Oakland County wants a new flag, and residents can submit designs until Jan. 4
A bipartisan group of county commissioners is taking public submissions to replace the county flag, which dates to 1970. Entries must be original and made without AI.
By OCJ Staff
Oakland County has had the same flag since 1970. Most residents have never seen it — and the Board of Commissioners wants to change that.
The county is taking public design submissions for a new flag through Jan. 4, 2027, at 5 p.m., through its "A County Flag for the Future" page on the county website, WCSX reported.
The rules
- Designs must be original.
- No artificial intelligence may be used to create entries.
- There is no prize, and designers give up intellectual property rights to their submissions.
Who's behind it
The effort is led by a commission work group chaired by Commissioner Brendan Johnson, D-Rochester Hills. Commissioner Robert Smiley, R-Wixom, is a member.
"Very few of our residents even know Oakland County has a flag," Johnson said, according to WCSX.
This story uses reporting from WCSX and Oakland County.