Wayne County Commission

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.

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.