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Sue Ann Douglas (R)
Commissioner, District 12

Commissioner Newsletter
               Summer, 2009


Boundaries:
Includes the City of Rochester and a large portion of the City of Rochester Hills.

First elected: November 1993
Current term: January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010

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

or


1228 North Main Street
Rochester, Michigan, USA, 48307

Phone: 248-858-0100 (County); 248-651-1255 (Home)
Fax: 248-858-1572 (County)
Email:  douglass@oakgov.com

  • Human Resources Committee -- Chair
  • Finance Committee -- MemberFringe Benefits Review Committee member
  • Solid Waste Planning Committee member
  • Community Home Improvement Citizen's Advisory Council -- Chair
  • Oakland County Business Roundtable -- Economic Development Committee -- Member
  • Audit Subcommittee -- Vice Chair
  • Retirement Board -- Chairman of the Board of Commissioners’ Designee

Past Committee Assignments:

  • Planning & Building -- Former Chair
  • Past Finance -- Former Chair
  • Past Finance/Personnel Committee -- Former Chair
  • Zoning Coordinating Committee -- Former Chair
  • Public Services Committee -- Former Member
  • Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
  • Oakland County Drain Board
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) Task Force
  • Corrections Staffing Study & Project Steering Committee -- Chair
  • Groundwater Quality Map Study Group
  • Trustee Alternative Committee
  • County's alternate to Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
  • Past Co-chair of the Board of Commissioner's 4-H Blue Ribbon Committee
  • Transportation Alternatives Committee

Oakland County Achievements:

  • A leader in the opposition to the State's recent Tax Shift that increased local property taxes to replace the State's Revenue Sharing Program for Counties.
  • Led reforms of Oakland County's fringe benefit system and successfully led in reducing the Oakland County millage rate three times.
  • Instrumental in terminating all plans to build a half billion dollar solid waste incinerator in Oakland County and was actively involved in preventing the forced siting of landfills in Oakland County by working with the Governor's office and State Legislators to amend Michigan's Solid Waste Planning Act which led to State approval of Oakland County's Solid Waste Plan without additional landfills or an incinerator.
  • Played a key role in developing Oakland County's Geographic Information System (GIS) and establishing a cost-saving, prisoner-operated laundry for the County Jail.
  • Worked with the USGS, University of Michigan and the Administration to develop a ground water information packet with maps showing areas served by private wells.



Activities in the Community:

  • Served on the Rochester City Council for 11 years, the Older Persons Commission, Paint Creek Trailways Commission and the Rochester Planning Commission prior to serving on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
  • Active in the Rochester area as a member of the Rochester Hills Kiwanis Club, the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, and Rochester Area Youth Assistance.


Personal: 

Douglas is a graduate of Rochester High School and attended Harper Hospital School of Nursing.


 


Sue Ann Douglas (R)



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