Board, April 8, 2026
Approves Confirmation of Alicia Williams as Chief Procurement Officer, 17-1
What happened
This Oakland County Board of Commissioners meeting was dominated by regulatory and contract votes rather than zoning or land-use decisions. The most contested action was approval of 'Project Prove It,' a nine-month free drone/surveillance pilot with Flock Group, passed 13-4 with…
- Jurisdiction
- Oakland County, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 17-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 15
Motion to move gun safe lockers item (13B) to regular agenda
Commissioner Cavell moved to move item 13B (gun safe lockers) from consent to regular agenda; failed on a roll-call vote of 3 yeas, 15 nays.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Oakland County Board of Commissioners meeting was dominated by regulatory and contract votes rather than zoning or land-use decisions. The most contested action was approval of 'Project Prove It,' a nine-month free drone/surveillance pilot with Flock Group, passed 13-4 with…
Key Decisions (15)
Motion to move gun safe lockers item (13B) to regular agenda
Approval of the agenda as amended (with public comment moved to end)
Receive communications including Civil Rights Ad Hoc Committee ICE report
Consent agenda adoption
Lease agreement with Marathon Health LLC for Employee Health Clinic
Confirmation of Alicia Williams as Chief Procurement Officer
Exception to purchasing policy - contract extensions with multiple vendors (item 14B)
Resolution 2026-6412 opposing state legislation preempting local zoning authority
Authorize Zoological Authority millage renewal question on November 2026 ballot
Interlocal near-site clinic agreement with five cities
Motion to reconsider interlocal clinic vote
Confirmation of Craig Brown to Oakland Community Health Network Board
Grant acceptance - FY2025 Emergency Management Performance Program
Project Prove It - Flock Group drone surveillance pilot program
Hoffman amendment to Flock drone pilot adding data and use restrictions
Market Signals (5)
Sentiment
Overwhelming public opposition to AI-powered surveillance (Flock drones and license…
Infrastructure
A potential $2.5 million two-year Flock surveillance contract was repeatedly…
Sentiment
County adopted a resolution (2026-6412) opposing state legislation that would…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 7 commissioners, and a member of the public.
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