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WITH A QUORUM OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
December 4, 2000
Meeting called to order by Republican Caucus Chairperson
Don Jensen at 6:36 P.M. at White Lake Oaks, 991 S. Williams Lake Road,
White Lake, Michigan.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Amos, Buckley, Colasanti, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, Millard, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Taub, (17)
ABSENT: Schmid. (1)
Quorum present.
COMMISSIONERS-ELECT PRESENT: Bill Brian, Chuck Moss, Hugh
Crawford, and Peter Webster.
Caucus Chairperson Terry Sever recognized the following
Commissioners who will not be returning to office: Ron Colasanti, Kay
Schmid, Donald Jensen & John McCulloch.
Moved by Obrecht supported by Douglas the Caucus Rules be
amended.
Discussion followed.
Republican vote on amended rules:
AYES: Amos, Brian, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Millard, Moss,
Obrecht, Patterson, Taub, Webster. (11)
NAYS: Buckley, Crawford, Garfield, Law, Moffitt, Palmer, Sever.
(7)
As a result of the Republican vote, the amendment carried.
Moved by Taub supported by Dingeldey the Caucus Rules as amended
be adopted.
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Discussion followed.
Republican vote on adoption of new and amended Caucus Rules:
AYES: Brian, Buckley, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Law, Millard,
Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Taub, Webster, Amos. (16)
NAYS: Garfield, Moffitt. (2)
As a result of the Republican vote, the Caucus Rules as amended were
adopted.
Moved by Taub supported by Garfield a unanimous vote be cast to elect
Terry Sever as Caucus Chairperson.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Terry Sever was unanimously
elected Chairperson of the Republican Caucus.
Moved by Palmer supported by Garfield a unanimous vote be cast to elect
David Buckley as Caucus Vice Chairperson.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, David Buckley was unanimously
elected Vice Chairperson of the Republican Caucus.
Moved by Douglas supported by Taub a recommendation that Board Rules be
amended to show the General Government Committee not the Finance Committee be
the liaison for Information Technology.
Discussion followed.
Republican vote on amendment:
AYES: Buckley, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Law, Millard,
Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Taub, Webster, Amos, Brian.
(17)
NAYS: Garfield (1)
As a result of the Republican vote, the amendment carried.
Moved by Obrecht supported by Dingeldey the Board Rules for 2001 as
amended be adopted.
Republican vote on adoption of Board Rules as amended for 2001:
AYES: Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Law, Millard, Moffitt,
Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Taub, Webster, Amos, Brian, Buckley.
(17)
NAYS: Garfield. (1)
As a result of the Republican vote, the Board Rules for 2001 as amended
were adopted.
The nominees for Board Chairperson were Thomas Law, Frank Millard, and
Chuck Palmer.
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Discussion followed.
Moved by Palmer supported by Moffitt motion to elect Chairperson by
roll call vote.
Discussion followed.
Republican vote on motion to elect Chairperson by roll call vote:
AYES: Garfield, Law, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Sever, Brian, Buckley,
Crawford. (9)
NAYS: Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Millard, Obrecht, Patterson, Taub,
Webster, Amos. (9)
As a result of the Republican vote, the motion failed.
Moved by Obrecht supported by Dingeldey a secret ballot, signature
optional vote be cast for Chairperson.
Discussion followed.
Republican vote on a secret ballot, with signature optional:
AYES: Douglas, Galloway, Millard, Moss, Obrecht, Patterson, Sever,
Taub, Webster, Amos, Buckley, Dingeldey. (12)
NAYS: Garfield, Law, Moffitt, Palmer, Brian, Crawford. (6)
As a result of the Republican vote, the motion carried.
Discussion followed. Each nominee was allowed a two-minute speech.
Caucus Chairperson stated that Jeff Pardee and Tom Quisenberry would serve as
Tellers for the balloting process. There was a brief recess while votes were
tallied.
As a result of the Republican secret ballot, totals are as follows:
Thomas Law (5)
Frank Millard (10)
Chuck Palmer (3)
Moved by Taub supported by Dingeldey, a unanimous vote be cast for
Millard for Chairperson.
NAYS: Garfield, Law. (2)
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Frank Millard was selected
Board Chairperson.
The nominees for Board Vice Chairperson were Fran Amos and Thomas Law.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Douglas supported by Buckley the vote for Board Vice
Chairperson be a roll call vote.
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Republican vote on a roll call vote:
AYES: Garfield, Law, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever,
Webster, Amos, Brian, Buckley, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, (15)
NAYS: Galloway, Millard, Taub. (3)
As a result of the Republican vote, the motion carried for roll call
vote.
Discussion followed. Each nominee was allowed a two-minute speech.
The Republican vote reads as
Garfield -Law
Law -Law
Millard -Amos
Moffitt -Law
Moss -Law
Obrecht -Amos
Palmer -Law
Patterson -Amos
Sever -Amos
follows:
Taub
Webster
Amos
Brian
Buckley
Crawford
Dingeldey
Douglas
Galloway
-Amos
-Amos
-Amos
-Amos
-Law
-Law
-Amos
-Amos
-Law
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Fran Amos (10)
Thomas Law (B)
As a result of the Republican vote, Fran Amos was selected Board Vice
Chairperson.
The nominees for Chairperson of the Finance Committee were
Sue Ann Douglas and Thomas Law.
The Republican vote reads as follows:
Law
Millard
Moffitt
Moss
Obrecht
Palmer
Patterson
Sever
Taub
-Law
-Douglas
-Law
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
Webster
Amos
Brian
Buckley
Crawford
Dingeldey
Douglas
Galloway
Garfield
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Law
-Douglas
-Douglas
-Law
-Law
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Sue Ann Douglas (13)
Thomas Law (5)
As a result of the Republican vote, Sue Ann Douglas was selected
Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
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The nominee for Chairperson of the General Government Committee was
William Patterson.
Moved by Douglas supported by Brian a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, William Patterson was
unanimously selected Chairperson of the General Government Committee.
The nominee for Chairperson of the Personnel Committee was Thomas Law.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Douglas a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Thomas Law was unanimously
selected Chairperson of the Personnel Committee.
The nominee for Chairperson of the Planning and Building Committee was
Chuck Palmer.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Buckley a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Chuck Palmer was unanimously
selected Chairperson of the Planning and Building Committee.
The nominee for Chairperson of the Public Services Committee was David
Moffitt.
Moved by Galloway supported by Crawford a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, David Moffitt was unanimously
selected Chairperson of the Public Services Committee.
The nominee for Vice Chairperson of the Finance Committee was Nancy
Dingeldey.
Moved by Douglas supported by Amos a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Nancy Dingeldey was
unanimously selected Vice Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
The nominee for Vice Chairperson of the General Government Committee
was Shelley Taub.
Moved by Douglas supported by Dingeldey a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Shelley Taub was unanimously
selected Vice Chairperson of the General Government Committee.
The nominee for Vice Chairperson of the Personnel Committee was David
Galloway.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Law a unanimous vote be cast.
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As a result of the Republican voice vote, David Galloway was
unanimously selected Vice Chairperson of the Personnel Committee.
The nominee for Vice Chairperson of the Planning and Building Committee
was Peter Webster.
Moved by Taub supported by Patterson a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Peter Webster was unanimously
selected Vice Chairperson of the Planning and Building Committee.
The nominees for Vice Chairperson of the Public Services Committee were
David Galloway and Hugh Crawford.
David Galloway withdrew his nomination.
Moved by Galloway supported by Law a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Hugh Crawford was unanimously
selected Vice Chairperson of the Public Services Committee.
The nominees for members of the Finance Committee were Fran Amos, Chuck
Moss, Chuck Palmer, William Patterson and Shelley Taub.
Moved by Douglas supported by Crawford a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Fran Amos, Chuck Moss, Chuck
Palmer, William Patterson and Shelley Taub were unanimously selected Finance
Committee Members.
The nominees for members of the General Government Committee were Hugh
Crawford, Thomas Law, Chuck Moss and Peter Webster.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Obrecht a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Hugh Crawford, Thomas Law,
Chuck Moss and Peter Webster were unanimously selected General Government
Committee Members.
The nominees for members of the Personnel Committee were Bill Brian,
David Buckley and David Moffitt.
Moved by Crawford supported by Douglas a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Bill Brian, David Buckley and
David Moffitt were unanimously selected members of the Personnel Committee.
The nominees for members of the Planning and Building Committee were
Bill Brian, Nancy Dingeldey, John Garfield, Lawrence Obrecht and Terry Sever.
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Moved by Amos supported by Moss a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, William Brian, Nancy
Dingeldey, John Garfield, Lawrence Obrecht and Terry Sever were unanimously
selected members of the Planning and Building Committee.
The nominees for members of the Public Services Committee were David
Buckley, David Galloway, John Garfield, Lawrence Obrecht and Terry Sever.
Moved by Douglas supported by Dingeldey a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, David Buckley, David
Galloway, John Garfield, Lawrence Obrecht and Terry Sever were unanimously
selected members of the Public Services Committee.
Moved by Palmer supported by Douglas that three positions on the
Airport Committee be filled by Republicans.
Discussion followed.
Republican vote for three Republican positions on Airport Committee:
AYES: Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Brian, Buckley, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Galloway, Moss. (9)
NAYS: Sever, Taub, Webster, Amos, Crawford, Garfield, Law, Millard,
Moffitt. (9)
Motion failed.
The nominees for members of the Airport Committee were Bill Brian,
David Galloway, William Patterson and Shelley Taub.
Galloway and Taub withdrew.
Moved by Douglas supported by Palmer a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Bill Brian and William
Patterson were unanimously selected members of the Airport Committee.
The nominee for member of the Road Commission Committee was Rudy
Lozano.
Moved by Patterson supported by Taub a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Rudy Lozano was selected
member of the Road Commission.
The nominee for member of the Area Agency on Aging was Terry Sever.
Moved by Douglas supported by Amos a unanimous vote be cast.
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As a result of the Republican voice vote, Terry Sever was unanimously
selected a member of the Area Agency on Aging.
Moved by Taub supported by Moss a unanimous vote be cast for Michelle
Friedman Appel to remain an alternate member of the Area Agency on Aging.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Michelle Friedman Appel was
unanimously selected an alternate member of the Area Agency on Aging.
The nominee for member of the Building Authority was James VanLeuven.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Taub a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, James VanLeuven was
unanimously selected member of the Building Authority.
The nominees for members of the Election Scheduling Committee were
Sandra Abrams, Sherrie English and Kathryn Dornan. Sherrie English had not
confirmed her interest in reappointment at the time of the Caucus.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Brian a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Sandra Abrams and Kathryn
Dornan were selected members of the Election Scheduling Committee.
The nominees for members of the Job Evaluation Panel were Nancy
Dingeldey and George Suarez.
Moved by Taub supported by Amos a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, Nancy Dingeldey and George
Suarez were selected members of the Job Evaluation Review Panel.
The nominees for members of Park and Recreation Commission were Fran
Amos, Hugh Crawford, David Galloway, David Moffitt and Shelley Taub.
The Republican vote reads as follows:
First Vote:
Amos -Amos Millard -Amos
Brian -Galloway Moffitt -Moffitt
Buckley -Taub Moss -Taub
Crawford -Crawford Obrecht -Taub
Dingeldey -Taub Palmer -Amos
Douglas -Crawford Patterson -Taub
Galloway -Moffitt Sever -Amos
Garfield -Moffitt Taub -Taub
Law -Moffitt Webster -Taub
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Fran Amos (4)
Hugh Crawford (2)
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David Galloway (1)
David Moffitt (4)
Shelley Taub (7)
Second Vote:
Brian -Taub Moffitt -Moffitt
Buckley -Taub Moss -Taub
Crawford -Crawford Obrecht -Taub
Dingeldey -Taub Palmer -Amos
Douglas -Taub Patterson -Taub
Galloway -Moffitt Sever -Amos
Garfield -Moffitt Taub -Taub
Law -Moffitt Webster -Taub
Millard -Amos Amos -Amos
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Fran Amos (4)
Hugh Crawford (1)
David Moffitt (4)
Shelley Taub (9)
Third Vote:
Buckley -Taub Moss -Taub
Crawford -Amos Obrecht -Taub
Dingeldey -Taub Palmer -Amos
Douglas -Taub Patterson -Taub
Galloway -Moffitt Sever -Amos
Garfield -Moffitt Taub -Taub
Law -Moffitt Webster -Taub
Millard -Amos Amos -Amos
Moffitt -Moffitt Brian -Taub
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Fran Amos (5)
David Moffitt (4)
Shelley Taub (9)
Fourth Vote:
Crawford -Amos Obrecht -Taub
Dingeldey -Taub Palmer -Amos
Douglas -Taub Patterson -Taub
Galloway -Taub Sever -Amos
Garfield -Amos Taub -Taub
Law -Amos Webster -Taub
Millard -Amos Amos -Amos
Moffitt -Taub Brian -Taub
Moss -Taub Buckley -Taub
The Republican vote totals were as follows:
Fran Amos (7)
Shelley Taub (11)
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As a result of the Republican votes cast, Shelley Taub was selected
member of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
The nominees for members of the Southeast Michigan Council of
Government (SEMCOG) were L Brooks Patterson (with Dave Vanderveen as his
alternate), Nancy Dingeldey, David Moffitt, Chuck Moss, Eric Coleman and Rule
McPherson,
Moved by Moffitt supported by Law a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of the Republican voice vote, L Brooks Patterson (with Dave
Vanderveen as his alternate), Nancy Dingeldey, David Moffitt, Chuck Moss,
Eric Coleman and Rule McPherson were selected as members of the Southeast
Michigan Council of Government (SEMCOG). Republican Caucus Chairperson
stated the five alternate positions for (SEMCOG) will be discussed at the
next Republican Caucus.
Republican Caucus Chairperson stated C.
Library Board, his term will expire August 24,
Commissioner Shelley Taub stated she
remainder of the term.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Douglas a unanimous vote be cast.
As a result of Republican voice vote, Shelley Taub was selected to fill
the vacancy on the Library Board.
The meeting of the Republican Caucus adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
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