Full Commission
Wayne County Commission
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. EDT
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team
Prosector’s Office has hired clerical specialist to address untested rape kits; Commission expresses support for new hate crime bill.
Prosector’s Office has hired clerical specialist to address untested rape kits; Commission expresses support for new hate crime bill.
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08:04 AM Oct 19, 2023 CDT
(I’ll provide photos of each line item as we go along)
Each commissioner represents an average population of around 116,500 people.
Here is the link to the main agenda:
And the newly added addenda:
➡️ Commissioner Clark-Coleman is introducing today's invocation by Reverend Dr. Steve Bland Jr.
There is no unfinished business.
➡️➡️House Bill 4474: which will redefine what constitutes a hate crime in the State of Michigan and expand the protected classes who will receive protection under the law.
Receive and files the 2022 FYS activities
moves to reappoint Marvin W. Beatty (of Detroit) to the Wayne County Airport Authority Board of Directors
This motion passed.
A 3-year contract with the Charter County of Wayne and Wade Trim Associates, Inc. for professional engineering design services for the replacement of the Gibraltar Rd Bridge east of Telegraph Rd crossing Silver Creek in Flat Rock
Basham is questioning why this is on the agenda if the project is done
He's asking if he can have a copy of whatever reports have been done
An audit will be done and brought before the committee, said (?) speaker.
He said the burning of lead gasoline has stopped, and Flint faces and issue with lead in plumbing while Detroit's lead issue resolves around lead-based paint
Yes.
Anderson said his point is that there needs to be equitable service for all communities facing lead
He asked for a detailed list of what will be purchased
One item to receive and file of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and Auditor General’s Assessment for the Wayne County Department of Information Technology (DoIT)
Those who complete this program can have court fees reduced but does not determine license reinstatement
Of the 122 new enrollees: 28 are currently enrolled, 199 completed and 1 transfered, and 4 were unsuccessful
Overall in the County, the recidivism rate is 12.6% which is less than the state
Nobody is present to answer questions
He said 3-4 years ago incorrect totals were being posted prompting the Clerk to switch over to its current company, this line item is renewing that contract
Approval of a 5-year grant between the Charter County of Wayne and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Support to provide federal funding to the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Michigan, for child support enforcement and services
There are no current plans in place for a shuttle to transport employees, so Bell is confused on how employees are getting to and from the parking lot to the building.
The answer is that the lot is adjacent to the building and there are two other lots in addition to the one on today's agenda.
*Oct. 25 Audit meeting is postponed
And Commission is standing for a moment of silence
There is one email asking the Commission to defund any departments that enforce editing the World Health Organization bill
Bell wants to wish a happy birthday to Secretary Pamala Lane 🥳
He said in Ireland violence begets more violence, and peace is the only answer.
He said Gazans, Palestinians and Israelis are a brave people that need to unite and bring forward voices of peace
He said he urges Congress and Biden to take a new humanitarian approach
He said despite this he continues to see weapons flood into the Middle East which goes against the peace we say we stand for
He said he saw no sincere work by the U.S. to stop this
She said no matter how sick we all are feeling, we cannot turn our backs on the obvious tragedy going on.
Daub said bearing witness to this genocide and atrocity is so important, "We have to remember the truth..."
She said they've discussed the history of the conflict and she's proud of their stance for peace
He said he feels blessed to represent such a diverse district and feel the love and support of Arab and Muslim communities.
Knezek serves D-8, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, and Inkster
He said killing innocent people is a war crime. And one cannot respond to a war crime with more war crimes
"What we are witnessing today is a direct result of actions taken in the early 1900s," he said.
Bell has moved to adjourn today's meeting at 11:43 am
The next Wayne County Full Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
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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.