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Melissa Fernandez, director of Juvenile and Youth Services, said the county will collaborate with the People's Action community violence interruption (CVI) group and the University of Michigan’s firearm injury‑prevention program (School of Social Work) to implement the program funded at $394,465 over two years. Fernandez said the program will target 100 young people; referrals will come from the community and from a newly created consent calendar in the Third Circuit Court that targets low‑level gun violence. The University of Michigan partner will be responsible for data, metrics and reporting.

Representatives from the People's Action — Jacqueline (Jackie) Robinson and Niguez Vu (identified in the meeting as founder/director) — described their outreach work. Robinson said wraparound services will target the juvenile and family ecosystem and will be informed by risk and needs assessments; she said the group is Medicaid‑credentialed and will try to provide some therapeutic services in‑house to reduce delays. Vu said People's Action currently manages a caseload of about 65 people (about 53% high risk) in a target area he described as 8 Mile to Curtis and Hubbell to Berg Road. Vu told commissioners that, in one quarter (August–October), the group reduced violence in its targeted area by 75 percent; that statement is attributed to Vu as a description of the group's claimed results.

Fernandez said the county’s goal is to show evidence of impact so community partners can compete for additional funding; the county will use the University of Michigan’s metrics to evaluate outcomes and to help community partners build capacity for future grants. Commissioners asked about geographic reach and provider operations; People's Action described two site locations and various community partnerships (employment, training and community‑based referrals) and said the group is credentialed as a ShotStopper/ShotStopper vendor in the City of Detroit.

The committee approved the grant acceptance as part of the grouped vote on items 4–9; Commissioner Killeen moved and Commissioner Anderson supported the grouped approval, which passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Copy of Health & Human Services 6/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","Wayne County will accept a $394,465 Michigan State Police grant to fund a two‑year violence‑prevention diversion program that will target 100 young people and partner with People's Action and the University of Michigan for data and evaluation.","taxTitle","Wayne County, Michigan","taxId",2829,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6536534,"Wayne County approves vehicle purchases and contract adjustments for juvenile services; officials cite bed shortages and transitions statewide",203,1757000,1960000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4&start=1757&end=1960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4/thumbnail_1757000.jpg","/articles/6536534/Wayne-County/Michigan/Wayne-County-approves-vehicle-purchases-and-contract-adjustments-for-juvenile-services-officials-cite-bed-shortages-and-transitions-statewide","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536534-e2aad77533c022027abf900ef87b3896/orig.mp4?Expires=1773667541&Signature=noGprpvWqt~y21QeAx824pPL3SkpyXebJM2Qbx6D~yUZOTSmi7w1EMHrfhiXsoqhl43X11Xnn5fvckBT9pgpPQG1vuufB0LIuDIolfzpJtcqMCgmJ9IFs1akofX9sN441xXIw29ZugKZuxUIhucjMkJ3vwUVhw5PNaeWr-~ugTyIrHyqCwzdpIL26wLJA1xEJrrYtvmHZ7eco6pYYIuWVwVcDiMLTO0ggQeTF4GVjFv2aQheFiwKqJHdz6GcrBw4z1TIuJbDjLTwEQ03L9REBLAExcsZ3LYFrvSrrIN9-toE3ilOl~sGj0fJJy8kbcVhV0~PfNGB7n1KLjGMmTHb6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wayne County commissioners approved multiple items related to juvenile detention and youth services, and department leaders described ongoing placement shortages and efforts to expand mental‑health placement capacity across the state.

Vehicle purchase: Mac McGee, division director for the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility, and Rachand Smith, deputy director, requested approval to purchase two transport vans and one SUV through a cooperative agreement with Gorno Ford for the juvenile detention facility. McGee said existing vehicles are aged (one about 15 years and near 70,000 miles, another about 12 years and near 60,000 miles) and that the purchase is intended to meet transport and emergency needs for another 10–12 years. The total cost presented was $152,139. Commissioners asked why the vans were described as “black transport vans”; staff said the vehicles are county vehicles, will carry Wayne County seals/markings, and are outfitted with security features. The SUV is intended as an emergency pool vehicle for high‑profile or sworn‑officer transports and for winter weather operations.

Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services amendment: Melissa Fernandez, director of Juvenile and Youth Services, asked the commission to approve Amendment 4 to a multi‑year contract with Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services to raise the per‑diem rate for secure residential beds from $6.38 to $9.10 and to add an incentive fee of $101 to encourage Spectrum to accept placements that might otherwise be rejected. Fernandez said Spectrum has 166 beds and was operating at 104 on the day of the meeting; the county currently has 51 young people at Spectrum and 71 young people in the juvenile detention facility. Fernandez said 30 youth at JDF were awaiting secure placement. She told commissioners the state is relocating an existing secure center (Shawano) to Macomb County and increasing that facility’s capacity from 40 to 60 beds; counties will compete for those beds. Commissioners asked about state funding and capacity planning; Fernandez said counties and the state are engaged in analysis and advocacy for more beds and that county officials have been active in Lansing on the issue.

Other juvenile items: The committee also approved Amendment 11 (a three‑month extension) to the contract with Shared Family Services to allow more time to finalize services after the new fiscal year and to complete coordination with the Third Circuit Court and DWIN. The committee approved Amendment 4 to the Capstone Academy classroom‑use and service provider agreements (one‑year option) to continue providing education programming in the juvenile detention facility through Detroit Public Schools; commissioners said staff will issue an RFP/RFI ahead of the next expiration.

Votes and approvals: Commissioners approved items 4–9 (the Kellogg fund revision and the juvenile items listed above, among others) in a single group motion. Commissioner Killeen moved the grouped approval; Commissioner Anderson supported. The chair called for aye votes, heard none opposed and declared the motion approved.

What commissioners asked for: several asked about placement decisions and whether youth are placed near family; Fernandez said placements are usually driven by bed availability rather than proximity. Commissioners also asked about clinician staffing shortages at Spectrum and the potential effect of competing for state beds when the Shawano center increases capacity.","Wayne County commissioners approved purchases and contract changes for juvenile services, including two transport vans and an SUV for the juvenile detention facility and a per‑diem increase for Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services, while department leaders described bed shortages and shifting state capacity.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6536539,"Wayne County seeks to reclassify Kellogg Foundation grant funds for Learning Parent Partnership serving 100 student‑parents",204,1113000,1317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4&start=1113&end=1317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4/thumbnail_1113000.jpg","/articles/6536539/Wayne-County/Michigan/Wayne-County-seeks-to-reclassify-Kellogg-Foundation-grant-funds-for-Learning-Parent-Partnership-serving-100-studentparents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536539-51cc48ca34035577d6b081b0764751cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1773667541&Signature=ASxnCilqO6slx6SHoGZky-7yx4JoEYoMkfyon7flfT-7bZyEuGfxFvNRZI1NdK0H5ZhjFsvU3te~0ID7UCmSvpWkd2u8aFw9f7S0ykksJyvzHWPYAHqwKRZRKbAsgAGmXa-lbhPwiW40F8pfNsArak0OpOdiWsR1fLJLoXSDJVnAEvXrF~D0K~YMX4EPyA0ThxccVsHV~nNyJfQGf3ONCBtVLnRvhAyJoBYRYfoxjiyHokmX1xdYQbxBYZFmWs-AswY4-2iOC-5K5xMhTNKtlFGvuCzerUxSD0ZdVEOY9GtzEbb9gnB80n8cvvtYVYIP-wgUMIqhy3oS~8ze0pjEFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Myra Teta, development officer in Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS), and Aja Harris Martin, chief program officer for HHVS, explained a resolution to revise where previously approved Kellogg Foundation grant dollars will be recorded in county accounting so the program can be sustained under a newly created sustainability fund.

Teta told commissioners the Kellogg Foundation award (approved July 2024) supports the Learning Parent Partnership, part of the county’s Well Wayne initiative. The resolution before commissioners would move grant dollars to fund code 287 and business unit 60206 so the county can track sustainability planning. Aja Harris Martin said the contract supporting the program is still in process with county staff; the resolution before the commission pertains to accounting/fund assignment rather than program design.

Program details presented to commissioners: the Kellogg‑funded portion targets 100 student‑parents age 26 or younger enrolled at Wayne County Community College, Schoolcraft and Henry Ford Community College; participants must have household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The program will provide cash payments (presentations indicated $500 per month, to be finalized in contract language) to eligible student‑parents. Commissioners asked whether the cash payments are unconditional; staff said yes. HHVS staff said Generation Hope will be the contractor to manage program services and will report back to the county and the Kellogg Foundation on outcomes; Generation Hope will also prepare school‑level reports identifying supports needed by participants. Commission staff said the total program budget is close to $900,000 over two years, with the Kellogg grant as a component of that budget, and that the Kellogg line item change is an accounting update rather than a new appropriation.

Commissioners asked about distribution across multiple campuses and whether allocations would be equal; staff said the county is working with central administration at the community colleges and initially expects roughly one‑third of participants at each of the three colleges (about 33 per campus) but final allocations and individual payment amounts are finalized in the contract. Commissioners also requested that evaluation reporting be included in budget instructions; Mary Carr, deputy director, said staff can add reporting expectations to forthcoming budget‑instruction language.

The resolution to change the fund coding for the Kellogg grant was part of the group of items the commission moved to approve; the committee approved items 4–9 together by voice vote (motion by Commissioner Killeen, supported by Commissioner Anderson).","Commissioners reviewed a resolution to revise the fund and business unit for a WK Kellogg Foundation grant that supports a Learning Parent Partnership for community‑college student‑parents; the program will target 100 student‑parents age 26 or younger with monthly cash payments, and the contract is still being finalized.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6536543,"MSU Extension reports smaller overall numbers in FY24 after reduced U.S. Forest Service collaboration",94,704000,798000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4&start=704&end=798","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4/thumbnail_704000.jpg","/articles/6536543/Wayne-County/Michigan/MSU-Extension-reports-smaller-overall-numbers-in-FY24-after-reduced-US-Forest-Service-collaboration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536543-e9910295e32d5ce5560f8e0af4a58ace/orig.mp4?Expires=1773667541&Signature=EMSu06WYcoBgIptP-X8lgrTzieKHnvBPdW7ceISsXgsNQbm5zNA6gcvn-94sWA83a8y8g0Mpd2w5e7fPNASO302arY7d8cr~ot9ky0UN3OTOMoFVOJrfxz5lbCkKdUDwdJumS0pBN3rfuruWx9ke870j-TgWk~hmDCO7OIM03Se6ochbdkFQmnwls7MimCb5OUzeSWB3kCktOIMJucjPmHiTcoFcY2Ezn8MfHCcSsWNc5RLpf44p4Y7KehO9I6SQmHIkkyONzoOQlmP~wAPNIdZIswKmcVNz12zwMRyLEY9artu-uOFFFZ-pOJVRxhudEArhEAjmFBx-FGDJzB3cbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Richard Wooten, director of MSU Extension, presented a comparison of fiscal‑year 2023 and 2024 activity reports and described staffing and partnership changes that explain the net decline.

Wooten said the extension’s total direct‑contact numbers were down by roughly 4,300 year‑over‑year. He told the committee this drop reflected reduced programming with a U.S. Forest Service partner: activities the forest service ran in 2024 were largely indirect (festivals, junior ranger programs) and did not involve extension staff, so those contacts could not be counted as MSU Extension direct contacts. Wooten said 4‑H participation increased even as total youth numbers fell and that the Master Gardener roster declined because the program removed volunteers who were no longer recording volunteer hours.

Wooten described program changes: more online course components for gardening education after staffing reductions, but plans to offer “watch parties” and some in‑person sessions to restore the social contact that had been lost. Commissioners asked for specifics about the change in the forest‑service relationship; Wooten said MSU Extension routinely offers the forest service flexibility and that the individual expected to be co‑located in the Detroit office did not work there for most of 2024, so the events the forest service ran were not recorded as MSU Extension direct contacts.

Wooten asked commissioners who did not receive the revised electronic annual report to contact his office; he said the office corrected district ZIP‑code errors and reissued the report.

No separate vote was taken on the presentation; the committee later moved to receive and file items 1–3 together and approved that motion.","MSU Extension told Wayne County commissioners its overall impact numbers fell by about 4,300 from FY23 to FY24, largely because expected programming in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service did not produce countable direct contacts; 4‑H participation rose while Master Gardener active rosters were cleaned.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6536547,"Wayne County medical examiner reports faster cremation permits, most death investigations closed within a month",114,83000,197000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4&start=83&end=197","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3780427-abdc63f5fef4bc82b2ad115829295fa4/thumbnail_83000.jpg","/articles/6536547/Wayne-County/Michigan/Wayne-County-medical-examiner-reports-faster-cremation-permits-most-death-investigations-closed-within-a-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536547-af6e7648ff24a7d42ba387cc9181b8c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1773667541&Signature=Tl-C7HFYnHYVcBSEsuXcqOatKF1es4qxHG54BPXA0yjzvVDWvKcz4mmq2DsnTG43BjJXAjPHxhPRqene2A90RwFz7C2r3VTgyA~sAGfJ6B82LvposTMCeOLQF6cQ-jze~T9198ml9PeDv-kdXZ6Y4PjNstuRYjSRg9HJkk7nzfjEJGOLjTK5zi7UAA-XG~S34QgONlSlLftaaNSKZcNGd0hdp0YQYqwelFnwUyc0yifj5cclxQ67AuRkRXdOtWuXhkOTuzk~dSg2Gu-5G39KpYGAah4uSRdSKTf5wm7PlAV87f-D0K8FIIUWX~ANfF~89VLuCDnc1LNL4tiNwWpTXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charlie Rose, vetting director for the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office, presented turnaround-time statistics for two recent quarters, and commissioners asked for more detailed demographic and geographic breakdowns.

Rose told the Health and Human Services committee that for Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2024 the office received 897 decedents and accepted jurisdiction for 652 cases. Of those 652, Rose said 428 had full autopsies, 199 were inspections, and 25 were limited autopsies. The office submitted 300 cases for histology with an average histology turnaround of 5.8 days, Rose said. He reported that 300 of the accepted cases were finalized within 9.4 days, while the remaining 112 averaged 28 days to final cause determination. The office received 2,896 cremation requests in that quarter and, Rose said, those permits were approved within the same business day.

For Jan. 1–March 31, 2025, Rose reported 4,467 decedents were reported to the office and the office accepted jurisdiction in 758 cases. Of those, he said, 461 had complete autopsies, 262 were inspections only and 35 were limited autopsies. The office submitted 359 cases for histology with an average turnaround of 3.5 days. Rose said 428 of the 758 accepted cases were finalized within 15 days and the remaining 212 averaged 31.5 days. He reported 3,355 cremation permit requests in the quarter and said those were approved the same business day.

Commissioners asked for context and comparisons. Commissioner Killeen asked whether industry standards exist; Rose replied the typical expectation is within 30 days but that some cases require additional testing that extends timelines. Commissioner Killeen and others requested an annual report with more details and asked whether the office could provide quarterly summaries and breakdowns by sex, race and area of the county so the county can target services — requests Rose and Keneil Johnson, interim director for the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, said they would follow up on. Johnson told commissioners the department will receive monthly data from the medical examiner and the epidemiology team will analyze it; he said that analysis will inform placement of Narcan machines and other prevention resources.

No formal action was taken specifically on the medical examiner presentation; the committee later moved to receive and file items 1–3 as a group and approved that motion by voice vote.

The committee’s recorded motion to receive and file items 1, 2 and 3 was made on the record by Commissioner Killeen and supported by Commissioner Anderson; the chair called for aye votes, heard none opposed and declared the motion approved.

What happens next: committee members asked staff to provide an annual report with more detailed tables and to explore whether a quarterly summary (less granular than the annual report) is feasible. Commissioners also requested opioid-death detail by gender, race and area of the county.","The Wayne County Medical Examiner reported Oct–Dec 2024 and Jan–Mar 2025 turnaround metrics: most accepted cases were finalized within 30 days, histology turnaround averaged under six days in the earlier quarter and 3.5 days in the later quarter, and cremation permits were approved the same business day.","actionData","errors"]

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