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BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the vacancies for the boards, commissions,
committees and councils herein mentioned, recommends the filling of those vacancies as follows:
AIRPORT COMMITTEE (One-Year Term ending 12/31/07)
Hugh D. Crawford, John Scott, Tom Middleton, Vincent Gregory, David VanderVeen (Executive
Designee)
AREA AGENCY ON AGING (Two-Year Term ending 12/31/08)
Helaine Zack, Brad Jacobsen (alternate)
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION (Three-Year Terms)
Eileen Kowall, John Richards (Terms ending 1/1/08)
Shelley Goodman Taub (Term ending 1/1/09)
Hugh D. Crawford, Charles E. Palmer (Terms ending 1/1/10)
ROAD COMMISSION (Six-Year Term ending 12/31/12)
Eric Wilson
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG) (One-Year Term ending
12/31/07)
Delegates Alternates
L. Brooks Patterson David VanderVeen
Mike Rogers Dennis Toffolo
Christine Long Jeff Potter
John Scott David Potts
Eric Coleman Vincent Gregory
Jim Nash Tim Greimel
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Report January 4, 2007
Moved by Long supported by Kowall the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Kowall the Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Authorities be
confirmed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Gregory supported by Zack to separate and vote on each committee separately.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Gregory’s amendment:
AYES: Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coleman,
Coulter, Gershenson. (12)
NAYS: Gingell, Gosselin, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Bullard,
Crawford, Douglas. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Gregory supported by Hatchett to amend the motion regarding Appointments to Various Boards,
Commissions and Authorities, and place the name of James O’Reilly on the appointments to Parks and
Recreation Commission.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Gregory’s amendment:
AYES: Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coleman,
Coulter, Gershenson. (12)
NAYS: Gosselin, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Bullard, Crawford,
Douglas, Gingell. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Hatchett supported by Coleman to amend the resolution by removing the Parks and Recreation
Commission appointments and refer it back to the General Government Committee.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Hatchett’s amendment:
AYES: Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coleman,
Coulter, Gershenson. (12)
NAYS: Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas,
Gingell, Gosselin. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on appointments:
AYES: Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas,
Gingell, Gosselin. (13)
NAYS: Greimel, Hatchett, Nash, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coleman, Coulter,
Gershenson, Gregory. (12)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the appointments were confirmed.