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REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: ADOPTION OF 2007 RULES FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the proposed rules for the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, recommends the adoption of the attached rules as the permanent rules for the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners for the year 2007.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners 2007 Edition on file in County Clerk’s office.
Report January 4, 2007
Moved by Long supported by Potter the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Potter the 2007 RULES FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Hatchett supported by Zack to amend the motion by changing Section X.A. (1) and (2). The total
Finance Committee should be changed to twelve (12) members and change Section X.B. (1) to seven (7)
members of the majority party and five (5) members of the minority party.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Hatchett’s amendment:
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Gershenson, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez,
Woodward, Zack, Burns. (12)
NAYS: Crawford, Douglas, Gingell, Gosselin, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts,
Rogers, Scott, Bullard. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Moved by Greimel supported by Suarez to amend the motion to approve the proposed rules for the OCBC by
changing section X.A. (2) of the proposed rules such that the total number of General Government Committee
members is eleven (11) instead of twelve (12) and changing section X. B. (2) of the proposed rules such that
the number of General Government Committee members of the majority party is six (6) instead of seven (7).
Discussion followed.
Vote on Greimel’s amendment:
AYES: Coulter, Gershenson, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack,
Burns, Coleman. (12)
NAYS: Crawford, Douglas, Gingell, Gosselin, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts,
Rogers, Scott, Bullard. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Greimel to amend Section X. III. (I).
Discussion followed.
Commissioner Greimel withdrew his amendment.
Vote on report:
AYES: Crawford, Douglas, Gingell, Gosselin, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts,
Rogers, Scott, Bullard. (13)
NAYS: Gershenson, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Burns,
Coleman, Coulter. (12)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the 2007 RULES FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS were adopted.