Wayne County Commission

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The Wayne County Commission is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing budgets and operations for Wayne County, Michigan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county legislative body
elected governing body
adopts annual county budget
composition elected commissioners
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionMethod elected by district
governmentType county government legislature
governs Wayne County government
hasBodyType unicameral legislature
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.waynecounty.com (Wayne County official site, includes commission information)
jurisdiction Wayne County, Michigan
legalBasis Michigan law governing county boards and commissions
levelOfGovernment county level
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
meetsIn Detroit
surface form: City of Detroit, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan
oversees allocation of county funds
county departments and agencies at the legislative level
partOf Wayne County, Michigan
surface form: Government of Wayne County, Michigan
passes ordinances
resolutions
represents residents of Wayne County, Michigan
responsibility ensuring fiscal responsibility in Wayne County government
holding public meetings on county issues
setting countywide policies and priorities
role adopts the county budget
approves certain county contracts
levies county taxes and fees as authorized by law
oversees county operations
passes county ordinances
provides legislative oversight of the Wayne County Executive
represents residents of Wayne County at the county level
sets public policy for Wayne County, Michigan
sector public sector
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
subjectOf Wayne County, Michigan governmental information resources

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Wayne County legislativeBody Wayne County Commission
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center occupant Wayne County Commission
this entity surface form: Wayne County government
Wayne County Executive hasLegislativeCounterpart Wayne County Commission
Wayne County Executive worksWith Wayne County Commission
Downtown Detroit contains Wayne County Commission
this entity surface form: Wayne County government offices
Kenneth Cockrel Jr. positionHeld Wayne County Commission
this entity surface form: Wayne County Commissioner
City-County Building occupant Wayne County Commission