Andrey Duzyj, a former Macomb County commissioner from Warren, and former Warren City Councilwoman Donna Kaczor Caumartin both withdrew from the August Democratic primary by the Friday deadline after filing for the treasurer seat.
This year will be the first time candidates for the Macomb County Board of Commissioners will run for four-year terms instead of serving two-year terms.
MACOMB COUNTY Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel remembers, as a child, the friendship his dad William Hackel had with Marvin “Marv” Sauger. Sauger and the elder Hackel became friends when they both worked for the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department.
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners took a rare action Wednesday when it approved the outgoing board chairmanâs proposal to suggest next year s new board establish more advisory committees.
The resolutionâs passage in an 8-2 vote by the Government Oversight Committee carries some political undertones as it was introduced by board Chairman Bob Smith, whoâs had a frosty relationship with County Executive Mark Hackel and led the board during its legal conflict with him over the board setting up its first such panel, the Older Adult Advisory Committee.
Commissioner Veronica Klinefelt, who was one of the two no votes, said at the meeting she âwholeheartedlyâ supports setting up more advisory panels but said the resolution âseems a little bit uncomfortable to me.â