Incumbents County Executive Dave Coulter, Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown, Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash were each administered their oath of office during the brief ceremony. OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Oakland County’s top elected officials were sworn-in Thursday for the next four years in Oakland County Circuit Court by Chief Judge Shalina D. Kumar. Incumbents County Executive Dave Coulter, Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown, Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash were each administered their oath of office during a brief ceremony. Newly elected Prosecutor Karen McDonald was present for the event, but a separate ceremony was held for her the same day. Treasurer-elect Robert Wittenberg, who replaces Treasurer Andy Meisner, will take his oath of office in the summer when Meisner’s term expires.

Dave Coulter has won the Democratic primary nomination for Oakland County Executive. Coulter defeated Andy Meisner in a relatively tight race in Tuesdays primary election (see results below). Coulter, the former mayor of Ferndale, was first appointed county executive in August 2019. I am grateful that voters judged me by my record as County Executive and validated the work we are doing to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, recover economically and bring progressive change to Oakland County, Coulter said. We certainly have more work to do and Im looking forward to making our case to voters in November.Related: Latest Election news, results

PONTIAC, Mich. - It has been two days of a clean-up trying to get rid of oil on all 249 chairs in the auditorium, 34 leather chairs the Oakland County commissioners use, plus an additional 19 chairs in a conference room. An employee used essential oils to try to move the bad energy out of the building that houses the Oakland County Board of Commissioners chambers. While her intent was not to cause harm, it's just the latest in the bizarre battle to succeed county Executive L. Brooks Patterson, whose funeral was held Thursday. Woodward even resigned his Commission seat in order to interview and get the appointment. Expect the Oakland County Republican party to file a lawsuit on Friday.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. - Choosing a new Oakland County executive turned into a political brawl Tuesday as the County Commission looks to install a replacement for L. Brooks Patterson through an application process. Local 4 Business Editor Rod Meloni, who has been monitoring the process, said the entire situation has turned ugly. There have been 21 applications submitted for Oakland County executive, according to the county's website. The most known name on the list is David Woodward, the former County Commission chairman who stepped down last week. The County Commission will hold interviews for the job Wednesday and stream those interviews online.

Treasurer Andy Meisner went public with his distaste for how the Oakland County Board of Commissioners was going about appointing a successor to fulfill the rest of Pattersons term. Meisner has already declared his intention to run for county executive. Chair of the County Board of Commissioners, David Woodward, has made it clear he wants to be appointed to Pattersons seat and then run. He spent 45 years of his life trying to make this county better, acting county executive Gerald Poisson said. Until that election, Gerald Poisson, who has been Pattersons deputy for 38 years would remain as county executive.