Pat Dohany's vast experience is unparalled based on his outstanding and successful career as Michigan's quintessential Treasurer.

Professional Experience

Prior to being appointed Oakland County's Treasurer in January 2003, Pat had served as the County's Chief Deputy Treasurer for ten years. During that time, he was responsible for the complete rewrite of the County's Delinquent Property Tax System and the highly successful implementation of Public Act 123 of 1999 (the Urban Homestead Initiative) which completely changed the way delinquent property taxes were collected.

Pat served as the Treasurer of the Charter Township of Commerce from November 1976 until January 1993. He is the past President of the Michigan Municipal Treasurers' Association, the Oakland County Treasurers Association and the Oakland County Chapter of the Michigan Township Association.

Pat also served as a director on the Michigan Township Association Board of Directors and as Chairman of Commerce Community Homes (a community-run adult foster care home). He is currently serving the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada as its Vice President and is the immediate past Chairman of the William and Marie Carl's Family YMCA Board of Directors.

In 1989, he was recognized by the Michigan Municipal Treasurers Association (MMTA) as its first recipient of the Professional Recognition in Municipal Excellence (P.R.I.M.E.) Award.

Pat has been a Certified Public Finance Administrator (CPFA) since 1983, and holds a Level II Assessors certification. He also has an Associates Degree in Computer Science from Oakland Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Ferris State University.

Oakland County Treasurer - January 2003 to present
Chief Deputy Treasurer - January 1993 to January 2003
Commerce Township Treasurer - November 1976 to January 1993

Career Accomplishments

County Treasurer
Developed an overall "shopping cart" approach for the payment by credit card of property taxes.

Developed a reorganization plan with the reduction of four general fund employees to assist in the County's overall budget shortfall.

Completed the implementation of Public Act 123, which condenses the delinquent property tax process from 60 months plus to just 25 months without a single taxpayer losing their homestead in the process.


Chief Deputy County Treasurer
Was responsible for the rewrite of the Delinquent Property Tax Computer System.

Developed 24-hour/7-days a week access to Property Tax Information both by telephone and Internet access.

Worked with state legislature to assure the new delinquent tax foreclosure process was both effective and fair to taxpayers.


Township Treasurer
Developed a Tax Receipting System that is now used by 53 city, village and township treasurers in Oakland County.

Developed a system that allowed local banks to collect property taxes.

Visit Treasurer Pat Dohany's Web site at: http://www.co.oakland.mi.us/treasure/



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