policies, procedures, employment contracts, etc., which may be
applicable to this Agreement shall be made available by the SHERIFF for inspection by
the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON at the O.C.S.O., by appointment, during normal business
hours.
6. The MUNICIPALITY shall not have the right under this Agreement to assign, delegate,
or otherwise, transfer, promise, commit, or lend any O.C.S.O.'S or SHERIFF DEPUTY'S
services, duties, or obligations under this Agreement to any other public or private person,
corporation, entity, or organization of any kind. In the event that the MUNICIPALITY perceives
the need for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL SERVICES beyond those
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' services contracted for in SCHEDULE A, due to some unusual
MUNICIPALITY circumstances that, in the MUNICIPALITY'S judgment, may require additional
MARINE PATROL SERVICES, the MUNICIPALITY shall address such concerns for additional
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the SHERIFF as provided for in this Agreement (i.e.,
preceding Paragraph).
7. The MUNICIPALITY will pay the O.C.S.O. for all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' MARINE
PATROL SERVICES rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the hourly rates shown in
SCHEDULE A. The MUNICIPALITY further agrees to reimburse the O.C.S.O. for any and all
additional hours of work, overtime, and/or holiday pay costs incurred by the O.C.S.O. in
providing MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this
Agreement. For every monthly period (corresponding to established O.C.S.O. payroll periods)
during which any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY renders any MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall prepare and send to the
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MUNICIPALITY an invoice that sets forth the monthly amount due for each SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL SERVICES rendered during that monthly period, plus any
charges for any additional hours of work, overtime, and/or holiday pay, as provided for herein,
during that bi-weekly billing period. All overtime charges are to be itemized and designated for
the reason incurred. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay to the COUNTY the full amounts due
on any such invoice within 30 days of the invoice date.
8. If the MUNICIPALITY fails, for any reason, to pay the COUNTY any monies when and
as due under this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that unless expressly prohibited by
law, the COUNTY or the County Treasurer, at their sole option, shall be entitled to set-off from
any other MUNICIPALITY funds that are in the COUNTY’S possession for any reason. Funds
include but are not limited to the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”). Any set-off or
retention of funds by the COUNTY shall be deemed a voluntary assignment of the amount by
the MUNICIPLIATY to the COUNTY. The MUNICIPALITY waives any CLAIMS against the
County or it’s Officials for any acts related specifically to the COUNTY’S off-setting or retaining
such amounts. This paragraph shall not limit the MUNICIPALITY’S legal right to dispute
whether the underlying amount retained by the COUNTY was actually due and owing under this
Agreement. If the County chooses not to exercise its right to set-off or if any setoff is insufficient
to fully pay the COUNTY any amounts due and owing the COUNTY under this Agreement, the
COUNTY shall have the right to charge up to the then-maximum legal interest on any unpaid
amount. Interest charges shall be in addition to any other amounts due to the COUNTY under
this Agreement. Interest charges shall be calculated using the daily unpaid balance method and
accumulate until all outstanding amounts and accumulated interest are fully paid. Nothing in
this section shall operate to limit the COUNTY’s right to pursue or exercise any other legal rights
or remedies under this Agreement against the MUNICIPALITY to secure reimbursement of
amounts due the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this Section shall be available
to the COUNTY on an ongoing and successive basis if the MUNICIPALITY at any time
becomes delinquent in its payment. Notwithstanding any other term and condition in this
Agreement, if the COUNTY pursues any legal action in any court to secure its payment under
this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including attorney’s
fees and court costs, incurred by the COUNTY in the collection of any amount owed by the
MUNICIPALITY.
9. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that neither the O.C.S.O. nor
any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, shall be considered or
claimed to be an employee of the MUNICIPALITY and further agree that, at all times and for all
purposes under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O.'S legal status and relationship to the
MUNICIPALITY shall be that of an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The MUNICIPALITY also
agrees that in any writing or any other communication prepared by, for, or at the direction of the
MUNICIPALITY, the MUNICIPALITY shall neither state, suggest, nor imply that any
employment status and/or employment relationship exists between any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
and the MUNICIPALITY.
10. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that, at all times and for all
purposes relevant to this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall remain the sole and exclusive employer
of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES and that the O.C.S.O. shall remain solely and exclusively
responsible for the payment of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' wages, compensation, overtime
wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation, unemployment
compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any
other statutory or contractual right or benefit based, in any way, upon any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S status as an employee of the O.C.S.O. Except as expressly provided otherwise in
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this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY shall not grant, give, allow, pay, reimburse, compensate, or
otherwise provide any wages, fringe benefits, privileges, gifts, equipment, automobiles, personal
property, supplies, benefits, entitlement, consideration (monetary or otherwise) or any other
thing of value, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or on behalf of, any individual
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. Any consideration, monetary or otherwise, paid directly to the COUNTY
and/or any personal property, automobiles, or any portable equipment (e.g., portable
telephones, portable computers, , etc.) supplied, provided, and/or leased directly to the
COUNTY shall not, for any purpose of this Agreement, be interpreted as being provided by the
MUNICIPALITY, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or on behalf of, any individual
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
11. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the parties agree that this
Agreement does not, and is not intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the other Party any
civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal obligation, or liability
associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to either party under any
existing law or regulation.
12. Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement, no SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY while acting under the terms of this Agreement shall perform any services directly or
otherwise be available to perform any other work or assignments, and no SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
shall be otherwise employed or utilized, in any manner or capacity, by the MUNICIPALITY.
13. The MUNICIPALITY shall not provide, furnish or assign any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with
any job instructions, job descriptions, job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt
to control, supervise, train, or direct any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY in the performance of any
O.C.S.O.'S duty or obligation under the terms of this Agreement.
14. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to promptly notify and/or provide the SHERIFF with any
information that may come to its knowledge or possession regarding any act contrary to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any other questionable act(s) or omission(s), or any
allegation of same, by any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY also agrees that it shall
promptly deliver to the SHERIFF written notice and copies of any complaint(s), charge(s), or any
other accusation(s) or allegation(s) of wrongdoing, whether civil or criminal in nature, which the
MUNICIPALITY becomes aware of regarding any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY
agrees to cooperate with the O.C.S.O. in any investigation conducted by the SHERIFF into the
character and/or fitness of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
15. The O.C.S.O. shall be solely and exclusively responsible for providing SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES with all necessary tools, boats, automobiles, radios, communications equipment,
firearms, and any and all other equipment that the O.C.S.O., in its sole judgment, deems
required or beneficial for the completion of any O.C.S.O.'S duty under the terms of this
Agreement. The O.C.S.O. shall also be solely and exclusively responsible for any and all
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' business expenses, licenses, taxes, uniform or equipment costs,
insurance(s), supplies, etc., except that any stationery, notices, forms, MUNICIPALITY
ordinance appearance tickets, etc., which are required to bear the name of the MUNICIPALITY,
shall be supplied to the O.C.S.O. by the MUNICIPALITY at the MUNICIPALITY'S sole cost and
expense. In the event that the MUNICIPALITY wants any special or additional personal
property or equipment (i.e., cellular telephones, , personal items or equipment, portable
computers, automobiles, motorcycles, etc.) to be provided, at MUNICIPALITY expense or
otherwise, to any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY assigned to the MUNICIPALITY, the MUNICIPALITY
shall direct such requests to the O.C.S.O. which shall solely decide whether such personal
property or special equipment shall be provided. Any and all such additional personal property,
portable or individual use equipment or property, and/or any special equipment to be provided
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by the MUNICIPALITY shall be provided directly and exclusively to the O.C.S.O., and then
ONLY pursuant to a separate written lease agreement between the MUNICIPALITY and the
COUNTY. As intended by this Paragraph and elsewhere in this Agreement, no personal
property, supplies, or other equipment, nor the use thereof, shall be provided or made available
by the MUNICIPALITY directly to any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, except through a written lease as
provided for in this paragraph.
16. Each party shall be responsible for any CLAIMS made against that Party and for the acts
of its Employees or Agents.
17. In any CLAIMS that may arise from the performance of this Agreement, each party shall
seek its own legal representation and bear the costs associated with such representation,
including any attorney fees.
18. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall have any right under
this Agreement or under any other legal principle to be indemnified by the other Party or any of
its agents or employees in connection with any CLAIM.
19. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to, impair, divest, delegate or contravene
any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal right, privilege, power, obligation duty, or
immunity of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of
governmental immunity for either Party.
20. Subject to the following Paragraph, this Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 A.M.,
May 1, 2025, and shall remain in effect continuously until it expires, without any further act or
notice being required by either party, at 11:59 P.M. on September 30, 2027. In addition, any
party may terminate this Agreement, prior to its September 30, 2027 expiration, upon written
notification to all others at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed termination date, which
date shall be clearly stated in the written notice. Upon the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, all further O.C.S.O.'S obligations to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY under this Agreement shall end.
21. This Agreement, and any subsequent amendments, shall not become effective prior to
the approval by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners and the
MUNICIPALITY’S Governing Body. The approval and terms of this Agreement shall be entered
in the official minutes and proceedings of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners and
MUNICIPALITY Governing Body and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk for the
COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY. In addition, this Agreement and any subsequent
amendments shall be filed with the Secretary of State for the State of Michigan by the O.C.S.O.
and shall not become effective or implemented prior to its filing with the Secretary of State.
22. The parties shall send, by first class mail, or alternatively may deliver in person, any
correspondence and written notices required or permitted by this Agreement to each signatory
to this Agreement, or any signatory successor in office, to the addresses shown in this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, all correspondence or written notices shall
be considered delivered to a party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient
postage with the U.S. Postal Service or delivered to such person’s office during normal working
hours.
23. This Agreement is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create, change, modify,
supplement, supersede, or otherwise affect or control, in any manner or at any time, the terms
or conditions of employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with the O.C.S.O., any applicable
O.C.S.O. employment and/or union contract, and/or any O.C.S.O. rule(s), regulation(s), hours of
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work, shift assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical guideline(s), etc.,
which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the employment relationship between the
O.C.S.O. and any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or the conduct and actions of any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY. To illustrate, but not otherwise limit, this Agreement does not and shall not be
interpreted to limit, modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
a. The complete and unilateral discretion of the SHERIFF to either continue or
revoke the deputization of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, or any other person who, in the
SHERIFF'S sole judgment, he does not believe is qualified or otherwise fit to be a
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
b. The O.C.S.O.'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and discretion
to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer, promote, reclassify, discipline,
demote, layoff, furlough, discharge any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or pay any and all
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S wages, salaries, allowances, reimbursements, compensation,
fringe benefits, or otherwise decide any and all such terms and conditions of
employment and make any and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with the O.C.S.O., subject only to its collective
bargaining Agreements.
c. The SHERIFF'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility to
determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational policies, procedures,
orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines, and/or any other judgment, policy or
directive which, in any way, governs or controls any activity of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY,
any necessary SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S training standards or proficiency(ies), any level or
amount of required supervision, any and all standards of performance, any sequence or
manner of performance, and any level(s) of experience, training, or education required
for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY performing any O.C.S.O. duty or obligation under the terms
of this Agreement.
24. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of Michigan and shall in all
respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of Michigan. The
language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to
its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or against any party. As used in this Agreement,
the singular or plural number, the possessive or nonpossessive, shall be deemed to include the
other whenever the context so indicates or requires.
25. Absent an expressly written waiver, the failure of any party to pursue any right granted
under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that right with regard to any existing or
subsequent breach or default under this Agreement. No failure or delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of
any other right, power or privilege.
26. This Agreement shall be binding upon the COUNTY, the SHERIFF, and the
MUNICIPALITY to the extent permitted by law, upon their successors and assigns, and all
persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them.
27. This Agreement, consisting of eleven (11) pages, including SCHEDULE A, (incorporated
herein), sets forth the entire Agreement between the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY with
regard to the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL SERVICES and/or any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S services to the MUNICIPALITY, and fully supersedes any and all prior agreements
or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is further
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understood and agreed that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and are not mere
recitals and that there are no other agreements, understandings, or representations between
the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except as
expressly stated herein. This Agreement shall not be changed or supplemented orally. This
Agreement may be amended only by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of
Commissioners and the MUNICIPALITY Governing Body according to the procedures set forth
in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Michael D. McCready, Supervisor for the MUNICIPALITY,
hereby acknowledges that he or she has been authorized by a resolution of the MUNICIPALITY
Governing Body (a certified copy of which is attached) to execute this Agreement on behalf of
MUNICIPALITY and hereby accepts and binds the MUNICIPALITY to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement on this ______ day of _______________, 2025.
WITNESSES:
____________________________________
____________________________________
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
a Michigan Municipal Corporation
BY: ________________________________
Michael D. McCready
Supervisor
BY: ________________________________
Martin Brook
Clerk
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DAVID T. WOODWARD, Chairperson, Oakland County Board
of Commissioners, hereby acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners (a certified copy of which is attached) to execute this
Agreement on behalf of the COUNTY OF OAKLAND and hereby accepts and binds the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND to the terms and conditions of the Agreement on this ______ day of
_______________, 2025.
WITNESS:
____________________________________
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan
Municipal Corporation
BY: ________________________________
DAVID T. WOODWARD
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MICHAEL J. BOUCHARD, in his official capacity as the
Oakland County Sheriff, a Michigan Constitutional Officer, hereby accepts and binds the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND to the terms and conditions of the Agreement on this ______ day of
_______________, 2025.
WITNESS:
____________________________________
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF, a Michigan
Constitutional Officer
BY: _______________________________
MICHAEL J. BOUCHARD,
Oakland County Sheriff
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SCHEDULE A
MARINE PATROL AGREEMENT
2025-2027
Ranks: The Sheriff’s Deputies to be assigned to Municipality under the Agreement to
which this Schedule is attached will be Marine Deputies with a rank or
classification of “PTNE”, Part Time, Non-Eligible (for Benefits.)
Rates: The Hourly Rates upon which Municipality’s payment obligation shall be
determined are as follows:
* 2027 Rates are subject to change based on the Inflation Rate Multiplier (IRM).
Actual Rates to be determined November 2025. IRM is provided by the
Michigan State Tax Commission.
Lakes: The designated lakes and waterways upon which Marine Patrol Services as
defined in Section 1.d. of the Agreement to which this Schedule is attached are
to be provided shall be identified in writing by the municipality. Within this writing,
the MUNCIPALITY may include any requested schedule and a “NOT TO
EXCEED” amount of billings for lake or waterway.
Invoices: The invoices submitted by the O.C.S.O. to Municipality for Marine Patrol Services
shall identity the designated lake or waterway to which they relate.
Marine Deputy
with Boat $49.64 $54.15 $59.08
with Boat $64.30 $70.15 $76.54
$35.88 $39.14 $42.70
without Boat $50.54 $55.14 $60.16
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
2025-2027 MARINE PATROL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
This Agreement is made and entered into between the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF
BLOOMFIELD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation and political subdivision of
the State of Michigan, located within Oakland County, whose address is 4200 Telegraph Road,
P.O. Box 489, Bloomfield Township, 48303 (hereafter the "MUNICIPALITY"), and the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation and political
subdivision of the State of Michigan, whose address is 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac,
Michigan 48341 (hereafter the "COUNTY"), and/or the OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF, in the
capacity of a Michigan Constitutional Officer, whose address is County Service Center, Building
#38 East, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341-1044 (hereafter the "SHERIFF").
In this Agreement, whenever the COUNTY and SHERIFF are intended as joint or co-obligors
they will be referred to collectively as the "OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE" or, as
abbreviated, the "O.C.S.O.", otherwise, "COUNTY" and "SHERIFF" shall refer only to the
individual described herein.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is authorized to enforce MARINE LAW but, absent an agreement such
as this, has only limited responsibility to do so within the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY may enter into an agreement where the
O.C.S.O. would enforce MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the MUNICIPALITY desires to contract with the O.C.S.O. for the enforcement of
MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is agreeable to enforcing MARINE LAW within in the MUNICIPALITY
with the additional personnel provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the COUNTY, the
SHERIFF, and the MUNICIPALITY mutually agree:
1. Besides the terms "COUNTY", "MUNICIPALITY", "SHERIFF", "OAKLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE", and "O.C.S.O." as defined above, the parties agree that for all purposes,
and as used throughout this Agreement, the following terms and expressions whether used in
the singular or plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation
marks, shall be defined and interpreted as provided herein. The parties further agree that as
defined herein the terms "MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY
OFFICIAL", "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY" and "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall include any person who,
at the time relevant to any issue, claim, or interpretation of this Agreement, was either a
"MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY OFFICIAL", or "SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY" but, for any reason, is no longer employed in that capacity.
a. “CLAIM” shall be defined to include any and all losses, complaints, demands for
relief, damages, lawsuits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments, deficiencies,
penalties, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reimbursement for
reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation, litigation expenses,
amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amount for which either party becomes
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legally and/or contractually obligated to pay, whether direct, indirect or consequential,
whether based upon any alleged violation of the constitution (federal or state), any
statute, rule, regulation, or the common law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or
otherwise, and/or whether commenced or threatened.
b. "COUNTY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all COUNTY
representatives elected by popular vote to a COUNTY office or such persons appointed,
pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected office pending an election.
c. “MARINE LAW” means Subchapter 5 (“Watercraft and Marine Safety”) of the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Public Act 451 of 1994), rules
promulgated thereunder by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and local
ordinances adopted in conformity with this Act.
d. "MARINE PATROL SERVICES" shall be defined and interpreted as the
prevention and detection of MARINE LAW violations and the enforcement of MARINE
LAWS upon all lakes or waterways designated by the MUNICIPALITY. The MARINE
PATROL SERVICES contemplated and to be provided under this Agreement are strictly
limited to those governmental MARINE PATROL SERVICES authorized by law to be
performed by the O.C.S.O.
e. "MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all
MUNICIPALITY representatives elected by popular vote to a MUNICIPALITY office or
such persons appointed, pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected office pending an
election, and those individual MUNICIPALITY employees or agents whose specific job
responsibilities mandate the enforcement of state statutes or local ordinances such as
the Fire Marshall, Engineering or Housing Inspector, Ordinance Officer, or Weighmaster.
f. "MUNICIPALITY AGENT" shall be defined to include any and all MUNICIPALITY
employees, managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives,
predecessors, successors, attorneys, or auditors, other than MUNICIPALITY
OFFICIALS as defined above (whether such persons act, or acted, in their personal,
representative, or official capacities), and/or any and all persons acting by, through,
under, or in concert with any of them.
g. "MUNICIPALITY LIAISON" shall be the defined as the chief elected official of the
MUNICIPALITY (i.e., City Mayor or Township Supervisor) or such other individual as
designated in writing by the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON to act in this capacity for all
purposes under this Agreement.
h. "O.C.S.O. LIAISON" shall be the defined as a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY contracted
for and assigned to provide LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY
under this Agreement, who is designated by the SHERIFF to maintain all lines of
communications with the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON, as defined herein. The O.C.S.O.
LIAISON will generally be the commanding officer, or a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
designated, in writing, by the SHERIFF to perform this function.
i. "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY" or "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall be defined to include
any Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Deputy II, Deputy I, Special Deputy, Patrol
Investigator, Detective Sergeant, or any other person or persons of any rank,
classification, or title who, pursuant to state law, is a sworn Deputy of the SHERIFF.
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2. The SHERIFF shall assign SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, in such Number(s) and Rank(s) as
shown in SCHEDULE A - SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONTRACTED FOR AND TO BE
ASSIGNED TO MUNICIPALITY (hereafter "SCHEDULE A"), which is attached to, incorporated
in and made part of this Agreement, to perform any and all O.C.S.O. MARINE PATROL
SERVICES contemplated in this Agreement within the corporate limits of the MUNICIPALITY.
MARINE PATROL SERVICES, as defined above, shall not include O.C.S.O. police-related
"Support Services," such as Arson Investigation and Detective and Crime Lab services, which
the O.C.S.O. now provides on a County-wide basis, unless expressly stated to the contrary
herein. Nevertheless, such additional "Support Services" shall continue to be made available,
at no additional cost to the MUNICIPALITY, to the same extent that the O.C.S.O. continues to
make such law enforcement "Support Services" available, at no additional charge, to all other
communities within Oakland County.
a. The MUNICIPALITY acknowledges that, except as provided for under the terms
of this Agreement, the SHERIFF has only limited responsibility for MARINE PATROL
SERVICES in the MUNICIPALITY and is not otherwise required, except as provided
herein, to assign any specific Number(s) or Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES to provide
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY.
b. The SHERIFF will make every reasonable effort to provide professional MARINE
PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY, following generally accepted standards for
police protection, with the levels of staff provided for in SCHEDULE A.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not
be interpreted to include any warranty, promise or guaranty, either express or implied, or
of any kind or nature whatsoever, in favor of the MUNICIPALITY and/or any other
person or MUNICIPALITY resident that the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL
SERVICES under this Agreement will result in any specific reduction or prevention of
criminal activity within the MUNICIPALITY or any other performance-based outcome.
3. The O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY agree that the sole and exclusive purpose of this
Agreement is to provide governmental MARINE PATROL SERVICES in and for the
MUNICIPALITY. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that this Agreement does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any specific, direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, and/or
special right to the O.C.S.O.' s MARINE PATROL SERVICES in favor of or to the benefit of any
particular person beyond that of the O.C.S.O.'S or any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S law enforcement
duty, as established under existing law, to the general public.
4. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
contracted for and assigned to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY, as
provided for in SCHEDULE A, shall work, during those hours for which the MUNICIPALITY is
being charged, only on MUNICIPALITY-related police matters. It is understood and agreed,
however, that "Mutual Aid" between communities may be provided to surrounding communities.
"Mutual Aid," as used in the previous sentence, means that any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
contracted for and assigned to the MUNICIPALITY may be absent from the MUNICIPALITY, at
MUNICIPALITY’S expense, when temporarily called to the aid of another community due to an
emergency or other exceptional circumstance or because a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY possesses
some special skill or qualification temporarily needed in that other community.
5. Under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall assign to the MUNICIPALITY the
Number(s) and Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES shown in SCHEDULE A to perform all of the
MARINE PATROL SERVICES contemplated under this Agreement.
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a. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this subparagraph or in
SCHEDULE A, whenever any SHERIFF’S DEPUTY contracted for and assigned
to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY is not present in
the MUNCIPALITY’S geographical area, due to any of the reasons described in
subparagraphs 1 - 3 below, such periods of time shall be included in and counted
toward the hours allotted for MARINE PATROL SERVIES set forth in
SCHEDULE A:
1. Travel time, on a daily basis, to or from the O.C.S.O. in Pontiac,
Michigan, at the beginning of or end of any shift by any SHERIFF’S
DEPUTY if that SHERIFF DEPUTY’S shift starts or ends in Pontiac;
2. Appearance in any Court or at any meeting with any other law
enforcement agency in connection with any prosecution or Court
appearance related to MUNICIPALITY’S marine patrol activities;
3. Performance of any MARINE PATROL SERVICES for the
MUNICIPALITY that takes any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY outside the
MUNICIPALITY'S geographical area; and
b. Subject to the SHERIFF'S right to consolidate the assigned shifts of SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES in order to concentrate marine patrol efforts to meet particular marine law
enforcement priorities and needs, the SHERIFF shall assign SHERIFF DEPUTIES
contracted for under this Agreement so as to provide the broadest possible coverage of
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY.
c. All O.C.S.O. policies, procedures, employment contracts, etc., which may be
applicable to this Agreement shall be made available by the SHERIFF for inspection by
the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON at the O.C.S.O., by appointment, during normal business
hours.
6. The MUNICIPALITY shall not have the right under this Agreement to assign, delegate,
or otherwise, transfer, promise, commit, or lend any O.C.S.O.'S or SHERIFF DEPUTY'S
services, duties, or obligations under this Agreement to any other public or private person,
corporation, entity, or organization of any kind. In the event that the MUNICIPALITY perceives
the need for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL SERVICES beyond those
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' services contracted for in SCHEDULE A, due to some unusual
MUNICIPALITY circumstances that, in the MUNICIPALITY'S judgment, may require additional
MARINE PATROL SERVICES, the MUNICIPALITY shall address such concerns for additional
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the SHERIFF as provided for in this Agreement (i.e.,
preceding Paragraph).
7. The MUNICIPALITY will pay the O.C.S.O. for all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' MARINE
PATROL SERVICES rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the hourly rates shown in
SCHEDULE A. The MUNICIPALITY further agrees to reimburse the O.C.S.O. for any and all
additional hours of work, overtime, and/or holiday pay costs incurred by the O.C.S.O. in
providing MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this
Agreement. For every monthly period (corresponding to established O.C.S.O. payroll periods)
during which any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY renders any MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall prepare and send to the
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MUNICIPALITY an invoice that sets forth the monthly amount due for each SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL SERVICES rendered during that monthly period, plus any
charges for any additional hours of work, overtime, and/or holiday pay, as provided for herein,
during that bi-weekly billing period. All overtime charges are to be itemized and designated for
the reason incurred. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay to the COUNTY the full amounts due
on any such invoice within 30 days of the invoice date.
8. If the MUNICIPALITY fails, for any reason, to pay the COUNTY any monies when and
as due under this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that unless expressly prohibited by
law, the COUNTY or the County Treasurer, at their sole option, shall be entitled to set-off from
any other MUNICIPALITY funds that are in the COUNTY’S possession for any reason. Funds
include but are not limited to the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”). Any set-off or
retention of funds by the COUNTY shall be deemed a voluntary assignment of the amount by
the MUNICIPLIATY to the COUNTY. The MUNICIPALITY waives any CLAIMS against the
County or it’s Officials for any acts related specifically to the COUNTY’S off-setting or retaining
such amounts. This paragraph shall not limit the MUNICIPALITY’S legal right to dispute
whether the underlying amount retained by the COUNTY was actually due and owing under this
Agreement. If the County chooses not to exercise its right to set-off or if any setoff is insufficient
to fully pay the COUNTY any amounts due and owing the COUNTY under this Agreement, the
COUNTY shall have the right to charge up to the then-maximum legal interest on any unpaid
amount. Interest charges shall be in addition to any other amounts due to the COUNTY under
this Agreement. Interest charges shall be calculated using the daily unpaid balance method and
accumulate until all outstanding amounts and accumulated interest are fully paid. Nothing in
this section shall operate to limit the COUNTY’s right to pursue or exercise any other legal rights
or remedies under this Agreement against the MUNICIPALITY to secure reimbursement of
amounts due the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this Section shall be available
to the COUNTY on an ongoing and successive basis if the MUNICIPALITY at any time
becomes delinquent in its payment. Notwithstanding any other term and condition in this
Agreement, if the COUNTY pursues any legal action in any court to secure its payment under
this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including attorney’s
fees and court costs, incurred by the COUNTY in the collection of any amount owed by the
MUNICIPALITY.
9. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that neither the O.C.S.O. nor
any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, shall be considered or
claimed to be an employee of the MUNICIPALITY and further agree that, at all times and for all
purposes under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O.'S legal status and relationship to the
MUNICIPALITY shall be that of an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The MUNICIPALITY also
agrees that in any writing or any other communication prepared by, for, or at the direction of the
MUNICIPALITY, the MUNICIPALITY shall neither state, suggest, nor imply that any
employment status and/or employment relationship exists between any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
and the MUNICIPALITY.
10. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that, at all times and for all
purposes relevant to this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall remain the sole and exclusive employer
of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES and that the O.C.S.O. shall remain solely and exclusively
responsible for the payment of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' wages, compensation, overtime
wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation, unemployment
compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any
other statutory or contractual right or benefit based, in any way, upon any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S status as an employee of the O.C.S.O. Except as expressly provided otherwise in
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this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY shall not grant, give, allow, pay, reimburse, compensate, or
otherwise provide any wages, fringe benefits, privileges, gifts, equipment, automobiles, personal
property, supplies, benefits, entitlement, consideration (monetary or otherwise) or any other
thing of value, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or on behalf of, any individual
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. Any consideration, monetary or otherwise, paid directly to the COUNTY
and/or any personal property, automobiles, or any portable equipment (e.g., portable
telephones, portable computers, , etc.) supplied, provided, and/or leased directly to the
COUNTY shall not, for any purpose of this Agreement, be interpreted as being provided by the
MUNICIPALITY, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or on behalf of, any individual
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
11. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the parties agree that this
Agreement does not, and is not intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the other Party any
civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal obligation, or liability
associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to either party under any
existing law or regulation.
12. Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement, no SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY while acting under the terms of this Agreement shall perform any services directly or
otherwise be available to perform any other work or assignments, and no SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
shall be otherwise employed or utilized, in any manner or capacity, by the MUNICIPALITY.
13. The MUNICIPALITY shall not provide, furnish or assign any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with
any job instructions, job descriptions, job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt
to control, supervise, train, or direct any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY in the performance of any
O.C.S.O.'S duty or obligation under the terms of this Agreement.
14. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to promptly notify and/or provide the SHERIFF with any
information that may come to its knowledge or possession regarding any act contrary to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any other questionable act(s) or omission(s), or any
allegation of same, by any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY also agrees that it shall
promptly deliver to the SHERIFF written notice and copies of any complaint(s), charge(s), or any
other accusation(s) or allegation(s) of wrongdoing, whether civil or criminal in nature, which the
MUNICIPALITY becomes aware of regarding any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY
agrees to cooperate with the O.C.S.O. in any investigation conducted by the SHERIFF into the
character and/or fitness of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
15. The O.C.S.O. shall be solely and exclusively responsible for providing SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES with all necessary tools, boats, automobiles, radios, communications equipment,
firearms, and any and all other equipment that the O.C.S.O., in its sole judgment, deems
required or beneficial for the completion of any O.C.S.O.'S duty under the terms of this
Agreement. The O.C.S.O. shall also be solely and exclusively responsible for any and all
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' business expenses, licenses, taxes, uniform or equipment costs,
insurance(s), supplies, etc., except that any stationery, notices, forms, MUNICIPALITY
ordinance appearance tickets, etc., which are required to bear the name of the MUNICIPALITY,
shall be supplied to the O.C.S.O. by the MUNICIPALITY at the MUNICIPALITY'S sole cost and
expense. In the event that the MUNICIPALITY wants any special or additional personal
property or equipment (i.e., cellular telephones, , personal items or equipment, portable
computers, automobiles, motorcycles, etc.) to be provided, at MUNICIPALITY expense or
otherwise, to any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY assigned to the MUNICIPALITY, the MUNICIPALITY
shall direct such requests to the O.C.S.O. which shall solely decide whether such personal
property or special equipment shall be provided. Any and all such additional personal property,
portable or individual use equipment or property, and/or any special equipment to be provided
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by the MUNICIPALITY shall be provided directly and exclusively to the O.C.S.O., and then
ONLY pursuant to a separate written lease agreement between the MUNICIPALITY and the
COUNTY. As intended by this Paragraph and elsewhere in this Agreement, no personal
property, supplies, or other equipment, nor the use thereof, shall be provided or made available
by the MUNICIPALITY directly to any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, except through a written lease as
provided for in this paragraph.
16. Each party shall be responsible for any CLAIMS made against that Party and for the acts
of its Employees or Agents.
17. In any CLAIMS that may arise from the performance of this Agreement, each party shall
seek its own legal representation and bear the costs associated with such representation,
including any attorney fees.
18. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall have any right under
this Agreement or under any other legal principle to be indemnified by the other Party or any of
its agents or employees in connection with any CLAIM.
19. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to, impair, divest, delegate or contravene
any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal right, privilege, power, obligation duty, or
immunity of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of
governmental immunity for either Party.
20. Subject to the following Paragraph, this Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 A.M.,
May 1, 2025, and shall remain in effect continuously until it expires, without any further act or
notice being required by either party, at 11:59 P.M. on September 30, 2027. In addition, any
party may terminate this Agreement, prior to its September 30, 2027 expiration, upon written
notification to all others at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed termination date, which
date shall be clearly stated in the written notice. Upon the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, all further O.C.S.O.'S obligations to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY under this Agreement shall end.
21. This Agreement, and any subsequent amendments, shall not become effective prior to
the approval by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners and the
MUNICIPALITY’S Governing Body. The approval and terms of this Agreement shall be entered
in the official minutes and proceedings of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners and
MUNICIPALITY Governing Body and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk for the
COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY. In addition, this Agreement and any subsequent
amendments shall be filed with the Secretary of State for the State of Michigan by the O.C.S.O.
and shall not become effective or implemented prior to its filing with the Secretary of State.
22. The parties shall send, by first class mail, or alternatively may deliver in person, any
correspondence and written notices required or permitted by this Agreement to each signatory
to this Agreement, or any signatory successor in office, to the addresses shown in this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, all correspondence or written notices shall
be considered delivered to a party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient
postage with the U.S. Postal Service or delivered to such person’s office during normal working
hours.
23. This Agreement is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create, change, modify,
supplement, supersede, or otherwise affect or control, in any manner or at any time, the terms
or conditions of employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with the O.C.S.O., any applicable
O.C.S.O. employment and/or union contract, and/or any O.C.S.O. rule(s), regulation(s), hours of
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work, shift assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical guideline(s), etc.,
which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the employment relationship between the
O.C.S.O. and any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or the conduct and actions of any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY. To illustrate, but not otherwise limit, this Agreement does not and shall not be
interpreted to limit, modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
a. The complete and unilateral discretion of the SHERIFF to either continue or
revoke the deputization of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, or any other person who, in the
SHERIFF'S sole judgment, he does not believe is qualified or otherwise fit to be a
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
b. The O.C.S.O.'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and discretion
to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer, promote, reclassify, discipline,
demote, layoff, furlough, discharge any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or pay any and all
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S wages, salaries, allowances, reimbursements, compensation,
fringe benefits, or otherwise decide any and all such terms and conditions of
employment and make any and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with the O.C.S.O., subject only to its collective
bargaining Agreements.
c. The SHERIFF'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility to
determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational policies, procedures,
orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines, and/or any other judgment, policy or
directive which, in any way, governs or controls any activity of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY,
any necessary SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S training standards or proficiency(ies), any level or
amount of required supervision, any and all standards of performance, any sequence or
manner of performance, and any level(s) of experience, training, or education required
for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY performing any O.C.S.O. duty or obligation under the terms
of this Agreement.
24. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of Michigan and shall in all
respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of Michigan. The
language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to
its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or against any party. As used in this Agreement,
the singular or plural number, the possessive or nonpossessive, shall be deemed to include the
other whenever the context so indicates or requires.
25. Absent an expressly written waiver, the failure of any party to pursue any right granted
under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that right with regard to any existing or
subsequent breach or default under this Agreement. No failure or delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of
any other right, power or privilege.
26. This Agreement shall be binding upon the COUNTY, the SHERIFF, and the
MUNICIPALITY to the extent permitted by law, upon their successors and assigns, and all
persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them.
27. This Agreement, consisting of eleven (11) pages, including SCHEDULE A, (incorporated
herein), sets forth the entire Agreement between the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY with
regard to the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL SERVICES and/or any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S services to the MUNICIPALITY, and fully supersedes any and all prior agreements
or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is further
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understood and agreed that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and are not mere
recitals and that there are no other agreements, understandings, or representations between
the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except as
expressly stated herein. This Agreement shall not be changed or supplemented orally. This
Agreement may be amended only by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of
Commissioners and the MUNICIPALITY Governing Body according to the procedures set forth
in this Agreement.
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SCHEDULE A
MARINE PATROL AGREEMENT
2025-2027
Ranks: The Sheriff’s Deputies to be assigned to Municipality under the Agreement to
which this Schedule is attached will be Marine Deputies with a rank or
classification of “PTNE”, Part Time, Non-Eligible (for Benefits.)
Rates: The Hourly Rates upon which Municipality’s payment obligation shall be
determined are as follows:
* 2027 Rates are subject to change based on the Inflation Rate Multiplier (IRM).
Actual Rates to be determined November 2025. IRM is provided by the
Michigan State Tax Commission.
Lakes: The designated lakes and waterways upon which Marine Patrol Services as
defined in Section 1.d. of the Agreement to which this Schedule is attached are
to be provided shall be identified in writing by the municipality. Within this writing,
the MUNCIPALITY may include any requested schedule and a “NOT TO
EXCEED” amount of billings for lake or waterway.
Invoices: The invoices submitted by the O.C.S.O. to Municipality for Marine Patrol Services
shall identity the designated lake or waterway to which they relate.
Marine Deputy
with Boat $49.64 $54.15 $59.08
with Boat $64.30 $70.15 $76.54
$35.88 $39.14 $42.70
without Boat $50.54 $55.14 $60.16
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PRESENT: McCready, Brook, Antakli, Barnett, Kolinski, Murray
ABSENT: Schostak
ITEM 11. Consider Approval of 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services Agreement
with Bloomfield Township
Clerk Martin Brook presented the three-year agreement with the Oakland County Sheriff's
Office for marine patrols when a lake so requests and funds the service. He highlighted
key parts of the agreement that pertain to a slight increase in a marine deputy's hourly
rate, the right of a marine deputy to leave their post in the event of an urgent need
requiring mutual aid, and that unpaid bills will result in the County offsetting Township
funds to close out the outstanding bill. Presently, Upper Long Lake is the only Township
lake that funds a marine patrol, though it is unclear if they will do so in 2025. Regardless,
for any lake to request such a service, the Township first needs to enter into a contract
with the County for it to be offered.
MOTION by Antakli and SUPPORT by Barnett to APPROVE Oakland County Sheriff's
Office 2025-2027 Mlarine Patrol Services Agreement with the Charter Township of
Bloomfield.
OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
2025-2027 MARINE PATROL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD
This Agreement is made and entered into between the CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF
BLOOMFIELD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation and political
subdivision of the State of Michigan, located within Oakland County, whose address is
4200 Telegraph Road, P.O. Box 489, Bloomfield Township, 48303 (hereafter the
"MUNICIPALITY"), and the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and
Municipal Corporation and political subdivision of the State of Michigan, whose address
is 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter the "COUNTY"),
and/or the OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF, in the capacity of a Michigan Constitutional
Officer, whose address is County Service Center, Building #38 East, 1200 N. Telegraph
Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341-1044 (hereafter the "SHERIFF"). In this Agreement,
whenever the COUNTY and SHERIFF are intended as joint or co-obligors they will be
referred to collectively as the "OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE" or, as
abbreviated, the "O.C.S.O.", otherwise, "COUNTY" and "SHERIFF" shall refer only to the
individual described herein.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is authorized to enforce MARINE LAW but, absent an agreement
such as this, has only limited responsibility to do so within the MUNICIPALITY; and
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Whereas, the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY may enter into an agreement where the
O.C.S.O. would enforce MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the MUNICIPALITY desires to contract with the O.C.S.O. for the enforcement
of MARINE LAW in the MUNICIPALITY; and
Whereas, the O.C.S.O. is agreeable to enforcing MARINE LAW within in the
MUNICIPALITY with the additional personnel provided under the terms and conditions of
this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the
COUNTY, the SHERIFF, and the MUNICIPALITY mutually agree:
1. Besides the terms "COUNTY", "MUNICIPALITY", "SHERIFF", "OAKLAND
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE", and "O.C.S.O." as defined above, the parties agree that
for all purposes, and as used throughout this Agreement, the following terms and
expressions whether used in the singular or plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or
either within or without quotation marks, shall be defined and interpreted as provided
herein. The parties further agree that as defined herein the terms "MUNICIPALITY
OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY OFFICIAL", "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY"
and "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall include any person who, at the time relevant to any
issue, claim, or interpretation of this Agreement, was either a "MUNICIPALITf
OFFICIAL", "MUNICIPALITY AGENT", "COUNTY OFFICIAL", or "SHERIFF'S DEPUTY"
but, for any reason, is no longer employed in that capacity.
a. "CLAIM" shall be defined to include any and all losses, complaints,
demands for relief, damages, lawsuits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, penalties, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs,
investigation, litigation expenses, amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other
amount for which either party becomes legally and/or contractually obligated to
pay, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or state), any statute, rule, regulation, or the
common law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether
commenced or threatened.
b. "COUNTY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all COUNTY
representatives elected by popular vote to a COUNTY office or such persons
appointed, pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected office pending an election.
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c. "MARINE LAW" means Subchapter 5 ("Watercraft and Marine Safety") of
the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Public Act 451 of 1994),
rules promulgated thereunder by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
and local ordinances adopted in conformity with this Act.
d. "MARINE PATROL SERVICES" shall be defined and interpreted as the
prevention and detection of MARINE LAW violations and the enforcement of
MARINE LAWS upon all lakes or waterways designated by the MUNICIPALITY.
The MARINE PATROL SERVICES contemplated and to be provided under this
Agreement are strictly limited to those governmental MARINE PATROL
SERVICES authorized by law to be performed by the O.C.S.O.
e. "MUNICIPALITY OFFICIAL" shall be defined to include any and all
MUNICIPALITY representatives elected by popular vote to a MUNICIPALITY
office or such persons appointed, pursuant to state law, to fill a vacant elected
office pending an election, and those individual MUNICIPALITY employees or
agents whose specific job responsibilities mandate the enforcement of state
statutes or local ordinances such as the Fire Marshall, Engineering or Housing
Inspector, Ordinance Officer, or Weighmaster.
f. "MUNICIPALITY AGENT" shall be defined to include any and all
MUNICIPALITY employees, managers, departments, divisions, volunteers,
agents, representatives, predecessors, successors, attorneys, or auditors, other
than MUNICIPALITY OFFICIALS as defined above (whether such persons act, or
acted, in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any and all
persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them.
g. "MUNICIPALITY LIAISON" shall be the defined as the chief elected official
of the MUNICIPALITY (i.e., City Mayor or Township Supervisor) or such other
individual as designated in writing by the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON to act in this
capacity for all purposes under this Agreement.
h. "O.C.S.O. LIAISON" shall be the defined as a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
contracted for and assigned to provide LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY under this Agreement, who is designated by the SHERIFF to
maintain all lines of communications with the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON, as defined
herein. The O.C.S.O. LIAISON will generally be the commanding officer, or a
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY designated, in writing, by the SHERIFF to perform this
function.
"SHERIFF'S DEPUTY" or "SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES" shall be defined to
include any Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Deputy II, Deputy I, Special Deputy,
Patrol Investigator, Detective Sergeant, or any other person or persons of any
rank, classification, or title who, pursuant to state law, is a sworn Deputy of the
SHERIFF.
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2. The SHERIFF shall assign SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, in such Number(s) and
Rank(s) as shown in SCHEDULE A - SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONTRACTED FOR AND
TO BE ASSIGNED TO MUNICIPALITY (hereafter "SCHEDULE A"), which is attached to,
incorporated in and made part of this Agreement, to perform any and all O.C.S.O.
MARINE PATROL SERVICES contemplated in this Agreement within the corporate limits
of the MUNICIPALITY. MARINE PATROL SERVICES, as defined above, shall not include
O.C.S.O. police-related "Support Services," such as Arson Investigation and Detective
and Crime Lab services, which the O.C.S.O. now provides on a County-wide basis,
unless expressly stated to the contrary herein. Nevertheless, such additional "Support
Services" shall continue to be made available, at no additional cost to the MUNICIPALITY,
to the same extent that the O.C.S.O. continues to make such law enforcement "Support
Services" available, at no additional charge, to all other communities within Oakland County.
a. The MUNICIPALITY acknowledges that, except as provided for under the terms of
this Agreement, the SHERIFF has only limited responsibility for MARINE PATROL
SERVICES in the MUNICIPALITY and is not otherwise required, except as provided
herein, to assign any specific Number(s) or Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES to provide
MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY.
b. The SHERIFF will make every reasonable effort to provide professional MARINE
PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY, following generally accepted standards for
police protection, with the levels of staff provided for in SCHEDULE A.
c. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not
be interpreted to include any warranty, promise or guaranty, either express or implied, or
of any kind or nature whatsoever, in favor of the MUNICIPALITY and/or any other person
or MUNICIPALITY resident that the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL
SERVICES under this Agreement will result in any specific reduction or prevention of
criminal activity within the MUNICIPALITY or any other performance-based outcome.
3. The O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY agree that the sole and exclusive purpose
of this Agreement is to provide governmental MARINE PATROL SERVICES in and for
the MUNICIPALITY. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that this Agreement does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any specific, direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit,
and/or special right to the O.C.S.O.' s MARINE PATROL SERVICES in favor of or to the
benefit of any particular person beyond that of the O.C.S.O.'S or any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY'S law enforcement duty, as established under existing law, to the general public.
4. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY contracted for and assigned to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY, as provided for in SCHEDULE A, shall work, during those hours for
which the MUNICIPALITY is being charged, only on MUNICIPALITY-retated police
matters. It is understood and agreed, however, that "Mutual Aid" between communities
may be provided to surrounding communities. "Mutual Aid," as used in the previous
sentence, means that any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY contracted for and assigned to the
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MUNICIPALITY may be absent from the MUNICIPALITY, at MUNICIPALITY'S expense,
when temporarily called to the aid of another community due to an emergency or other
exceptional circumstance or because a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY possesses some special
skill or qualification temporarily needed in that other community.
5. Under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall assign to the
MUNICIPALITY the Number(s) and Rank(s) of SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES shown in
SCHEDULE A to perform all of the MARINE PATROL SERVICES contemplated under
this Agreement.
a. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this subparagraph or in
SCHEDULE A, whenever any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY contracted for and assigned
to provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY is not present in
the MUNCIPALITY'S geographical area, due to any of the reasons described in
subparagraphs 1 - 3 below, such periods of time shall be included in and counted
toward the hours allotted for MARINE PATROL SERVIES set forth in SCHEDULE
A:
1. Travel time, on a daily basis, to or from the O.C.S.O. in Pontiac, Michigan,
at the beginning of or end of any shift by any SHERIFF'S DEPUTE if that
SHERIFF DEPUTY'S shift starts or ends in Pontiac;
2. Appearance in any Court or at any meeting with any other law enforcement
agency in connection with any prosecution or Court appearance related to
MUNICIPALITY'S marine patrol activities;
3. Performance of any MARINE PATROL SERVICES for the MUNICIPALITY
that takes any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY outside the MUNICIPALITY'S
geographical area; and
b. Subject to the SHERIFF'S right to consolidate the assigned shifts of
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES in order to concentrate marine patrol efforts to meet
particular marine law enforcement priorities and needs, the SHERIFF shall assign
SHERIFF DEPUTIES contracted for under this Agreement so as to provide the
broadest possible coverage of MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the
MUNICIPALITY.
c. All O.C.S.O. policies, procedures, employment contracts, etc., which may
be applicable to this Agreement shall be made available by the SHERIFF for
inspection by the MUNICIPALITY LIAISON at the O.C.S.O, by appointment,
during normal business hours.
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6. The MUNICIPALITY shall not have the right under this Agreement to assign,
delegate, or otherwise, transfer, promise, commit, or lend any O.C.S.O.'S or SHERIFF
DEPUTY'S services, duties, or obligations under this Agreement to any other public or
private person, corporation, entity, or organization of any kind. In the event that the
MUNICIPALITY perceives the need for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL
SERVICES beyond those SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' services contracted for in SCHEDULE
A, due to some unusual MUNICIPALITY circumstances that, in the MUNICIPALITY'S
judgment, may require additional MARINE PATROL SERVICES, the MUNICIPALITY
shall address such concerns for additional MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the SHERIFF
as provided for in this Agreement (i.e., preceding Paragraph).
7. The MUNICIPALITY will pay the O.C.S.O. for all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' MARINE
PATROL SERVICES rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the hourly rates shown in
SCHEDULE A. The MUNICIPALITY further agrees to reimburse the O.C.S.O. for any and
all additional hours of work, overtime, and/or holiday pay costs incurred by the O.C.S.O.
in providing MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this
Agreement. For every monthly period (corresponding to established O.C.S.O. payroll
periods) during which any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY renders any MARINE PATROL
SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall
prepare and send to the MUNICIPALITY an invoice that sets forth the monthly amount
due for each SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S MARINE PATROL SERVICES rendered during that
monthly period, plus any charges for any additional hours of work, overtime, and/or
holiday pay, as provided for herein, during that bi-weekly billing period. All overtime
charges are to be itemized and designated for the reason incurred. The MUNICIPALITY
agrees to pay to the COUNTY the full amounts due on any such invoice within 30 days
of the invoice date.
8. If the MUNICIPALITY fails, for any reason, to pay the COUNTY any monies when
and as due under this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that unless expressly
prohibited by law, the COUNTY or the County Treasurer, at their sole option, shall be
entitled to set-off from any other MUNICIPALITY funds that are in the COUNTY'S
possession for any reason. Funds include but are not limited to the Delinquent Tax
Revolving Fund ("DTRF"). Any set-off or retention of funds by the COUNTY shall be
deemed a voluntary assignment of the amount by the MUNICIPLIATY to the COUNTY.
The MUNICIPALITY waives any CLAIMS against the County or it's Officials for any acts
related specifically to the COUNTY'S off-setting or retaining such amounts. This
paragraph shall not limit the MUNICIPALITY'S legal right to dispute whether the
underlying amount retained by the COUNTY was actually due and owing under this
Agreement. If the County chooses not to exercise its right to set-off or if any setoff is
insufficient to fully pay the COUNTY any amounts due and owing the COUNTY under this
Agreement, the COUNTY shall have the right to charge up to the then-maximum legal
interest on any unpaid amount. Interest charges shall be in addition to any other amounts
due to the COUNTY under this Agreement. Interest charges shall be calculated using the
daily unpaid balance method and accumulate until all outstanding amounts and
accumulated interest are fully paid. Nothing in this section shall operate to limit the
COUNTY'S right to pursue or exercise any other legal rights or remedies under this
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Agreement against the MUNICIPALITY to secure reimbursement of amounts due the
County under this Agreement. The remedies in this Section shall be available to the
COUNTY on an ongoing and successive basis if the MUNICIPALITY at any time becomes
delinquent in its payment. Notwithstanding any other term and condition in this
Agreement, if the COUNTY pursues any legal action in any court to secure its payment
under this Agreement, the MUNICIPALITY agrees to pay all costs and expenses,
including attorney's fees and court costs, incurred by the COUNTY in the collection of any
amount owed by the MUNICIPALITY.
9. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that neither the O.C.S.O.
nor any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, shall be
considered or claimed to be an employee of the MUNICIPALITY and further agree that,
at all times and for all purposes under the terms of this Agreement, the O.C.S.O.'S legal
status and relationship to the MUNICIPALITY shall be that of an INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR. The MUNICIPALITY also agrees that in any writing or any other
communication prepared by, for, or at the direction of the MUNICIPALITY, the
MUNICIPALITY shall neither state, suggest, nor imply that any employment status and/or
employment relationship exists between any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and the
MUNICIPALITY.
10. The MUNICIPALITY and the O.C.S.O. agree and warrant that, at all times and for
all purposes relevant to this Agreement, the O.C.S.O. shall remain the sole and exclusive
employer of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES and that the O.C.S.O. shall remain solely and
exclusively responsible for the payment of all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' wages,
compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits,
travel expenses, mileage allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or
other allowances or reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers'
disability compensation, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s)
and benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or
benefit based, in any way, upon any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S status as an employee of
the O.C.S.O. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, the
MUNICIPALITY shall not grant, give, allow, pay, reimburse, compensate, or otherwise
provide any wages, fringe benefits, privileges, gifts, equipment, automobiles, personal
property, supplies, benefits, entitlement, consideration (monetary or otherwise) or any
other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or on behalf of, any
individual SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. Any consideration, monetary or otherwise, paid directly
to the COUNTY and/or any personal property, automobiles, or any portable equipment
(e.g., portable telephones, portable computers, etc.) supplied, provided, and/or leased
directly to the COUNTY shall not, for any purpose of this Agreement, be interpreted as
being provided by the MUNICIPALITY, either directly or indirectly, to, for the use by, or
on behalf of, any individual SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
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11. Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the parties agree that this
Agreement does not, and is not intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the other
Party any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal obligation,
or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to either
party under any existing law or regulation.
12. Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement, no
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY while acting under the terms of this Agreement shall perform any
services directly or otherwise be available to perform any other work or assignments, and
no SHERIFF'S DEPUTY shall be otherwise employed or utilized, in any manner or
capacity, by the MUNICIPALITY.
13. The MUNICIPALITY shall not provide, furnish or assign any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
with any job instructions, job descriptions, job specifications, or job duties, or in any
manner attempt to control, supervise, train, or direct any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY in the
performance of any O.C.S.O.'S duty or obligation under the terms of this Agreement.
14. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to promptly notify and/or provide the SHERIFF with
any information that may come to its knowledge or possession regarding any act contrary
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or any other questionable act(s) or
omission(s), or any allegation of same, by any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY
also agrees that it shall promptly deliver to the SHERIFF written notice and copies of any
complaint(s), charge(s), or any other accusation(s) or allegation(s) of wrongdoing,
whether civil or criminal in nature, which the MUNICIPALITY becomes aware of regarding
any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. The MUNICIPALITY agrees to cooperate with the O.C.S.O. in
any investigation conducted by the SHERIFF into the character and/or fitness of any
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
15. The O.C.S.O. shall be solely and exclusively responsible for providing SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES with all necessary tools, boats, automobiles, radios, communications
equipment, firearms, and any and all other equipment that the O.C.S.O., in its sole
judgment, deems required or beneficial for the completion of any O.C.S.O.'S duty under
the terms of this Agreement. The O.C.S.O. shall also be solely and exclusively
responsible for any and all SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES' business expenses, licenses, taxes,
uniform or equipment costs, insurance(s), supplies, etc., except that any stationery,
notices, forms, MUNICIPALITY ordinance appearance tickets, etc., which are required to
bear the name of the MUNICIPALITY, shall be supplied to the O.C.S.O. by the
MUNICIPALITY at the MUNICIPALITY'S sole cost and expense. In the event that the
MUNICIPALITY wants any special or additional personal property or equipment (i.e.,
cellular telephones, , personal items or equipment, portable computers, automobiles,
motorcycles, etc.) to be provided, at MUNICIPALITY expense or otherwise, to any
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY assigned to the MUNICIPALITY, the MUNICIPALITY shall direct
such requests to the O.C.S.O. which shall solely decide whether such personal property
or special equipment shall be provided. Any and all such additional personal property,
portable or individual use equipment or property, and/or any special equipment to be
provided by the MUNICIPALITY shall be provided directly and exclusively to the
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O.C.S.O., and then ONLY pursuant to a separate written lease agreement between the
MUNICIPALITY and the COUNTY. As intended by this Paragraph and elsewhere in this
Agreement, no personal property, supplies, or other equipment, nor the use thereof, shall
be provided or made available by the MUNICIPALITY directly to any SHERIFF'S
DEPUTY, except through a written lease as provided for in this paragraph.
16. Each party shall be responsible for any CLAIMS made against that Party and for
the acts of its Employees or Agents.
17. In any CLAIMS that may arise from the performance of this Agreement, each party
shall seek its own legal representation and bear the costs associated with such
representation, including any attorney fees.
18. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall have any right
under this Agreement or under any other legal principle to be indemnified by the other
Party or any of its agents or employees in connection with any CLAIM.
19. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to, impair, divest, delegate or
contravene any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal right, privilege, power,
obligation duty, or immunity of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
as a waiver of governmental immunity for either Party.
20. Subject to the following Paragraph, this Agreement shall become effective at 12:01
A.M., May 1, 2025, and shall remain in effect continuously until it expires, without any
further act or notice being required by either party, at 11:59 P.M. on September 30, 2027.
In addition, any party may terminate this Agreement, prior to its September 30, 2027
expiration, upon written notification to all others at least thirty (30) days prior to the
proposed termination date, which date shall be clearly stated in the written notice. Upon
the expiration or termination of this Agreement, all further O.C.S.O.'S obligations to
provide MARINE PATROL SERVICES to the MUNICIPALITY under this Agreement shall
end.
21. This Agreement, and any subsequent amendments, shall not become effective
prior to the approval by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners
and the MUNICIPALITi"S Governing Body. The approval and terms of this Agreement
shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of the COUNTY Board of
Commissioners and MUNICIPALITY Governing Body and shall also be filed with the
office of the Clerk for the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY. In addition, this Agreement
and any subsequent amendments shall be filed with the Secretary of State for the State
of Michigan by the O.C.S.O. and shall not become effective or implemented prior to its
filing with the Secretary of State.
22. The parties shall send, by first class mail, or alternatively may deliver in person,
any correspondence and written notices required or permitted by this Agreement to each
signatory to this Agreement, or any signatory successor in office, to the addresses shown
in this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided for herein, all correspondence or written
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notices shall be considered delivered to a party as of the date that such notice is deposited
with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal Service or delivered to such person's office
during normal working hours.
23. This Agreement is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create, change,
modify, supplement, supersede, or otherwise affect or control, in any manner or at any
time, the terms or conditions of employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with the
O.C.S.O., any applicable O.C.S.O. employment and/or union contract, and/or any
O.C.S.O. rule(s), regulation (s), hours of work, shift assignment, order(s), policy(ies),
procedure(8), directive(s), ethical guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively,
govern and control the employment relationship between the O.C.S.O. and any
SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or the conduct and actions of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. To
illustrate, but not otherwise limit, this Agreement does not and shall not be interpreted to
limit, modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
a. The complete and unilateral discretion of the SHERIFF to either continue or
revoke the deputization of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, or any other person who, in
the SHERIFF'S sole judgment, he does not believe is qualified or otherwise fit to
be a SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.
b. The O.C.S.O.'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer, promote, reclassify,
discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY and/or
pay any and all SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide any and all
such terms and conditions of employment and make any and all employment
decisions that affect, in any way, the employment of any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY with
the O.C.S.O., subject only to its collective bargaining Agreements.
c. The SHERIFF'S sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility to
determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational policies,
procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines, and/or any other
judgment, policy or directive which, in any way, governs or controls any activity of
any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, any necessary SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S training
standards or proficiency(ies), any level or amount of required supervision, any and
all standards of performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY
performing any O.C.S.O. duty or obligation under the terms of this Agreement.
24. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of Michigan and shall in all
respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of Michigan.
The language of all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole,
according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or against any party. As used
in this Agreement, the singular or plural number, the possessive or nonpossessive, shall
be deemed to include the other whenever the context so indicates or requires.
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25. Absent an expressly written waiver, the failure of any party to pursue any right
granted under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that right with regard to
any existing or subsequent breach or default under this Agreement. No failure or delay
by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any
other or further exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
26. This Agreement shall be binding upon the COUNTY, the SHERIFF, and the
MUNICIPALITY to the extent permitted by law, upon their successors and assigns, and
all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them.
27. This Agreement, consisting of eleven (11) pages, including SCHEDULE A,
(incorporated herein), sets forth the entire Agreement between the O.C.S.O. and the
MUNICIPALITY with regard to the O.C.S.O.'S provision of MARINE PATROL SERVICES
and/or any SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S services to the MUNICIPALITY, and fully supersedes
any and all prior agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the
subject matter hereof. It is further understood and agreed that the terms of this Agreement
are contractual and are not mere recitals and that there are no other agreements,
understandings, or representations between the O.C.S.O. and the MUNICIPALITY in any
way related to the subject matter hereof, except as expressly stated herein. This
Agreement shall not be changed or supplemented orally. This Agreement may be
amended only by concurrent resolutions of the COUNTY Board of Commissioners and
the MUNICIPALITY Governing Body according to the procedures set forth in this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Michael D. McCready, Supervisor for the
MUNICIPALITY, hereby acknowledges that he or she has been authorized by a resolution
of the MUNICIPALITY Governing Body (a certified copy of which is attached) to execute
this Agreement on behalf of MUNICIPALITY and hereby accepts and binds the
MUNICIPALITY to the terms and conditions of this Agreement on this _ day of
,2025.
WITNESSES:CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD,
a Michigan Municipal Corporation
By:
Michael D. McCready
Supervisor
By:
Martin Brook
Clerk
Charter Township of Bloomfield
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, DAVID T. WOODWARD, Chairperson, Oakland County
Board of Commissioners, hereby acknowledges that he has been authorized by a
resolution of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners (a certified copy of which is
attached) to execute this Agreement on behalf of the COUNTY OF OAKLAND and hereby
accepts and binds the COUNTY OF OAKLAND to the terms and conditions of the
Agreement on this _ day of_, 2025.
WITNESSES:COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan
Municipal Corporation
By:
David T. Woodward
Chairperson, Oakland County Board of
Commissioners
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MICHAEL J. BOUCHARD, in his official capacity as the
Oakland County Sheriff, a Michigan Constitutional Officer, hereby accepts and binds the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND to the terms and conditions of the Agreement on this
day of_, 2025.
WITNESSES:OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF, a Michigan
Constitutional Officer
By:
Michael J. Bouchard,
Oakland County Sheriff
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
1, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
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SCHEDULE A
MARINE PATROL AGREEMENT
2025-2027
Ranks: The Sheriff's Deputies to be assigned to Municipality under the Agreement
to which this Schedule is attached will be Marine Deputies with a rank or
classification of "PTNE", Part Time, Non-Eligible (for Benefits.)
Rates: The hlourly Rates upon which Municipality's payment obligation shall be
determined are as follows:
2025 2026 2027*
Marine Deputy
with Boat
$49.64 $54.15 $59.08
Marine Deputy
with Boat
Overtime Rate
$64.30 $70.15 $76.54
Marine Deputy
without Boat
$35.88 $39.14 $42.70
Marine Deputy
without Boat
Overtime Rate
$50.54 $55.14 $60.16
*2027 Rates are subject to change based on the Inflation Rate Multiplier
(IRM). Actual Rates to be determined November 2025. IRM is provided by
the Michigan State Tax Commission.
Lakes: The designated lakes and waterways upon which Marine Patrol Services as
defined in Section 1 .d. of the Agreement to which this Schedule is attached
are to be provided shall be identified in writing by the municipality. Within
this writing, the MUNCIPALITY may include any requested schedule and a
"NOT TO EXCEED" amount of billings for lake or waterway.
Invoices: The invoices submitted by the O.C.S.O. to Municipality for Marine Patrol
Services shall identity the designated lake or waterway to which they relate.
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Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees
MEETING MINUTES – MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2025
Township Supervisor Mike McCready called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and
led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ITEM 1. Public Comment
Supervisor Mike McCready opened and closed public comment at 7:01 p.m.
The following people addressed the Board:
•
The following people submitted written comments to the Board:
• Zachary Kay, 173 North Glengarry Road; Opposed to SAD No. 428, Gold Section
of the Bloomfield Village Road Paving Project. (Submitted on Wednesday, June 4,
2025, at 11:19 a.m.)
Clerk Martin Brook
Trustee Neal Barnett
Trustee Christopher Kolinski
Trustee Valerie Murray
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ITEM 2. Consider Consent Agenda
Matters presented under the Consent Agenda are routine and consent is sought to
approve all items with one motion. One member of the Board requested discussion on
the following item:
b. Approve Payroll and Vouchers for June 9, 2025
Item b was thereafter removed from the Consent Agenda and assigned as Item 4.
MOTION by Murray and SUPPORT by Kolinski to APPROVE the Consent Agenda of
June 9, 2025, as Amended, and Adopt the Following Item:
a. Approve Board Minutes of May 27, 2025
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
Charter Township of Bloomfield June 9, 2025
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ITEM 3. Police Department Introductions
Police Chief James Gallagher introduced and welcomed seven new officers: Erik
Rockwell, Taras (Ty) Thronson, Jeremy Sutton, Justin Slaski, Eric Garcia, Austin Miller,
and Emma Draper. Clerk Martin Brook administered their oaths earlier this month on
Monday, June 2, 2025.
ITEM 4. Approve Payroll and Vouchers for June 9, 2025 (Added from Consent
Agenda)
A Board member expressed objections to cash flow with other members reiterating their
disagreement with said statement.
MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Kolinski to APPROVE the Payroll and Vouchers
for June 9, 2025.
A voice vote was called.
AYES: Barnett, Brook, Kolinski, McCready, Murray
NAYS: Antakli
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 5-1.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
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ITEM 5. Consider Approval of Vehicle Customization Contract for Incident
Command Vehicle
Fire Chief John LeRoy commented on last year’s purchase of a new Ford Transit Incident
Command Vehicle through the Sourcewell Cooperative Bid Program. This vehicle now
needs to be customized to include graphics, emergency lights, and be outfitted with the
latest technology. Three requests for proposals were sent to local companies, with
Creative Solutions Group coming in as the lowest qualified bidder at $189,323.00.
MOTION by Kolinski and SUPPORT by Barnett to APPROVE the Creative Solutions
Group Contract to Customize Bloomfield Township’s Incident Command Vehicle in the
Amount of $189,323.00. (Exhibit 1).
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
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ITEM 6. Present and Discuss Initiative to Consolidate Precincts and to Collaborate
with County on Absentee Counting Board
Elections Specialist Catarina Yankey reviewed how changes to state election law have
made it possible for the Township to adjust its election administration practices. Two
proposals were presented to the Board: (1) to reduce the number of precincts and polling
locations, and (2) partner with Oakland County for early absentee voter ballot processing.
These proposals seek to enhance election efficiency and improve voter experiences.
Benefits to adopting the proposals include, but are not limited to, reduced costs, increased
efficiency, and faster results. The Clerk’s Office prepared the proposals after conducting
meetings with election workers, receiving input from the Election Commission, consulting
with Oakland County, and analyzing election data from the 2022 and 2024 elections. The
conversations and analysis concluded this to be a positive opportunity for the Township
to consider.
PRESENTATION to the Board Attached as Exhibit 2.
Members of the Board expressed their support for the proposals citing cost savings, the
enhancement of voter experiences, and secure administration. Questions relating to
security measures and absentee voter ballot processing were addressed. Furthermore, it
was mentioned that the speed of processing results will be quicker, all the while
maintaining accuracy and completeness.
ITEM 7. Presentation and Discussion of Summer 2025 Metronet Fiber Installation
in the Township
Metronet City Relations Manager Kelly Parker reviewed her company’s fiber optic
infrastructure project in the Township. Metronet plans to install million feet of fiber optic,
beginning mid-summer 2025, using a private investment of $14 million. The project will
take between five and eight months to complete, and will result in improved internet
access for residents. An information campaign will take place to properly notify
homeowners in impacted areas.
PRESENTATION to the Board Attached as Exhibit 3.
Project Manager Ed Hoffman addressed questions from the Board relating to the
placement of fiber optic cables. Installation, whether above or underground, is dependent
on what the issued permit allows. Clerk Martin Brook commented on the Township’s
collaboration with Metronet to make the process seamless for both them and the
residents. He clarified the Township is not endorsing or sponsoring Metronet.
Furthermore, it was an independent decision, on the part of Metronet, to build fiber optic
infrastructure in the Township.
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ITEM 8. Consider Approval of Special Assessment District (“SAD”) No. 429,
Bloomfield Village Phase 4, Amended Assessment Roll
Deputy Assessor Jennifer Werthman presented an amended assessment roll for SAD
No. 429’s road paving project in Bloomfield Village. The assessment roll initially submitted
at the Monday, May 12, 2025 regular Board meeting contained a clerical error: one parcel
number was incorrectly included, and one correct parcel number was inadvertently
excluded. Once the error was caught, the Assessor’s Office verified that the correct parcel
was referenced in all prior communications, including notices to the public, and that all
statutory and procedural requirements were satisfied. Importantly, the clerical oversight
did not impact the validity of the process or notifications. The amended assessment roll
is being presented before the Board to ensure complete openness and transparency.
MOTION by Barnett and SUPPORT by Murray to APPROVE the Amended Assessment
Roll for SAD No. 429, Bloomfield Village Phase Four.
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
Charter Township of Bloomfield June 9, 2025
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ITEM 9. Senior Services Annual Report
Senior Services Director Christine Tvaroha presented the Senior Services Department’s
2024 Annual Report and acknowledged her team and patrons that lend their support to
the Senior Center. Last year, the Department launched new programs, re-opened central
services, aided in election administration. They also expanded transportation, social
events, and outreach activities. Financially, the Department secured new revenue from
grants totaling $424,000.00, which aided in the programming mentioned above and in
acquiring new equipment and vehicles. Several capital improvement projects were
completed to the swimming pool and parking lot, which improved comfort and
maintenance while ultimately reducing costs long term.
PRESENTATION to the Board Attached as Exhibit 4.
Members of the Board positively commented on the Senior Center’s administration and
operations citing them as a valuable service to the community. Director Tvaroha
addressed financial questions relating to revenue and Information Technology (“IT”)
services. She mentioned that some costs for services are fronted by the Department and
then reimbursed once paperwork is submitted to the appropriate party. Concerning IT
services, costs pertain to the subscriptions and maintenance of two software programs
not provided by the Township’s IT Department.
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ITEM 10. Consider Approval of Southeast Oakland County Public Works
Association (“SOCPWA”) Mutual Aid
Public Works Director Noah Mehalski presented the SOCPWA Mutual Aid Authority’s
updated legal agreement. The agreement was last revised in 2008 and has since been
modernized. The Township’s attorneys have reviewed the document and have deemed
it satisfactory.
MOTION by Kolinski and SUPPORT by Murray to APPROVE the SOCPWA Mutual Aid
Authority’s Joint and Cooperative Agreement for Use of Personnel and Equipment During
Emergencies. (Exhibit 5).
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
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ITEM 11. Consider Approval of 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services Agreement
with Bloomfield Township
Clerk Martin Brook presented the three-year agreement with the Oakland County Sheriff’s
Office for marine patrols when a lake so requests and funds the service. He highlighted
key parts of the agreement that pertain to a slight increase in a marine deputy’s hourly
rate, the right of a marine deputy to leave their post in the event of an urgent need
requiring mutual aid, and that unpaid bills will result in the County offsetting Township
funds to close out the outstanding bill. Presently, Upper Long Lake is the only Township
lake that funds a marine patrol, though it is unclear if they will do so in 2025. Regardless,
for any lake to request such a service, the Township first needs to enter into a contract
with the County for it to be offered.
MOTION by Antakli and SUPPORT by Barnett to APPROVE Oakland County Sheriff’s
Office 2025-2027 Marine Patrol Services Agreement with the Charter Township of
Bloomfield. (Exhibit 6).
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
___________________
MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
Charter Township of Bloomfield
Board of Trustees
June 9, 2025
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ITEM 12. Adjournment of the Board of Trustees Meeting at 8:10 p.m.
MOTION by Brook to ADJOURN the Board of Trustees Meeting of June 9, 2025.
A voice vote was called.
MOTION DECLARED ADOPTED 6-0.
I, MARTIN C. BROOK, TOWNSHIP CLERK of the Charter Township of Bloomfield,
County of Oakland, Michigan, do hereby certify the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the Board at its regular meeting held on the 9th
day of June 2025.
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MARTIN C. BROOK
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
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