Oakland County, Michigan, November 10, 2009 -- The new Oakland County Clerk's Mobile Office will be back on the road in December, this time headed to the Rochester area, announced Clerk/Register Ruth Johnson. Johnson's Mobile Office offers on-the-spot copies of Oakland County records, including birth, death, marriage, Circuit Court records and other services.

The Mobile Office will be visiting the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne, in downtown Rochester from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  on Thursday, Dec. 17. Anyone who lives in the area or surrounding communities is welcome.

"There is no fancy van or frills and we set up office in borrowed space," said Johnson. "Our Mobile Office is a pretty bare-bones operation but residents have appreciated the convenience."

"Our office in Pontiac can be a long way for people, especially with gas prices today," said Johnson. "We've put most of our services on our website, but we realize that there are people without Internet access or those who may be more comfortable with personal service. In an effort to reach out to all our communities, our Mobile Office pilot project will offer convenient one-day stops in each of the north, south, east and west portions of the county."

Mobile Office employees have computer access and printers so they can provide customers with on-the-spot copies of birth certificates, death certificates or other public records. Normal copy fees  and identification requirements  apply. The pilot project, modeled after a successful program in Macomb County, will offer many services, including: 

• Certified Copies of Birth, Death and Marriage Records
• Marriage License Applications
• Notary Public Applications
• Registration of Assumed Names and Co-Partnerships
• Military Discharge Forms
• Passport Applications & Photos
• Copies of Property Records and Deeds
• Oakland County Circuit Court Records
• Identity Protection Information
• Voter Registration
• Absentee Ballot Application Forms
• Concealed Pistol License

The Mobile Office, created this summer, has assisted residents in Novi, Berkley, West Bloomfield Township, Southfield and the Holly area. Upcoming Mobile Office visits include:

• Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 at the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, in Royal Oak, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 at the Orion Township Library, 825 Joslyn Road, in Lake Orion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the West Bloomfield Township Library, 4600 Walnut Lake Road, in West Bloomfield, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

"Anyone from the surrounding communities is welcome to join us to take advantage of this convenient service," Johnson said, stressing that there is almost no additional expense associated with the Mobile Office because resources, including employees and computers, are simply being redeployed in regional locations.

"Our job is to get citizens the best possible service at the lowest possible cost, whether we are serving them at our main office in the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac, online at www.oakgov.com/clerkrod or with our Mobile Office," said Johnson.