A county is not a city or township. They have a different role in Michigan. Some states have unincorporated areas outside of cities where the County is the primary provider of local services, but in Michigan that is not the case.

At best you would need to change laws at the State in order to make this happen. While Brooks is a Republican he is seen by outstaters as a Detroiter and this would be seen by Republican Reps from outside as more money going to Detroit and not thier constituency. A lot of them would not like the precident either that this sets. Brooks sure would not like the precident as it means that other communities in Oakland County may just fold too. I can see that easily happening with Royal Oak Twp, Oak Park, Hazel Park, Troy, and Madison Heights just to name a few.

We may be at a presipice for real change here where Cities will become like neighborhoods in this State.