Newly elected commissioners to be welcomed

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners' Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium located at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac.

Participating will be Oakland County Circuit Court Chief Judge Nanci J. Grant, Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard and the new Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown, along with a presentation of the flags from the Oakland County Sheriff's Color Guard. Oakland County resident Jonathan Givens will sing the National Anthem and the Church Street Singers will also perform.

The new 21- member Board of Commissioners will take their oath of office and begin a two-year term serving from 2013-2014.

The 2013-2014 Oakland County Board of Commissioners will consist of the following members ( * reflects a new commissioner):

* Mike Bosnic (R-Clawson and Troy in District #16), who will be the 2013 Oakland County Board of Commissioners Republican Caucus vice chairman.

* Kathy Crawford (R-Novi, Novi Township and Northville in District #9).

* Marcia Gershenson (D-Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Township and West Bloomfield Township in District #13).

* William Dwyer (R-Farmington, Farmington Hills, Southfield Township and the villages of Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin in District #14).

* Michael Gingell (R-Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, Independence Township, Orion Township and the Village of Lake Orion in District #1) who will be the 2013 Oakland County Board of Commissioners chairman.

* Robert Gosselin (R-portions of Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills and Troy in District #11).

* Mattie McKinney Hatchett (D-Pontiac in District #10).

* Robert Hoffman (R-Highland Township, Springfield Township, Holly Township, the Village of Holly and Rose Township in District #2).

* Janet Jackson (D- Farmington Hills and Southfield in District #21).

* Christine Long (R- Village of Wolverine Lake, Commerce Township, West Bloomfield Township, and Walled Lake in District #7).

* Jeff Matis (R- Rochester Hills and Rochester in District #15). He will be the 2013 Board vice chairman.

* Gary McGillivray (D-Madison Heights, Pleasant Ridge and portions of Royal Oak and Troy in District #20).

* Thomas A. Middleton (R-Clarkston, Independence Township and Waterford Township in District #4).

* *Michael Spisz (R- Addison Township, Brandon Township, Oakland Township, Oxford Township, the villages of Leonard, Ortonville and Oxford in District #3).

* Nancy Quarles (D-Southfield, Lathrup Village and Oak Park in District #17).

* Jim Runestad (R-White Lake Township and Waterford Township in District #6).

* John A. Scott (R-Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake Village, Sylvan Lake, Waterford Township and West Bloomfield in District #5).

* Shelley Goodman Taub (R-Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township in District #12). She will be the 2013 Oakland County Board of Commissioners Caucus Republican chairperson.

* Philip Weipert (R-South Lyon, Lyon Township, Milford Township, the Village of Milford and Wixom in District#8).

* David Woodward (D- Berkley and Royal Oak in District #19).

* Helaine Zack (D- Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Oak Park and Royal Oak Township in District #18).

Published: Fri, Jan 4, 2013

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