

Brooks Patterson dies after leading Oakland County for a generation Brooks Patterson is politically complicated Certainly not adding credibility was that, of the 21 names submitted online, at least one seemed an obvious hoax - someone applying as "Ima Skaam.”

Significantly, Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner was not among the 21 applicants. Meisner said he would not submit his name to fill the remainder of Patterson’s term because he "does not have faith in the integrity of this process." That's a concern he shares with many Republicans as well as other Democrats. They could vote to appoint a new county executive to fill the remainder of Patterson's term as soon as Friday. Thursday in Troy, committee members will interview the finalists, starting at 9:30 a.m., before a public audience and while broadcasting the proceedings live at /boc. On Wednesday, one day before Patterson’s funeral at 1:30 p.m. Brooks Patterson.Ī committee of two Democrats and one Republican chose the finalists - including former county board chair David Woodward, a prominent Democrat - from among 21 online applications. That set the stage for the next act in Oakland County's tumultuous drama to appoint a new county executive. The field narrowed to five finalists late Tuesday in a week-long scramble in Oakland County to fill the shoes of the late L.
