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Votes at a glance: Oakland County commissioners approve consent agenda, SWAT interlocal agreements and health network appointments
Summary
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted the consent agenda and took several routine votes with unanimous support, approved two interlocal agreements to allow municipal participation on the Sheriff's Office SWAT team, and confirmed three appointments to the Oakland County Health Network.
At its meeting, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted the consent agenda and approved several routine motions with unanimous support, approved two interlocal agreements to join the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics team, and confirmed appointments to the Oakland County Health Network.
The consent agenda was adopted by voice vote; the clerk recorded 18 yeas and 0 nays. Commissioners then approved interlocal agreements that allow the city of Birmingham and the Charter Township of Bloomfield to participate on the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team; both resolutions passed 18‑0. The motions to join the SWAT team were moved by Commissioner Lueb and seconded by Commissioner Spiz.
The board also confirmed appointments to the Oakland County Health Network recommended by the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee. The committee recommended reappointing Yvette Woodruff (working involvement in mental health services), Malkia Newman (primary consumer) and John Young (secondary consumer) to three‑year terms beginning April 2025 through March 31, 2028; the board voted 17‑0 to confirm those appointments.
Clerk and staff presented five communications from county offices; commissioners voted unanimously to receive the communications. The communications included multiple letters regarding appointments to the tax increment financing district ad hoc review committee and a letter from County Executive David Coulter recommending reappointments to the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. The county executive cited the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act in accompanying materials.
Commissioner Hoffman introduced a resolution urging the governor to grant a pardon for Timo Jin Kansu and the resolution was referred to the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations Committee without objection. No committee vote on that resolution was recorded at the meeting.
Votes recorded at the meeting matched the clerk’s tallies noted during the proceedings; no contested roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
