County Commissioner, District 7· 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)
James M. Perna
Macomb County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 24:14
- Avg per meeting
- 1:26
- Segments
- 642
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Top issues during term (18)(Roads)
Traffic Signal and Safety Improvements
County cost is $1,020,200, with MDOT and local communities picking up the rest.
Rosso Highway Project Grant Agreement
No cost to the county; funded by a state grant.
Public Transportation Millage and SMART Agreement
$39,032 in additional grant funding from SMART, no county dollars.
Public Transportation Millage on November 2026 Ballot
No tax increase — the rate is a renewal at roughly 0.94 mills, slightly below the current Headlee-reduced rate, with 12.5% of revenue redirected to local communities.
Schoenherr Road Reconstruction
County share is about $2.9 million out of a $15.4 million total project cost.
County roads: Romeo Plank reconstruction and Neighborhood Roads Fund
2027 aims to top $100 million in improvements, with $43.5 million from federal sources and $25 million assumed from the Neighborhood Roads Fund.
21 Mile Road bridge replacement
County cost is about $1.46 million out of a $6.1 million project, already budgeted in the roads fund.
32 Mile Road Resurfacing in Richmond
Funded from the FY2026 Roads Fund at $794,777.
Federal transportation funding threat
Potential 20% cut to transit programs if Congress doesn't act.
Clinton Township Road Rehabilitation (Little Mack, Carlier, South Nunneley)
County road funds committed: about $450,957 for Shelby Township and $2.2 million for Clinton Township.
Roadside Dead Deer Removal Program
Up to $300,000 over the contract term plus extensions.
26 Mile & Hayes Road Intersection Safety Improvement
County cost is $1,020,200, with MDOT and local communities picking up the rest.
Rosso Highway Rerouting Project
No direct county cost — funding comes entirely from the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs through the grant.
Broughton Road reconstruction and extension
County share of the Broughton extension is $6.17 million, plus millions more across township road agreements.
2026 Road Resurfacing and Subdivision Preservation Program
Over $18 million in total project costs, with the county covering roughly half of most cost-share deals.
2026 township road programs
Millions in combined county, federal and township spending on roads, with townships covering most limestone program costs.
Moravian Drive road condition complaint
New State Road Money Won't Arrive Until 2027
Roughly $30 million in additional annual road funding for the county, but not until 2027.
Decisions during term (12)
Recorded while Perna was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
MDOT Roads Contracts (Items 9.c–9.h)
Receive and file budget reviews, items 6a through 6d (Public Works, Planning & Economic Development, Roads, Parks & Rec)
Roads and IT Contracts (12b-12d)
Bentley Systems Roads Software and IT Maintenance Agreements (Items 10.a-10.b)
Public Services items 13c–13g (roads contracts)
Roads Recommendations 7a-7f (Shelby bridge, Clinton Township rehab, Pointe Rosa rescission, Rosso Highway)
Deer Roadside Removal — Budget Amendment and Contract
Public Services recommendations 14a-14w ($49.5M roads package, housing plans)
Public Services Recommendations 9f-9w: Roads Budget Amendment, Contracts, and Cost-Share Agreements
2026 Roads Package: Paving Contract and 11 Cost-Share Agreements — Recommended to Full Board
Roads Correspondence — Received and Filed
Roads Contracts and 26 Mile/Hayes Intersection Cost-Share (Items 6c-6e)
Voting record (9)(Roads)
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