Wayne County Committee on Public Services advanced multiple procurement and infrastructure items to the full county board for consideration, and referred a contested petition to abandon a stretch of Yost Road to the full board without recommendation after townships asked for more time to negotiate.

Discussion Points

•Commissioners questioned the relevance and timing of the grant request and the realistic timeline for any rail/transit project mentioned.
•Consideration of in‑house custodial staffing as alternative to contracting.
•Contract continues ongoing design process for the medical examiner's office.
•Need for additional hot‑mix asphalt deliveries to meet a larger paving program; staff reported surpassing 300 lane miles this year and setting a 300–400 lane mile target for next year.
•Petitioner obtained signatures of adjoining property owners for the stretch; Canton Township later indicated it has a pending grant application that could affect development access.
•Purpose: ensure OEM parts and repair access for county fleet and snow‑fighting equipment.
•Questioning whether contract includes service quality verification; staff identified KPIs and stakeholder contacts.
•Scope and unit counts: roughly 70 Chrysler units and about 115 International/Navistar units were cited.
•Staff emphasized keeping building operations going while design proceeds.

Decisions

•Item forwarded to full board without recommendation
•Item moved to full board without recommendation
•Items forwarded to full board without recommendation
•Motion to move item to full board without recommendation carried by roll call

Directions

•Allow county administration and township leaders to meet and return the item to full board with more information.
•Confirm township locations for planned gravel‑to‑pave conversions and provide follow‑up at full board.
•Investigate in‑house staffing and pilot QR‑code feedback.
•Provide KPI reporting to commissioners if requested.
•Provide more detailed equipment lists and vendor performance history at full board if requested.
•Staff to begin design planning upon authorization and report phasing to the full board.

Nov

Wayne County Commission's Personal Meeting Room

Wayne County Community Health and Human Services Committee approved amendment two to an intergovernmental agreement with the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency reducing an existing contract and heard a report on the 2026 cyclospora outbreak, including requests for quarterly impact reports and county-level data access.

Discussion Points

•Clarify where the Executive Summary and Impact Report was sent and when commissioners will receive it
•Define the named quarterly report and schedule for delivery
•Determine whether Detroit case-level data can be accessed by commissioners
•How are outcomes measured and reported?
•Need for corrected demographic data and ongoing surveillance
•No amendments; follow-up reporting requested
•Scope and jurisdictional limits of county data vs. city of Detroit data
•Tracing the outbreak to a supplier/distributor footprint
•Which districts and student counts received services?
•Why were out-of-state vendors used for mental health and literacy materials?

Decisions

•Approve Amendment Two to the RESA intergovernmental agreement; receive and file motion carried.
•Both motions received unanimous voice approval
•Receive and file cyclospora outbreak report

Directions

•Health department to provide measles update and corrected demographic table; discuss access to Detroit data
•Staff to provide requested reports and place items on future agenda
•Staff to provide the last two quarterly reports and future quarterly Executive Summary and Impact Reports; administration to advise on Detroit data access.
•Staff to send last two quarterly reports and future quarterly Executive Summary and Impact Reports to the commission.

Nov

Committee Meeting | Ways & Means - Nov 10, 2026

Wayne County Commission Ways and Means committee reviewed updates to commission budget initiatives, approved multiple budget adjustments including a $55,000 alignment for the Third Circuit Court self-help program, heard the treasurer's fourth-quarter investment report and approved several reallocations including temporary staffing and a vehicle replacement. No public commenters spoke.

Discussion Points

•Budget director will add department directors and point contacts to initiative reports to enable Oracle reporting and tracking.
•Capru explained the adjustment adds Well Wayne funding to a program earlier partly funded by the opioid fund.
•Commissioners asked about disposal options and whether vehicles could be offered to employees before sale.
•Commissioners asked whether the grant is ongoing; Gruyere said it is a one-year award and the court will reapply if funds remain available.
•Commissioners confirmed there are no new projects tied to this change.
•Commissioners requested Economic Development update contracts and project status for nonprofit projects.
•Gruyere explained the program, stated the award amount, and that alignment of funding requires a $55,000 adjustment.
•Kravitz reported interest totals and portfolio balances and explained the temporary $400 million increase from undistributed property taxes.
•Manning described the need to replace a high-mileage Chevy Tahoe assigned to the executive protection unit.
•Seals explained the reallocation and said the amount covered roughly 15 temporary employees from prior budgets.
•Terrence Adams clarified the covered fiscal years (FY24–25 and FY25–26) and explained partial reallocation of a prior $3M.
•The clerk plans to pursue pay increases for the Board of Canvassers and temporary election workers and will submit formal requests to Management & Budget.
•The portfolio composition was reported as roughly 72% treasuries/agencies, 19% money markets and 9% CDs.

Decisions

•Motion to reallocate funds for vehicle replacement approved.

Directions

•Administration/Economic Development to provide updated contract/project status to committee at next meeting.
•Clerk to send pay-request letter to Management & Budget and to the committee chair.
•Staff to incorporate point contacts and function-activity coding into initiative reports so Oracle can produce expenditure/status reports.
•Staff to provide the county\u0019s asset-disposal policy and options for reassigning, auctioning or donating retired vehicles.

Nov

Committee Meeting | Full Board - November 5, 2026

Wayne County Commission convened Nov. 5, 2026, recognized veterans, ratified an amendment to a community energy grant, adopted a strengthened county ethics ordinance, approved committee reports including budget items, and entered remarks and memoriam additions. Several commissioners highlighted recent election turnout and upcoming county events.

Discussion Points

•Ceremonial recognitions of multiple veterans across districts.
•Clarify difference between solar feasibility studies and broader energy audits.
•Confirm number of county-owned buildings covered; original scope referenced 29 buildings but staff did not confirm.
•Key changes include annual training, clarified conflict definitions, anti-retaliation provisions, ability for ethics board to recommend subpoenas and require oath for testimony.
•Kinloch delivered a memorial for Juan Atkins describing his biography and musical impact.
•Multiple subcommittees and an ethics task force developed the amendments (2019, 2022, 2026).
•Other commissioners added additional memorial names; the resolution was adopted.
•Outside counsel urged adoption to improve public integrity.
•Resolution recognizes the importance of child safety and prioritizing the best interest of children in family court proceedings.
•Reverend Kelsey's invocation highlighted church community programs and food distribution.
•Staff committed to provide additional details after internal staffing changes.

Decisions

•Commission ratified Amendment No. 2 to the community energy management grant agreement.
•Commission voted to adopt the amended ethics ordinance.
•Memoriam additions adopted for record.
•Resolution adopted without discussion.

Directions

•Commission counsel to implement new training and procedures; ethics board to be empowered to pursue investigations.
•Staff to provide further detail on scope and number of buildings covered.

Nov

November 2, 2026 - Regular City Council Meeting

Wayne City Council on Nov. 2, 2026 adopted a state-mandated housing amendment to its master plan, approved a $1.035 million revised road contract, adopted an administrative conduct/trespass policy after public concern about recording and public participation, and directed staff to draft an ordinance to prohibit kratom and synthetic analogs.

Discussion Points

•Code enforcement and engineering follow-up requested for demolition cleanup and parking enforcement.
•Contract increased because concrete base condition required full removals rather than mill-and-fill.
•Council asked for clarification and then approved continuation of the opt-out practice.
•Council members asked which areas of the future land-use map would change and how the amendment affects review of development proposals.
•Council said they want an educational session with local recovery organizations before formal ordinance consideration.
•Council sought clarity about who will train staff and whether signage will be used.
•Library director raised patron-access concerns after demolition of a parking structure.
•Members noted other nearby communities are addressing the issue differently and requested a flexible baseline draft.
•Police chief recommended no‑overnight parking to deter long‑term users.
•Resident speakers argued policy could chill free speech and restrict recording; attorney said policy is conduct-based and lawful.
•Residents requested clearer language and training before policy enforcement; staff described upcoming trainings.
•Staff explained financial consequences for employees under different Act 152 plan options.
•Staff said existing unit bid prices still apply; future projects will include core samples and consultant design.
•Staff said the amendment completes a state-required housing element update and relies on census data and planning commission review.

Decisions

•Adopt policy; no criminal penalties created; training scheduled.
•Council acknowledged comments and scheduled staff follow-up.
•Council adopted the housing-element amendment.
•Council approved contract modification #2.
•Directive to draft ordinance approved; no final ordinance adopted.
•Resolution approved.
•Traffic control order approved.

Directions

•Attorney's office to provide de-escalation training and consider signage.
•City attorney to draft ordinance; staff to invite local stakeholders for education session.
•HR to maintain current plan offerings and notify employees.
•Install sign and monitor enforcement.
•Policy adopted as administrative regulation.
•Require coring and consultant-designed plans for similar future projects.
•Staff to file the adopted amendment and publish the updated master plan materials.
•Staff to investigate demolition-cleanup site and consider signage and enforcement for parking and trespass issues.

Wayne

Meetings

Wayne County Commission's Personal Meeting Room

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Wayne County Commission's Personal Meeting Room

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Committee Meeting | Ways & Means - Nov 10, 2026

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Committee Meeting | Full Board - November 5, 2026

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November 2, 2026 - Regular City Council Meeting

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Wayne County Commission's Personal Meeting Room

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Board Meeting | CCAB - August 20, 2026

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Committee Meeting | Gov Ops 10/21/2026

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Committee Meeting | PSJ 10/21/2026

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October 20, 2026 - Regular City Council Meeting

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Committee Meeting | COPS - October 20, 2026

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Committee Meeting | Ways & Means - October 20, 2026

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Committee Meeting | EDC 10/20/2026

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Committee Meeting | Full Board 10/15/2026

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October 6, 2026 - Regular City Council Meeting

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Committee Meeting | PSJ - October 7, 2026

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Committee Meeting | Gov Ops - October 7, 2026

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Committee Meeting | Audit - October 7, 2026

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Wayne County Commission's Personal Meeting Room

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Committee Meeting | W&M 10/06/2026

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