October 21, 2026 BOC – Finance, Audit, Budget Committee

The October 21, 2026 Finance, Audit, and Budget Committee of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners reviewed proposed 2027 budgets for the County Executive, Corporation Counsel, Ethics Board, Human Resources, and the Board of Commissioners. No contract awards or final budget decisions are evident in the transcript. The County Executive’s office discussed a $72,000 countywide lobbying contract with GCSI and a budget reclassification that would move the expenditure and related revenue into the appropriations/non-departmental budget; officials said the change was for transparency and would not alter the firm’s representation. Corporation Counsel described roughly $12,000 in Ethics Board contractual services, including $10,000 reserved for outside legal services, and discussed rising FOIA workload and a possible future staffing need. A motion was made to receive and file the budget reviews, but the vote result is not included.

HR requested two positions, including an HR consultant to manage rising ADA accommodation requests, and sought a $19,500 increase in recruitment advertising to $50,000 and a capital-outlay increase to $20,000 for employee ADA equipment. HR also requested $150,000 for professional development; commissioners asked for further detail on the proposed spending. The Board of Commissioners’ office requested converting a part-time position to full-time, with an estimated net budget increase of just over $31,000 after savings from a reclassification. These were requests discussed during budget review, not approvals recorded in the transcript.