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Sheriff’s Office presents three agreements; commission approves amendments and task-force interlocal agreement
Summary
The Board approved three items from the Sheriff’s Office: an amendment to Addison Township law enforcement services, a new dispatch agreement to serve Metroparks police in two parks, and an interlocal agreement to expand the Oakland County Human Trafficking Task Force to include Madison Heights and Southfield.
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved three Sheriff’s Office items on March 4, 2025: an amendment to the law-enforcement services agreement with Addison Township, a police dispatch service agreement with the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority to dispatch Metroparks police at Indian Springs and Kensington, and an interlocal agreement to add Madison Heights and Southfield to the Oakland County Human Trafficking Task Force.
Sheriff’s Office representatives said the Addison Township amendment deletes one deputy position effective April 1, 2025. The new Metroparks dispatch agreement will cover April 2025 through March 2027 and will put the county dispatch center on duty for the Metroparks police serving Indian Springs and Kensington.
County officials introduced Captain Timothy Willis as the new under sheriff and noted Major Bundrick’s retirement after 33 years; Major Russ Scheisser was named as a replacement in the sheriff’s leadership team.
Regarding the human trafficking task force, speakers said the county had provided preliminary resources and training and now seeks interlocal agreements to formalize participation by Madison Heights and Southfield. Commissioner Spitz said he supports the expansion and expects more resource requests as the cross-jurisdictional effort develops. Commissioners discussed the need for sustainable funding, grant-seeking, and collaboration with the prosecutor’s office to handle an increasing caseload.
A single motion covering the three Sheriff’s Office items was made by Commissioner Spitz with support from Commissioner Pollam and was approved by the committee; no recorded nays were announced.
