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Committee advances plan to add and reimburse facilities positions tied to $250 million in capital work

Oakland County Finance Committee · February 11, 2026

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Summary

Oakland County’s Finance Committee advanced a package adding six new facilities positions (three new, three reimbursed by bonds) and reimbursing seven positions via bond proceeds to support about $250 million in planned capital improvements and a repair-and-replacement fund.

Oakland County’s Finance Committee voted to forward a facilities staffing and financing package to the full board that will add several positions and reimburse existing staff through capital bond proceeds.

Peter Lynch and Misty Raetz explained the bond program will fund project work over many years and requires staff capacity: they requested three additional positions funded directly (supervisor, project manager, technical office assistant) and seven existing positions to be reimbursed by bond proceeds; in addition, the broader request included deputy director, asset management coordinator and a project manager engineer as part of a holistic facilities structure. Lynch said the county expects to spend about "$250,000,000 over the course of the next few years," and that current staffing can comfortably handle about $6,000,000 per year without added personnel.

Commissioners asked whether the new positions would be posted internally (staff said open and competitive) and whether the reimbursed positions would change pay or duties (staff said funding source would change but duties remain). One commissioner expressed caution about adding permanent positions; others supported advancing the package as necessary to manage the capital program. The committee voted to move the proposal forward.