On Day One as Executive, Oakland County will strive to eliminate institutional racism, discrimination and police brutality within our borders so that all of our citizens, especially African Americans, can live prosperous, healthy and happy lives.  

 

County hiring and promotion opportunities must and will afford everyone a chance for advancement, and the purchasing power of the County will be dedicated to promoting opportunity for minority- and women-owned businesses.  We will stop looking in the rear-view mirror on race, and start working towards racial reconciliation county and region-wide. I will use the office of Executive to make sure that we put the “justice” back in “criminal justice”.