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Photo Gallery, continued...
Inauguration Ceremonies for the
2009-2010 Oakland County Board of Commissioners 
Oakland County Circuit Court Chief Judge Wendy Potts delivers the invocation to open the Inaugural ceremony for the 2009-2010 Oakland County Board of Commissioners. One of the commissioners, David W. Potts (District #20) is the husband of Chief Judge Potts.
New Board members Gary McGillivray (District #24) (far left) and Janet Jackson (District #21) listen intently as Chief Judge Wendy Potts delivers the invocation to open the Inauguration ceremony.
Members of the Oakland Composite Civil Air Patrol stand at attention after presenting the colors, as everyone waited to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
New members of the Board of Commissioners Kim Capello (District #9), left, and Jim Runestad (District #6), man with badge and hand over his heart, watch as the colors pass following the Pledge of Allegiance. Also seen are, from far left behind Commissioner Capello's right shoulder, John Scott (District #5); Sue Ann Douglas (District #12) (pink blouse); Christine Long (District #7) (in the red coat); Thomas Middleton (District #4) (behind the cadet holding the rifle); Shelley Goodman Taub (District #16) (peeking over Mr. Middleton's right shoulder); and David Potts (District #20) (wearing a pink tie).
Commissioners Marcia Gershenson (District #17) and David Woodward (District #18) join their fellow commissioners in taking the oath of office, administered by Ruth Johnson, the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
Friends and family look on as the commissioners take the oath of office. Family members of the newcomers to the commission were introduced to the crowd after the new commissioners took their oath of office.
New Commissioner Steve Schwartz (District #14) smiles as fellow newcomer Shelley Taub (District #16, below) introduces her supporters to the audience. This inauguration marked the return to the commission for Ms. Taub, who most recently had been a state representative in Lansing.
Commissioner David Coulter (District #25) sits wistfully thinking of what might have been as he temporarily chairs the commission meeting which followed the inauguration. Coulter, a Democrat, presides as Republican Bill Bullard, Junior (District #2) is elected permanent chair for this term of the Board of Commissioners.
Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr. (District #2, at left) reviews his notes as he is being elected permanent chairman for the 2009-2010 session of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
Former Oakland County Commissioner Niles Olson and his wife Eleanor congratulate their nephew, Oakland County Commissioner and Board Vice Chairman Michael Gingell (District #3, at right), on Mr. Gingell's election to the Board's Leadership.
 Oakland County Commissioner John Scott (District #5, center) is surrounded by family and friends following his inauguration. Pictured, left to right, are: Jane Scott, Mr. Scott's wife; West Bloomfield Township Supervisor Michelle Economu; Commissioner Scott; and West Bloomfield Township Clerk Cathy Shaughnessy.
Newly re-elected Commissioner Mattie McKinney-Hatchett (District #10) makes a point during the meeting of the Board of Commissioners that immediately followed the Inauguration Ceremonies. At this point, it was back to business as usual.
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