Oakland County, Michigan, September 21, 2009 -- Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson is taking her road show in a whole new direction - this time to West Bloomfield Township. Her new Mobile Office, offering on-the-spot copies of birth, death, marriage, Circuit Court records and other services, will stop at the Jewish Community Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Anyone who lives in the township or surrounding communities is welcome. The Mobile Office will be at the center, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 29.

The next Mobile Office will be on Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southfield Civic Center Campus, in room 115 of the Parks and Recreation Building at 26000 Evergreen, Southfield.

"Our office in Pontiac can be a long way for people, especially with gas prices today," said Johnson. "We've put most of our services on our website, but we realize that there are people without Internet access or those who may be more comfortable with personal service. In an effort to reach out to all our communities, our Mobile Office pilot project will offer convenient one-day stops in each of the western, eastern, northern and southern portions of the county."

Mobile Office employees will have computer access and printers so they can provide customers with on-the-spot copies of birth certificates, death certificates or other public records. Normal copy fees will apply. The pilot project, modeled after a successful program in Macomb County, will offer 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
• Passport Applications & Photos 
• Copies of Property Records and Deeds
• Oakland County Circuit Court Records
• Identity Protection Information
• Voter Registration 
• Absentee Ballot Application Forms
• Concealed Pistol License

The Mobile Office, created this summer, has visited both Novi and Berkley. Upcoming Mobile Office visits include:

•  Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Southfield Civic Center Campus, 26000 Evergreen, in Southfield,  Room 115, the Parks and Rec Room
• Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holly Township Library, 1116 N. Saginaw Street, in Holly

"Anyone from the surrounding communities is welcome to join us to take advantage of this one-stop service," Johnson said, stressing that 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 get citizens the best possible service at the lowest possible cost, whether we are serving them at  our main office in the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac, online at www.oakgov.com/clerkrod or with our Mobile Office," said Johnson.