Politics & Government
Wayne Co. Commissioners to Decide on Consent Agreement
The commission will vote on the proposal to pull the county out of its financial emergency during a special meeting Thursday.
Wayne County Commissioners will vote on a proposed consent agreement during a special meeting Thursday, according to a Detroit News report.
The 12-page agreement, which commissioners received Tuesday, will work to pull the county out of the financial dire straits that it’s in, the report stated. The agreement was put together by the office of County Executive Warren Evans and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the report added.
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Currently, the county is deep in a $52-million structural debt thanks to a $100-million decrease in yearly revenue from property taxes since 2008, the report stated.
Before it can be enacted, the Wayne County Commission needs to approve the agreement, the report stated. After that, the county and the state must OK it, the report added.
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