Full Commission

Wayne County Commission

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Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. EST

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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Live reporting by Pamela Taylor

The Commission honored former Detroit police chief James White and retiring Judge Deborah Thomas for their years of service, and approved an amendment to the county code allowing the legislative auditor general to remain in that role after 10 years until a successor is appointed.

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The money is spent and ordinances are enforced through the administrative branch. The $1.5 billion budget runs the county operations that serve the more than 1.8 million people living in Wayne County.

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Ordinance Revision The Wayne County Commission will hold a public hearing at its meeting 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 on ordinance revisions that will:

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AMEND CHAPTER 65 OF THE WAYNE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, "AUDITOR GENERAL", TO REVISE SECTION 65-2 TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL SERVING AS THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR GENERAL TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE POSITION AFTER TEN CUMULATIVE YEARS UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.

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Invocation: Pastor Lovell Cannon of True Worship Church

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Item IV: No corrections to the journal/Passed Item V: Recognition of James White (retirement from DPD and congratulating him for his appointment to DWIN) Receiving a resolution from Wayne County Commission

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Item V: Recognition of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Deborah Thomas' retirement. She received a resolution.

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Dangee! I hoped to grab a screenshot of the honorees and the commission taking a picture however the picture was taken offscreen. 😤

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VI: Open Public Hearing to amend the Auditor General ordinance to extend the length of time for the auditor general until a successor is appointed. No public comments. The Public Hearing was closed and the ordinance was approved.

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Item VIII: A. Report Approved B. Question about Item 6-Renovation of the Dozier Recreation Center. Commissioner wants to know where money is coming from and how it is being allocated. Question about Item 7: Once a year allocation for administrative funding

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Report for B (Economic Development): Approved C: Committee on Public Services: Report Approved D: Committee on Government Operations: Report Approved

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IX. Upcoming Meetings: Approved X. New Business: Approved and a moment of silence for the Memoriams XI. Public Comments: 3 emails ( no comments made by commissioners) All 3 emails deal with the changes proposed for the Youth Council.

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XII: Reconsiderations: None XIII: Remarks by Members Commissioner David Knezek gave a shout out Alicia Bradford. He noted how easy it is to work with her, that she is knowledgeable and simply wonderful to work with as dealing with himself and others could not be easy.

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XIV: Adjournment Approved

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Meeting adjourned at 10:41 a.m. This concludes the Wayne County Full Commission meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for December 19, 2024 @ 10a.m. For more meeting coverage, check out documenters.org

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Wayne County Commission has nice zoom meeting tools. You can see and read who is speaking. You can see who is present at the meeting, how commissioners vote, the agenda etc. Nice and organized!

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Note-taking by Marcia Hartman

The Commission approved an amendment to the county code allowing the legislative auditor general to remain in that role after 10 years until a successor is appointed. Public comment consisted of 3 emails related to proposed changes on the Youth Council.

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The Wayne County Commission and its employees are the legislative branch of county government. The chief role of the commission is to adopt a budget and enact ordinances. The commission also approves contracts, appointments and rules. The money is spent and ordinances are enforced through the administrative branch. The $1.5 billion budget runs the county operations that serve the more than 1.8 million people living in Wayne County.