Wayne County Commission
Wayne County Commission | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Alisha Bell since 2019 |
Vice Chair | Joseph Palamara since 2019 |
Vice Chair Pro Tem | Sam Baydoun since 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 4 years (2 years prior to 2025)[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2024 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Guardian Building 500 Griswold Street Mezzanine Level Detroit, Michigan | |
| Website | |
| Commission website | |
The Wayne County Commission is the legislative body for Wayne County, Michigan. It is made up of 15 commissioners elected by district every four years. Wayne County, which includes the City of Detroit, is the most populous county in Michigan with roughly 1.8 million residents. The Wayne County Commission and its employees are the legislative branch of county government. The chief role of the commission is to adopt a budget and to enact ordinances. The commission also approves contracts, appointments and rules. The money is spent and ordinances are enforced through the administrative branch.[2]
All Wayne County Commission meetings, as well as the budget sessions, are open to the public. The commission meets on the first and the third Thursday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in its chambers on the mezzanine level of the Guardian Building, 500 Griswold, Detroit. Meeting dates and agendas are published on the Commission website.
In addition to the full body, the Commission has eight standing committees, along with special committees and task forces. Standing committees include: Audit; Economic Development; Government Operations; Health & Human Services; Public Safety, Judiciary & Homeland Security; Public Services, Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs and Ways and Means. Special committees includes those on Rules, which meets during the first month of each new commission term to set procedures for commission meetings, as well as and the Special Committee on the Criminal Justice Complex, which oversees the county jail and courthouse complex which opened in 2024.
List of Commissioners
This is a list of current Wayne County Commissioners in order by district. The 2025–2028 makeup of the commission is:[3]
| District | Communities included | Commissioner | Party | Residence | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Harper Woods, Detroit | Tim Killeen | Democratic | Detroit | 2007 |
| 2 | Detroit | Jonathan Kinloch | Democratic | Detroit | 2021 |
| 3 | Hamtramck, Highland Park, and Detroit | Martha Scott | Democratic | Highland Park | 2011 |
| 4 | Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, and Detroit | Cara Clemente | Democratic | Lincoln Park | 2023 |
| 5 | Detroit | Angelique Peterson-Mayberry | Democratic | Detroit | 2023 |
| 6 | Detroit and Redford Township | Monique Baker McCormick | Democratic | Detroit | 2019 |
| 7 | Detroit | Alisha Bell | Democratic | Detroit | 2003 |
| 8 | Dearborn Heights, Garden City, and Inkster | David Knezek | Democratic | Dearborn Heights | 2020 |
| 9 | Plymouth Township, Northville, Northville Township, and Livonia | Terry Marecki | Republican | Livonia | 2015 |
| 10 | Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and Canton Township | Melissa Daub | Democratic | Canton Township | 2019 |
| 11 | Belleville, Flat Rock, Wayne, Sumpter Township, Van Buren Township, Huron Township, and Romulus | Allen Wilson | Democratic | Romulus | 2015 |
| 12 | Westland and Livonia | Glenn Anderson | Democratic | Westland | 2016 |
| 13 | Dearborn and Allen Park | Sam Baydoun | Democratic | Dearborn | 2019 |
| 14 | Taylor, Brownstown Township, Woodhaven, Gibraltar, and Rockwood | Alex Garza | Democratic | Taylor | 2024 |
| 15 | Allen Park, Grosse Ile Township, Riverview, Southgate, Trenton, and Wyandotte | Joseph Palamara | Democratic | Grosse Ile Township | 1999 |
References
- ^ "Michigan County Commissioners Will Get 4-Year Terms Starting In 2024". CBS Detroit. Southfield, Michigan: WWJ-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "Wayne County Commission". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ "Commissioners". Wayne County, Michigan. Retrieved October 18, 2025.