Editing Wayne County, Michigan (section)

==Government==
[[File:Detroit December 2019 02 (Wayne County Building).jpg|thumb|[[Wayne County Building]]]]

Wayne County is Michigan's first "[[charter county]]", with a [[Municipal charter|home rule charter]] setting up its structures within limits set in state law and constitution. Most Michigan county governments are structured according to state law, without a locally adopted charter. The county is governed pursuant to the ''Home Rule Charter of Wayne County, Michigan'', and the ''Wayne County Code'' is the [[codification (law)|codification]] of Wayne County's [[local ordinance]]s. Unless a violation of the code or other ordinance is specifically designated as a municipal civil infraction (or unless expressly otherwise required by applicable state or federal laws), the violation is a [[misdemeanor]].<ref>Wayne County Code § 1-25</ref>

The county government operates the [[County jail|jail]], maintains rural roads, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains [[vital records]] for all areas except Detroit, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. Most other local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. – are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

===Elected officials===
* [[County Executive]]: [[Warren Evans]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Prosecutor|Prosecuting Attorney]]: [[Kym Worthy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Sheriff]]: Raphael Washington ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[County Clerk]]: Cathy M. Garrett ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Treasurer|County Treasurer]]: Eric Sabree ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Register of Deeds]]: Bernard J. Youngblood ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])
* [[Wayne County Commission]]: Alisha Bell, Chair ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]) 15 members, elected from districts (14 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]])
* [[Circuit Court]] (3rd Circuit encompasses Wayne County): 61 judges (non-partisan)
* [[Probate Court]]: 8 judges (non-partisan)

<small>(information as of February 2021)</small>

===Department of Public Services===
Formerly the Wayne County Road Commission, the [[Wayne County Department of Public Services|Department of Public Services]] is the government agency in Wayne County responsible for building and maintaining the county's roads and highways. A number of the former agency's works are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=mps/><ref name="nris"/>

===Corrections===
The Wayne County Jail Division operates The Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in [[Downtown Detroit]], The Old Wayne County Jail in Downtown Detroit, and The William Dickerson Detention Facility in [[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]].<ref>"[http://www.co.wayne.mi.us/sheriff_jail.htm Jail Division] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029041511/http://www.co.wayne.mi.us/sheriff_jail.htm |date=2012-10-29 }}." Wayne County. Retrieved on November 5, 2012. "570 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226" and "525 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226" and "3501 Hamtramck Dr, Hamtramck, MI 48212"</ref>