Committee reviews Washington Township law-enforcement contract adding sergeant, deputies and vehicles
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Summary
Commander presented a three-year contract with Washington Township to supply a sergeant, deputies, vehicles and a shared SRO; committee recommended moving the contract forward but no formal tally was recorded in the transcript.
The Macomb County Records and Public Safety Committee reviewed a proposed three-year law-enforcement contract with Washington Township that would supply one sergeant, 17 deputies, eight vehicles and a shared school resource officer position paid 50% by the school district and 50% by the township.
Commander Abra presented the contract and described staffing and equipment the township would receive under the agreement. "We are rescinding that contract. We've added a sergeant position... the approval with Washington to supply 1 sergeant, 17 deputies, 8 vehicles, and a half of a deputy with the SRO," Commander Abra said. He later summarized that the new contract would amount to "$10,000,000 and some change, with the new contract over the next 3 years," and said the arrangement would carry "no cost to the county of Macomb."
Commissioner Wallace moved to recommend the contract to the full board; Commissioner Perna supported the motion. The committee heard no speakers in opposition. The transcript records a motion in support but does not include a roll-call tally or final vote result in the provided excerpt.
Committee members and staff said municipalities had been contacted about the proposed increases. Staff described a roughly 9% cost baked into some contracts but noted HR and negotiation details are not disclosed while bargaining discussions are active.
Clarifying detail shown on the record: a large numeric figure was read aloud early in the item that appears as "$10,000,906,285" in the meeting transcript; Commander Abra later described the amount for the three-year term as "$10,000,000 and some change." The committee record on the public transcript does not reconcile that difference during the item; staff said the contract would not impose direct county cost.
Ending: The committee recommended the Washington Township contract move forward for full-board consideration; the transcript excerpt provided does not include a final recorded vote tally.
