Wayne County public services committee approves package of contracts, park agreements and a lease; forwards July complaint report

The Wayne County Committee on Public Services approved a slate of contracts, intergovernmental park agreements and a seven‑year lease for the Indigent Defense Services Department and received the county’s July 2025 complaint-log report during a meeting where a single motion covered items 2 through 13 and to receive and file item 1.

The committee’s motion — made by Commissioner Baydoun and supported by Commissioner Palamara — was recorded as “motion carried”; a numerical roll call or tally was not specified in the transcript.

Why it matters: The approvals authorize vendor work on county infrastructure (pump motors, pavement legends, corrugated pipe), fund park improvements through intergovernmental agreements, continue mowing and herbicide services, and place indigent defense staff on a consolidated office floor under a new lease. Together the items cover routine maintenance and capital support that county divisions rely on.

Votes at a glance: - Item 1 — Forward July 2025 complaint report to file: received and filed (no vote tally specified). - Item 2 — Amendment 1 to a three‑year contract (with a two‑year option) with Spine Electric Company for preventative maintenance and as‑needed repairs to vertical‑shaft pump motors serving MDOT pump stations, Wayne County pump stations and Wayne County Airport Authority pump stations: amount referenced as $300,000; approved. Steve Shadd, division director,…