Bullard celebrates first six months of record Service to Pontiac citizens

Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bill Bullard Jr. announced Tuesday a six month update in regard to the county taking over birth and death records for the city of Pontiac. Since November, the Clerk's Office has received 1,625 records (birth and death combined) from Pontiac, out of those records it made 5,206 certified copies. "In November I vowed to ensure the citizens of Pontiac received this essential service without any change," Bullard said. "After six months I am proud to announce that we have kept that promise." Last November, a resolution, passed unanimously 24-0 by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners concerning birth and death records services in Pontiac. The resolution was necessary to allow the County Clerk's office to become the registrar of record for Pontiac for birth and death records in Pontiac hospitals following the termination of the City Clerk by the Emergency Manager on Friday, Oct. 29, and the decision that the City of Pontiac would no longer be providing vital records services. The County Clerk already keeps birth and death records for the county as a whole, but in 6 communities who have over 40,000 residents and one or more hospitals in their jurisdiction, the local city or township clerk is the primary registrar of births and deaths in those hospitals. The resolution by the County Board was necessary by state law to allow the County Clerk to do for Pontiac what the office already does for 55 other cities, townships and villages in Oakland County. Published: Thu, May 24, 2012

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