The Macomb County Board of Commissioners serves as the " county commission", or legislative body for Macomb County, Michigan, United States, the third largest county in Michigan with a population of 881,217, according to the 2020 Census.
The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Macomb County Board are established by Michigan law and the county charter approved by voters in 2009, and commissioners are elected to a two-year term every other year. The Board's 13 members represent districts of (approximately) equal population, and members serve on the Finance/Audit/Budget, Government Oversight, Internal Services, Public Safety and Records, Health and Human Services committees.
Previously made up of 26 members with both administrative and legislative control of county departments and budgets, the Board was reduced from 26 to 13 members in January 2011, [1] when a new county charter was enacted and Macomb County's first Executive was elected to oversee administrative functions. [2]
- According to the charter, the Commission may:
- (a) Adopt, amend, or repeal ordinances or resolutions;
- (b) Establish committees of the Commission necessary to efficiently conduct the business of the Commission;
- (c) Appropriate funds, levy taxes, fees, and other charges, and authorize borrowing as provided by this Charter and applicable laws;
- (d) Approve contracts of the County;
- (e) Approve or reject appointments by the Executive as provided by this Charter;
- (f) Override a veto by the Executive within 30 days by at least two-thirds of the Commissioners serving;
- (g) Subpoena individuals, compel the production of records, and administer oaths;
- (h) Appoint, approve, and remove members of committees, boards, and commissions as provided by this Charter or law;
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- (i) Submit tax and ballot proposals to the electorate; and
- (j) Exercise any power granted by law to charter or general law counties unless otherwise provided by this Charter.
Members
In 2011 the Board appointed its first Republican as chair, Kathy D. Vosburg [4] of Chesterfield Township, Michigan. Commissioner Vosburg is the third woman to chair the board, preceded by Nancy M. White and Diana J. Kolakowski.
The 2011-12 board consisted of Commissioners Kathy D. Vosburg (Chair), Don Brown, Phillip A. DiMaria, Marvin E. Sauger (vice chair), David Flynn, Kathy Tocco, James L. Carabelli, Toni Moceri, Roland Fraschetti, Ray Gralewski, Fred Miller (Sergeant-at-Arms), Joe Sabatini and Bob Smith.
the Board's longest consecutively serving member as Commissioner is Don Brown (30 years).
The 2023–2024 makeup of the board is as follows: [5]
- District 1: (R-Washington Township) Don Brown -- Board Chair
- District 2: (R-Chesterfield Township) Phil Kraft
- District 3: (R-Shelby Township) Sylvia Grot -- Sergeant-at-Arms
- District 4: (R-Macomb Township) Joe Sabatini
- District 5: (R-Sterling Heights) Don VanSyckel
- District 6: (R-Sterling Heights) Joseph V. Romano
- District 7: (R-Clinton Township) James M. Perna
- District 8: (D-Mount Clemens) Antoinette Wallace
- District 9: (R-Harrison Township) Barbara Zinner
- District 10: (D-Roseville) Harold Haugh -- Vice Chair
- District 11: (D-Warren) Mai Xiong
- District 12: (D-Warren) Michelle Nard
- District 13: (D-Eastpointe) Sarah Lucido
References
- ^ "Chairwoman Wants to See County Succeed". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Section 4.4, Powers and Duties, Macomb County Charter". Macomb County Charter Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Board to Hackel: Reinstate Pay Cuts". The Macomb Daily.
- ^ "Vosburg Named First Republican Chair". New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Find Your Commissioner". Macomb County Board of Commissioners. Retrieved 2024-02-02.