Secretary of State to Bring One Stop Shop Mobile Office to Troy

The Mobile Office programs next stop is scheduled at the Secretary of State Office in Troy on Thursday, April 27, announced Oakland County Clerk and Register of Deeds Bill Bullard Jr.

Anyone who lives in the area or surrounding communities is welcome. The Mobile Office will be available from 1-5 p.m. at the East Oakland Secretary of State, 1111 E. Long Lake Rd., Troy.

"We are excited about our partnership with Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and One Stop Shop Mobile Office concept," Bullard said. "We have been expanding our mobile offices into various community events lately, but this is a new level of convenience for Oakland County residents."

The Mobile Office is a no-frills operation. Employees set up shop with laptop computers and printers so they can provide customers with on-the-spot copies of birth certificates, death certificates and other public records. Normal copy fees apply. Citizens can access 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
• Copies of Property Records and Deeds
• Oakland County Circuit Court Records
• Identity Protection Information
• Voter Registration
• Absentee Ballot Application Forms
• Concealed Pistol License

The planned schedule for the One Stop Shop Mobile Offices is as follows:

• April 27, 1-5 p.m., 1111 E. Long Lake Rd., Troy, MI 48085
• June 1, 1-5 p.m., 31164 Beck Rd., Novi, MI  48377
• June 29, 1-5 p.m., 672 N. Milford Rd., Highland, MI  48357
• July 27, 1-5 p.m., 4301 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48323
• August 24, 1-5 p.m., 2250 Crooks Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48309

Bullard stressed there is 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 provide citizens the best possible service at the lowest possible cost, whether we are serving them in their community, or at our main office in the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac."

Source: oakgov.com