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Wayne County commissioners adopt series of proclamations, confirm two appointments
Summary
At its April 1 agenda meeting the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved multiple proclamations — including Community College Month and Reentry Second Chance Month — and appointed two people to county boards. Commissioners also heard several short presentations tied to proclamations.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners on April 1 adopted a group of proclamations recognizing Community College Month, Reentry Second Chance Month, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and other observances, and approved two board appointments.
The proclamations were presented by institutional and program representatives and then moved for approval by commissioners; no recorded objections were made during the meeting and each item was adopted before the board moved on to the next agenda topic. The board also appointed Ruth Fason to the Wayne County Council on Aging and Richard Proctor to the Wayne County Planning Board.
Wayne Community College President Patty Pfeiffer presented the Community College Month proclamation and reviewed local college initiatives tied to enrollment, apprenticeships and workforce training. Michelle Bass read the Reentry Second Chance Month proclamation and highlighted partnerships with the reentry council and area employers. 9-1-1 Director Chris Barnes read the National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week proclamation and described call-center workloads. Other proclamations recognized the Month of the Military Child and National County Government Month.
The board heard brief public-service presentations tied to proclamations: Patty Pfeiffer outlined Wayne Community College enrollment gains, new partnerships, and the new Center for Industrial Technology and Engineering; Michelle Bass summarized reentry-council goals; and Chris Barnes said the 9-1-1 center receives roughly 600 calls per day and staffs six telecommunicators.
Appointments were made by motion from the appointment committee: Ruth Fason (Wayne County Council on Aging) and Richard Proctor (Planning Board, to replace Johnny Bridal). The board moved the consent agenda and then proceeded to new business.
Votes at a glance - Proclamation: Community College Month (April 2025) — motion made and adopted; presented by Patty Pfeiffer. - Proclamation: Reentry Second Chance Month (April 2025) — motion made and adopted; presented by Michelle Bass. - Proclamation: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 13–19, 2025) — motion made and adopted; presented by Chris Barnes. - Proclamation: Month of the Military Child (April 2025; Purple Up day April 11) — motion made and adopted; presented by Heather Winstead and Christie Barnes Williams. - Proclamation: National County Government Month (April 2025) — motion made and adopted; presented by HR Director Sarah Larson. - Appointments: Ruth Fason to Wayne County Council on Aging; Richard Proctor to Wayne County Planning Board — motions made and adopted.
The meeting moved from proclamations to land-use items and other consent motions following these approvals. No formal roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript for these particular motions.
