County Commissioner, District 6· 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)
Joseph V. Romano
Macomb County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 32
- Total speaking time
- 1:33:42
- Avg per meeting
- 2:56
- Segments
- 2295
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Next Generation 911 Implementation
$165,100 not-to-exceed increase, funded from the FY26 Dispatch Cellular Fee Fund.
Traveling petting zoo animal welfare
Juvenile Justice Center facility upgrades
$900,930 from general fund fund balance via the Capital Improvement Fund, pending re-approval.
Federal Crime Victim Compensation Access
Involves federal grant funding for crime victim services and compensation.
Public Defender's Office Indigent Defense Funding
Shelby Township maintains its own budget for these services.
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.
MSHDA Emergency Solutions Grant funding for homeless services
About $259,000 in added grant-funded spending, mostly state and federal money.
Firearm safe storage and youth gun violence
Gun locks are provided free through Michigan State Police.
Community Food Bank grant funding
Federal TEFAP funding would increase by $84,549.
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.
Opioid settlement funds to add mental health therapists
$295,097 from opioid settlement fund balance.
Courtroom space shortage
A courtroom and expanded court space would be a significant capital expense, not yet priced in this meeting.
Obsolete courtroom recording equipment
The bid award exists but the funding was deferred to the 2027 capital process.
Resident complaint about county domestic violence resources
She raised questions about how federal domestic violence funding and interpreter service dollars are being spent.
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.
County Seal Ordinance
Prosecutor Tele Town Halls on Senior Scams
Up to $91,797.50 from prosecutor grant and forfeiture funds.
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.
Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board appointments
Grant-funded; each contract not to exceed $334,814 through June 30, 2029.
Aging county building systems
Roughly $4 million in deferred replacement requests across JJC and the warehouse.
Decisions during term (12)
Recorded while Romano was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Records and Public Safety Committee Department Recommendations
Records and Public Safety items 14a–14o
Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations
Records and Public Safety items 15.a–15.j: SROs, emergency management grants, conviction integrity funding
Receive and File Records and Public Safety Correspondence (11a-11b)
Records and Public Safety Committee Recommendations 13a–13r
Records and Public Safety recommendation 13a - Axon in-car cameras ($119,154)
Public safety agreements and New Baltimore District Court staffing swap (12a–12f)
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Proclamation
Records and Public Safety Recommendations 15a-15b
Records and Public Safety Recommendations (15a-15e)
Approval of Records and Public Safety Committee Minutes (January 15, 2026)
Voting record (26)(Public Safety)
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