Tim Burns (D)
Commissioner, District 19

               Summer, 2009

Boundaries: Includes the City of Clawson, the majority of central and eastern Troy with a northeastern section of Troy. A southeastern portion of the City of Troy's borders connects to the City of Clawson and a section of the City of Royal Oak.

First elected: November 2006
Current term: January 1, 2009- December 31, 2010

Contact information:
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
1200 North Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan, USA, 48341-0421

Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-275-1826 (Home Office)
Fax: 248-693-8078 (County)
E-mail: burnst@oakgov.com 

Committees:

• Oakland County Airport Committee -- Vice Chair
• Public Services -- Minority Vice Chair
• Planning and Building -- Member
• Parks and Recreation Commission -- Member
• Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority -- Member

Personal:
Commissioner Tim Burns lives in Clawson with his wife Barbra and their children, Jackson and Margaret.  He is an attorney for the Better Business Bureau and maintains a limited private law practice that focuses on estate planning and small business representation. 

Commissioner Burns has a Bachelor of Science degree from Bradley University and has a Jurist Doctorate degree from the University of Detroit/Mercy Law School.  He completed his clerkship with the Michigan Attorney General's High Tech Crime Unit and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2000.

Commissioner Burns is the President of the Troy Community Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol & Drug Abuse.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for Clawson Community Credit Union and the Clawson Chamber of Commerce.  

Mr. Burns is a member of the Boys & Girls Club of Troy "Taste of Troy" fundraising committee, is a member of the Clawson-Troy Optimist Club, and belongs to the Troy Chamber of Commerce.