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Wayne County committee approves several program motions, hears MEO and extension reports

Wayne County Commission Health, Human & Veteran Services Committee · May 13, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved multiple contract amendments and received reports on Well Wayne initiatives, the Cooperative Extension program and the Medical Examiner’s Office; a retroactive juvenile diversion agreement was forwarded to the full board without recommendation after the committee lost quorum.

A Wayne County Health, Human and Veteran Services Committee meeting on May 5 included routine program reports, a series of contract amendments and two items sent forward for further consideration.

Approved in committee: commissioners voted to approve multiple items and forward them as appropriate. Committee votes carried on the Well Wayne initiatives report and related motions, the Cooperative Extension services report and its contract motion, an amendment to the Detroit Public Safety Foundation contract to continue the Moving Forward youth program, and Amendment #5 to a classroom use license with Infinity Institute of Learning (the JDF education provider). The committee recorded motions as "carried" for those items.

Key program reports and details: - Well Wayne initiatives: Aja Harris Martin, chief programs officer, reviewed programs including the county air‑quality network (JustAir), medical debt relief and Rx Kids; Rx Kids has expanded (county staff said 60 communities as of Monday)…

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