On December 20th, 2011 Governor Snyder signed PA 280 pertaining to county commission apportionment in Oakland County. The Act, in effect, will invalidate the plan adopted by the previous apportionment commission and place the responsibility for drawing new districts with the Board of Commissioners. The Act also reduces the number of county commissioners from 25 to 21.

Chair: Michael Gingell (R)

• David Woodward (D)
• Jeff Matis (R)
• Shelley Goodman Taub (R)

Board Chairman Michael J. Gingell has called special meetings of the Republican Caucus to be held on April 5 and April 11, to discuss two maps being considered for the new 21 District Board of Commissioners. The old Commission was made up of 25 Districts. Final decision on the 21 new district boundaries will be made at a special meeting of the full Board of Commissioners on April 13, 2012. All meetings are open to the public. Meetings will be held at 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac, in the Board of Commissioners area of the Courthouse complex (South entrance).

Republican Caucus

• Republican Caucus Map
• Republican Caucus Report

Amendment 1

• Republican Caucus Map Amendment 1
• Republican Caucus Description Amendment 1
• Republican Caucus Report Amendment 1

Democratic Caucus

• Democratic Caucus Map
• Democratic Caucus Report

Amendment 1

• Democratic Caucus Map Amendment 1
• Democratic Caucus Description Amendment 1

• Adopted Map

According to State Law, the Oakland County Apportionment Commission is responsible for establishing the Board of Commissioners districts within the County. The County Apportionment Commission consists of the County Clerk, the County Treasurer, the Prosecuting Attorney, and the statutory County chairperson of each of the two political parties whose candidates for Secretary of State received the most votes in the last election for that office.

• Chair: Frank Houston, County Democratic Party Chair
• Recording Secretary: Bill Bullard Jr., County Clerk/Register of Deeds

• Jessica Cooper, County Prosecutor
• Andrew Meisner, County Treasurer
• Jim Thienel, County Republican Party Chair

Houston

• Houston Map
• Houston Description
• Houston Report

Amendment 1

• Houston Map Amendment 1
• Houston Description Amendment 1
• Houston Report Amendment 1

Amendment 2

• Houston Map Amendment 2
• Houston Description Amendment 2
• Houston Report Amendment 2

Bullard

• Bullard Map
• Bullard Description
• Bullard Report

Cooper

• Cooper Map
• Cooper Description
• Cooper Report

Amendment 1

• Cooper Map Amendment 1
• Cooper Description Amendment 1
• Cooper Report Amendment 1

Amendment 2

• Cooper Map Amendment 2
• Cooper Description Amendment 2
• Cooper Report Amendment 2

Meisner

• Meisner Map
• Meisner Description
• Meisner Report

Thienel

• Thienel Map
• Thienel Description
• Thienel Report

• Adopted Map
• Adopted Resolution
• District Legal Descriptions
• 2010 Apportionment Commissioner Plan Comparison Report
• 2009 City & Township Population Estimates
• Current County Commission Districts
• Current County Commission Districts, w/ Precincts & 2010 Census Population