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County Commissioner, District 10· 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31 (per MCL 46.410 subsection 2, text read: 4-year term begins January 1 following the 2024 election; current-term start, first-office day unsourced; end December 31, 2028)

Harold L. Haugh

Macomb County

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 31, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
35
Total speaking time
1:45:45
Avg per meeting
3:01
Segments
1819

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Filtered to Public Safety

Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

critical↑Mar 2026[30]

Next Generation 911 Implementation

$165,100 not-to-exceed increase, funded from the FY26 Dispatch Cellular Fee Fund.

low↑Oct 2026[26]

Traveling petting zoo animal welfare

high→Jun 2026[22]

Juvenile Justice Center facility upgrades

$900,930 from general fund fund balance via the Capital Improvement Fund, pending re-approval.

high→Oct 2026[16]

Federal Crime Victim Compensation Access

Involves federal grant funding for crime victim services and compensation.

high↓Jan 2026[13]

Public Defender's Office Indigent Defense Funding

Shelby Township maintains its own budget for these services.

critical↓Jun 2026[12]

Prosecutor–County Executive grant standoff

Up to $60,000 in outside counsel costs, plus millions in grant dollars that went unclaimed because certifications weren't signed.

critical↑Jan 2026[12]

MSHDA Emergency Solutions Grant funding for homeless services

About $259,000 in added grant-funded spending, mostly state and federal money.

high↑Jan 2026[11]

Firearm safe storage and youth gun violence

Gun locks are provided free through Michigan State Police.

high↑Jan 2026[11]

Community Food Bank grant funding

Federal TEFAP funding would increase by $84,549.

high↑Jan 2026[11]

Sheriff's Road Patrol Staffing Increase

The auto theft lieutenant would cost the county about 65% of the position under the auto theft prevention authority match.

high↑Mar 2026[11]

Opioid settlement funds to add mental health therapists

$295,097 from opioid settlement fund balance.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Courtroom space shortage

A courtroom and expanded court space would be a significant capital expense, not yet priced in this meeting.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Obsolete courtroom recording equipment

The bid award exists but the funding was deferred to the 2027 capital process.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Resident complaint about county domestic violence resources

She raised questions about how federal domestic violence funding and interpreter service dollars are being spent.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Missing sheriff's deputy at prosecutor's child support unit

About $75,000 to fully fund the deputy, with roughly 66% covered by an existing grant.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

County Seal Ordinance

medium↓Jan 2026[9]

Prosecutor Tele Town Halls on Senior Scams

Up to $91,797.50 from prosecutor grant and forfeiture funds.

critical↓Jul 2026[7]

DOJ Grant Certifications and Separation of Powers Dispute

Up to $60,000 in outside counsel costs, plus millions in grant dollars that went unclaimed because certifications weren't signed.

medium↓Jun 2026[7]

Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board appointments

Grant-funded; each contract not to exceed $334,814 through June 30, 2029.

high↓Apr 2026[6]

Aging county building systems

Roughly $4 million in deferred replacement requests across JJC and the warehouse.

Decisions during term (12)

Recorded while Haugh was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (26)(Public Safety)

26 yes0 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesNov 5, 2026

Motion to approve Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committee Minutes dated September 17, 2026 and Joint Public Services, Government Oversight, Health and Human Services and Records

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Motion to postpone items 23 a and 23b to the September 17, 2026 Records and Public Safety Committee meeting.

Voted yesJul 22, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 10a and 10b.

Voted yesJul 22, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 10j - 10l.

Voted yesJul 22, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 10f - 10i.

Voted yesJul 22, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 10c - 10e.

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Motion to approve Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 13a - 13r.

Voted yesJun 10, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 9c - 9f.

Voted yesJun 10, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 9o - 9r.

Voted yesJun 10, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 9g - 9n.

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Records and Public Safety recommendation 13a - Axon in-car cameras ($119,154)

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendation 7c amending the motion language from a decrease in Personnel of $79,211 to a d

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Motion to grant full Board approval at committee to adopt a Proclamation Recognizing the Second Week in April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 7d - 7f.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Motion to approve Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 15a and 15b.

Voted yesMar 26, 2026

Motion to approve Records and Public Safety Committee 15d and 15e.

Voted yesMar 19, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 10d and 10e.

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Motion to approve Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 15a - 15e.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Motion to approve the Records and Public Safety Committee Minutes dated January 15, 2026.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 9f and 9g.

Voted yesFeb 12, 2026

Approval of Records and Public Safety Committee Minutes (January 15, 2026)

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion to approve Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 13a - 13c.

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion to recommend Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 13d and 13e to the February 12, 2026 Records and Public Safety Committee.

Voted yesJan 15, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 6b and 6c.

Voted yesJan 15, 2026

Motion to approve the Joint Public Services and Records and Public Safety Committee Minutes dated December 4, 2025.

Voted yesJan 15, 2026

Motion to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations 6d and 6e.