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Commissioner Angela Powell presented the proclamation and noted her personal connection to the community: \"Both my parents are deaf,\" Powell said, and she credited her father with helping to establish the local agency. Powell cited the importance of sign-language interpreters, captioning, assistive technology and early-intervention programs in supporting equitable access.

Dylan Secord, assistant director of the Deaf Community Advocacy Network (DeafCAN), accepted the proclamation and invited commissioners and the public to DeafCAN's Deaf Celebration Day on Sept. 27 at the Southfield Civic Center. \"Deaf Awareness Month, it's very important month for me as a deaf person, because this is all about celebrating our beautiful community, our culture, and our language,\" Secord said.

The proclamation notes DeafCAN's 40th anniversary celebration and its expectation to welcome more than 2,000 attendees to the Sept. 27 event, and it calls attention to services the county and nonprofits provide to residents who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Ending: Commissioners paused for photos following the proclamation; the event and the county proclamation underscore ongoing outreach and accessibility work for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community in Oakland County.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting 09-18-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Oakland County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation recognizing September as Deaf Awareness Month and highlighted Deaf Community Advocacy Network's (DeafCAN) 40th annual celebration scheduled for Sept. 27 in Southfield.","taxTitle","Oakland County, Michigan","taxId",2835,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6482832,"Votes at a glance: Oakland County commissioners approve staff positions, grants, contracts and board appointments",3423,1260000,4683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779707-b93a908a02473fdd2f330bf2d9a3486d&start=1260&end=4683","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779707-b93a908a02473fdd2f330bf2d9a3486d/thumbnail_1260000.jpg","/articles/6482832/Oakland-County/Michigan/Votes-at-a-glance-Oakland-County-commissioners-approve-staff-positions-grants-contracts-and-board-appointments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6482832-db98f6debe3354ce962d1856acfa9a53/orig.mp4?Expires=1773706638&Signature=H8~O3kZ6UfamD0pJMPdszOTiXPJKUZTRdx~lMrNPxU-yDkTaJW7WMPV35pbShgomXxwKA9YxBuRA8BDC5Op9ywx7UKUxgPlVOYu4Y5pcCHWqXQTK2VicSATIoWvJ21fxXBzflDWetHD0VKc1dv7z68drb23M-SitWlKQs~ylcPpAxNzDe0BsoUy8PEntbnD~pQ8F5A9wVjT-Foc3oNFc4OX1jEmBVcSDmqbrINX3HwdES0tLJ2FFmr2XD~wyb85y7NQZNCxuzpFp0MFaD~EzfJxOJj422JKhofvtwsRX9do7MZ2BHushMpSd-dsnHX4-GgHaABHm9FWdJ9Qjb~wxTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Sept. 18 meeting the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recorded multiple formal actions. This roundup lists each formal vote and outcome as reflected in the meeting record.

Key outcomes

- Consent agenda: Adopted, 17 yeas, 1 nay. Commissioner Koval (identified in the record as voting no) said she supported most consent items but opposed item 12b because of an unresolved accounting issue related to a bank account and approximately $31.7 million program reconciliation.

- Item 15a (creation of fiscal services sunset positions for FY 2025 and FY 2026): Adopted, 18 yeas, 0 nays.

- Item 15b (FY 2025 third-quarter forecast and budget amendments): Adopted, 18 yeas, 0 nays.

- Clemens authority (item 15c): Motion to postpone to Sept. 30 failed, 9 yeas, 9 nays; main motion to form Clemens authority adopted, 16 yeas, 2 nays.

- Item 15e (FY 2026 general appropriations act and county property tax rates): Adopted, 18 yeas, 0 nays.

- Grant acceptances: Community Development Block Grant, ESG and HOME funds accepted (vote recorded as 18 yeas, 0 nays); Marine Safety Program grant amendment accepted (18 yeas, 0 nays).

- Collective bargaining agreements: Multiple labor agreements covering IT, animal shelter and pet adoption center, homeland security facilities maintenance and operations, sheriff's office and parks and recreation, water resources commissioner employees, medical examiner investigators and prosecutor investigators were adopted on recorded votes (each recorded 18 yeas, 0 nays).

- Board of County Canvassers appointments: The legislative affairs committee recommended nominees from both parties. The tally reported in the meeting record shows Jeff Schaper received 16 votes, Lauren Lisi received 3 votes, and Gloria Spann received 15 votes. The board subsequently recorded a motion to appoint the two highest vote-getters and the clerk reported the confirmation vote as 17 yeas, 0 nays; the record indicates Jeff (announced as \"Jeff Schaper\" by the clerk) and Gloria Spann will serve the term beginning Nov. 1, 2025.

Votes that failed on the floor

- Amendment to create 6 Medicaid navigators and fund food pantry network (moved by Commissioner Cavell): Failed, 4 yeas, 14 nays.

- Amendment to allocate $100,000 for immigrant legal aid (moved by Commissioner Cavell): Failed, 3 yeas, 15 nays.

- Amendment to create an Office of Inspector General funded at 0.01% of the general fund: Failed, 2 yeas, 16 nays.

Notes on procedure and next steps

- The FY 2026 budget takes effect Oct. 1, 2025; implementing departments will proceed under the adopted appropriations.

- Clemens authority formation moves to staff implementation steps and asset transfer planning; board oversight opportunities were noted in the resolution.

Ending: The meeting record includes roll-call tallies for each item listed above and will be posted with the official minutes.
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Commissioner Gwen Markham introduced the item, describing it as a modernization step supported by county law enforcement. Commissioner Markham said the tool has grown from a local database into \"the largest database system that, multi jurisdictions use to not only fight scribe, but, protect our community on a regular basis.\" She urged the county to proceed with authority formation to modernize the system.

Opponents pressed for more information. Commissioner Cavell urged postponement, saying committee materials were incomplete and noting related public reports and investigations into contracts involving the program. \"Clemens Participation Grama, pages 5, 6, 7, and 8 are missing,\" Cavell said, calling for more time to tighten the proposal and await investigative results.

Commissioner Spence said he supported the idea in principle but wanted the board to see the results of an ongoing investigation related to prior contracts before committing to authority formation.

After discussion, commissioners voted against postponing and then approved the formation of the Clemens authority, 16-2. The board record shows the agency will proceed with the authority-formation steps described in the resolution and transfer of assets as required by the board; further implementation steps and asset-transfer details will be handled by county staff and the authority board if created.

Ending: The board's approval moves the Clemens proposal into the next implementation phase; the resolution passed with a recorded vote and included opportunities for board oversight during asset transfer and authority governance formation.","Oakland County commissioners voted to form the Clemens authority — a public authority to manage the courts and law enforcement management information system — after a divided attempt to postpone amid conflict-of-interest concerns failed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6482842,"Oakland County adopts FY 2026 budget, boosts housing, veterans and public safety funding",916,1969000,2885000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779707-b93a908a02473fdd2f330bf2d9a3486d&start=1969&end=2885","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779707-b93a908a02473fdd2f330bf2d9a3486d/thumbnail_1969000.jpg","/articles/6482842/Oakland-County/Michigan/Oakland-County-adopts-FY-2026-budget-boosts-housing-veterans-and-public-safety-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6482842-4780c7ecccf32ea47bef6d5ba95ceb67/orig.mp4?Expires=1773706638&Signature=aZ8Y~QbbG9bc5IaLaxi8McC2f4V-LwumbVQnif1dflR1zljjmxsmNgDskwTtzJ6wbEWcXoKsEM0ItcmvLLdKLigey0c9KqBUmdCYb6FplPauRNtXPqItRINVWWFpt7WJnUipj~v6yD5PvE6YanV-0fjjuB2XHergEFI4sHBiuj0AggjBCET~35FHMERvTs8KarVJ8rXYvMeikivUI2frWqLcHOI08GDiq1B4OmCHswI79UrZ4K0QVdIe6OelKUWyMYSnusuj7~aptkizuVnkDWmWCOI~ntEXShiVy~57ZBqy3-SVGdBT2szm08ryCsbuq9Rxf8K8wLJMX-ZLtvMdjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oakland County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the county's fiscal year 2026 general appropriations act and set county property tax rates on Sept. 18, 2025. The vote was 18-0.

Commissioner Gwen Markham, finance chair, said the budget resulted from an unusually cooperative process and flagged several newly funded priorities. \"This has been probably the smoothest process that I've participated in doing the county budget in the 7 years I've sat on the finance committee,\" Markham said. She highlighted more than $2 million for the county housing trust fund, $200,000 for emergency housing shelters, funding for a sheriff's office crisis response unit, a veterans benefits counselor position and a housing coordinator.

Markham said the finance committee prepared early, meeting with departments in April and May to avoid the surprises that have marked past cycles. \"We were able to really work through a lot of details for all of the departments,\" she said.

Why it matters: The budget funds core county services that begin Oct. 1 and reflects bipartisan support on the finance committee. Commissioners emphasized investments tied to homelessness prevention, public safety and veterans services.

Discussion and failed amendments: Several amendments introduced on the floor failed. Commissioner Spitz, who took part in the finance process, said he supported the budget and praised the staff for thorough answers to committee questions: \"I support this budget 100%.\" Commissioner Nelson said he would back the budget because it contained \"important investments in public health and safety,\" while reiterating concerns about the need for continued transparency.

Commissioner Cavell moved a set of amendments that would have added Medicaid and SNAP navigators, funding for nonprofit food pantries, a $100,000 allocation for immigrant legal services, and creation of an Office of Inspector General funded at 0.01% of the general fund. Those amendments failed on recorded votes: the Medicaid/SNAP and food-network amendment (4 yeas, 14 nays), the $100,000 immigrant legal-aid amendment (3 yeas, 15 nays) and the Office of Inspector General amendment (2 yeas, 16 nays).

Vote tally and next steps: The board's final roll call on the FY 2026 general appropriations act was unanimous (18-0). The fiscal year begins Oct. 1; departments will implement the appropriations and staffing changes included in the adopted plan.

Ending: Commissioners and county staff acknowledged the long preparation cycle and thanked department personnel and fiscal services staff for their work in producing the budget.","The Oakland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the $1.2 billion FY 2026 general appropriations act on Sept. 18, 2025, increasing investments in housing, veterans services and crisis response while rejecting several last-minute amendment proposals.","actionData","errors"]

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