Committee recommends removal of absent OCHN board member and interim appointment of Jennifer Korontzuk
November 05, 2025 | Oakland County, Michigan
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Committee members said the OCHN board chair notified county staff after three unexcused absences and that the chair and county staff repeatedly tried to contact the member without success. “Per OCHN's bylaws, [the chair] sent a letter to her after 3 unexcused absences,” a commissioner said. Committee members said the absence has left the OCHN board a member short for many months and described multiple outreach attempts by county staff and the OCHN chair.
After discussion, a commissioner moved that the committee recommend removal; the motion was seconded and the clerk reported 7 yays, 0 nays on the recommendation to remove the member. The committee then considered an application on file for Jennifer Korontzuk, whom commissioners described as an active participant in mental-health services. A motion to appoint Korontzuk to fill a vacancy through March 31, 2026, was moved and seconded; the clerk’s readout of that vote is recorded in the transcript but one automated readout line is not clearly transcribed in the meeting excerpt.
Members said they preferred an odd-numbered board membership in several committees and that Korontzuk’s experience in mental-health services made her a suitable interim pick. The committee asked staff to proceed with the appointment process and to forward the recommendations to the full board for confirmation.
Next steps: Removal and appointment recommendations were forwarded to the full board for final action and confirmation; if confirmed, Korontzuk’s term would run through March 31, 2026.
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