Share:
Font Size:
Watch Our Meetings on YouTube

Enter your street address and city below to find your Commissioner!

Find Your Commissioner
Ordinance Revision

The Wayne County Commission will hold a public hearing at its meeting 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 on ordinance revisions that will: AMEND CHAPTER 65 OF THE WAYNE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, "AUDITOR GENERAL", TO REVISE SECTION 65-2 TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL SERVING AS THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR GENERAL TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE POSITION AFTER TEN CUMULATIVE YEARS UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.

To view the proposed revisions, click here.


2024-25 Budget information

The proposed 2024-25 operating budget for Wayne County is now available for public inspection. To view the budget, click on the link below.

2024-25 Budget Proposal

Budget Hearings

Budget hearing dates and times



Portrait unveilings.
Commissiners honored former chairs Gary Woronchak and the late Edward Boike during a portait unveiling ceremony on Oct. 5. To vie the ceremony, click here.


About the commission

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 enact ordinances. The commission also approves contracts, appointments and rules. The money is spent and ordinances are enforced through the administrative branch. The 2022-23 fiscal year budget runs the county operations that serve the more than 1.8 million people living in Wayne County. 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. In addition to the full body, the commission has eight standing committees, along with special committees and task forces. Wayne County, the most populous county in Michigan, is divided into 15 districts, and commissioners are elected every two years in even-year elections. For an explanation of how Wayne County government is structured, how it works and what it does for you, please read "A Citizen's Guide to Wayne County Government."

A Citizen's Guide to Wayne County Government

Access to ordinances

To find ordinacnes adopted by the Wayne County Commission, visit the Municode link here.

Rules of Procedure

The Wayne County Commissionion Rules of Procedure is available by clicking on the link below.

Rules of Procedure

View Wayne County Commission meetings on YouTube

You can view past meetings of the Wayne County Commission and all of the commission's committees and special committees on the Wayne County Commission YouTube channel. Click on a button below for access.
Full Commission Meetings

Committee meetings

Special committees

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ethics Ordinance & Board

  • The Wayne County Commission approved Wayne County's first Ethics Ordinance on April 5, 2012, and amended it on December 18, 2014.
  • The Wayne County Ethics Board meets in Hearing Room 704 of the Guardian Building, 500 Griswold, Detroit, MI 48226. Meetings are open to the public.

Wayne County Ethics Board

Next Meeting - The next meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Meetings are held at commission chambers in at the Mezzanine Level of the Guardian Building, 500 Griswold, Detroit.

Click here for the agenda.

Meeting video

You can join the meeting by visiting, https://zoom.us/j/2234975895 or by dialing any one of the following numbers:(312) 262-6799(253) 215-8782 (669) 900-6833 (646) 876-9923

(408) 638-0968

(301) 715-8592

(346) 248-7799

The meeting identification number is: 223 497 5895.

HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE WAYNE COUNTY ETHICS BOARD Any Wayne County employee/public servant or resident is encouraged to report any instances of unethical behavior by a Wayne County employee or elected official to the Wayne County Ethics Board for further investigation. To download the form click here.
To determine whether the behavior or actions about which you wish to complain would fall under the jurisdiction of the Ethics Board, please review the Ethics Ordinance (Wayne County Enrolled Ordinance 2014-734).
View past Ethics Board board eetings

Click here

News & Events

6
Commissioner Marecki's budget report for 2023-24
Commissioner Marecki's budget report for 2023-24
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Budget report for District 9
Wayne County Register of Deeds - Remonumentation Grant Program Performance Engagement
Wayne County Register of Deeds - Remonumentation Grant Program Performance Engagement
Monday, October 21, 2024
Wayne County Register of Deeds - Remonumentation Grant Program Performance Engagement. Our report is dated August 28, 2024; DAP No. 2023-57-004.
Commissioners issue support for carpenters, millwrights pension plan enhancement
Commissioners issue support for carpenters, millwrights pension plan enhancement
Friday, October 18, 2024
Wayne County Commissioners today issued a statement of support for a federal proposal stabilizing the Michigan Carpenters and Millwrights pension plan with a $635 million investment.'
Commission issues $19.8 million to support development projects in Detroit, suburbs
Commission issues $19.8 million to support development projects in Detroit, suburbs
Friday, October 18, 2024
Wayne County Commissioners today issued $19.8 million in funding to help finance 13 economic development projects in Detroit and four suburban communities.Eight of the projects are based in Detroit,
Local county legislators discuss public transit, sustainability at 16th Tri-County Summit
Local county legislators discuss public transit, sustainability at 16th Tri-County Summit
Monday, October 7, 2024
Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell joined Don Brown and David Woodward, chairs of the Macomb and Oakland county commissions, at the summit, which was held Oct. 4.
Commission calls for end to nuclear waste dumping in Wayne County
Commission calls for end to nuclear waste dumping in Wayne County
Thursday, September 5, 2024
In a sweeping resolution, Wayne County Commissioners called for an end to nuclear waste dumping in the county as well as new regulations mandating that federal and state agencies notify locals of plans to transport hazardous waste to their communities