Full Commission
Wayne County Commission
Thursday, May 1, 2025
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. EDT
500 Griswold St Detroit 48226 (Directions)
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team
The Commission approved a two-year contract with NCCHC Resources and a grant agreement with HUD for disaster recovery funds. Public comments emphasized the importance of water safety, leading to proposals for a resolution to encourage swimming lessons at county facilities.
You can find the agenda and two addenda for today’s meeting at the source website https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/commission/full-commission.aspx
The Wayne County Commission is the legislative body for Wayne County with 15 commissioners elected every 2 years. The WCC is the legislative branch of county gov’t. Their main role is to adopt budgets and enact ordinances. They also approves contracts, appointments and rules.
Attendence:
Scott and Clark-Coleman not present. Meeting called to order 10:07am
No unfinished business. At these meetings, the commissioners vote at their desks and do not vocally vote. It makes it a bit difficult to know who is voting what on each issue.
So far all reports have been accepted through page 4.
This is an Equalization meeting with a special report from committee on Ways and Means. It was an overall positive report. Accepted.
Report from committee on Health and Human Services accepted.
Report from chair of Committee on Audit accepted.
Report from committee on Public Safety, Judiciary, and Homeland Security accepted.
Report from chair of Committee on Government Operations accepted.
New Business: requesting approval of 2-year contract of $750,000 between charter County of Wayne and the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare Resources of Chicago for consultation presented by the Dept. Of Justice.
There is some discussion about whether this item is ready to be voted on.
Killeen has questions about who is responsible for any mistakes in a report or unmet criteria to the consulting firm or DOJ.
A representative is explaining that it is a mutual indemnification, and that after reports are submitted, the counsel has the opportunity to challenge them
Killeen was left feeling that the commission counsel should have been given the opportunity to aid in hiring the consultants. Ultimately the addendum was accepted by all.
New business: proposed grant agreement between dept of Housing and Urban Development to allocate funds up to $3,519,100 (over 6 years) for disaster recovery efforts (when an official disaster is declared by the governor)
Daub is having concerns about getting community feedback on this agreement.
A representative is explaining that they only have 90 days to move through the whole process with the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Administrative Action Plan for funds.
Public comment will open soon.
Kinloch is requesting a copy of the timeline of events for this process.
Baker McCormick asked about how many communities this particularly will affect - the answer was 10-11.
Report Accepted.
Testimonial resolutions and certificates of appreciation all accepted.
Memoriams for Rev. Dr. Gary Muthamaki Bennett, Pamela R. Wilson and James E. Kellem are being honored.
Public comment - Tanya Arthur from Joshua’s Dreams. They teach children and adults to swim after she lost her grandson to drowning in 2012. She and Daniel Smith who also lost a child to drowning say that drowning is a “national epidemic” and are offering free swimming lessons.
They want support making this a city/county-wide or national movement.
No reconsiderations.
Member remarks: Kinloch is in support of making citizens of Wayne county aware of water safety.
Also in support of collaboration with a second commenter who does work against juvenile incarceration recidivism.
Palamara wishes Daub a happy birthday earlier this week and thanks everyone for being here.
Meeting is adjourned.
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Wayne County Commission
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.