1990 Macomb County (Michigan) Directory

PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER There are a number of service programs funded by the ­
The basic job of Macomb County Public Works Commissioner
Thomas S. Welsh is to build more livable land.
It's an assignment that thrusts his office into the forefront
of a wide range ofpublic works activities ... management,
sewage treatment, solid waste disposal, subdivision
plat review, soil erosion control, parks and recreation,
and construction of storm drains, water lines and
sanitary sewers.
His involvement in these programs is extensive and
includes responsibility for initial planning, final design,
sale of bonds, securing federaVstate grants, construction,
inspection, maintenance, repair, administration and debt
retirement.
Facilities owned or operated by the office include fOUf
sewage treatment works, 45 waste water pump stations,
25 storm water retention basins/pump stations, 688 miles
of storm drains, 181 miles of sanitary sewers and 45
miles of water lines.
The Public Works Commissioner is chairman of the
Intra-County Drainage Boards, secretary/member of the
Inter-County Drainage Boards, agent for the Macomb
Sanitary District and a statutory member of the Parks
and Recreation Commission and Technical Review Committee
of the County Solid Waste Planning Committee.
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
The Community Mental Health Services Board is
responsible for providing mental health, substance
abuse, and developmental disabilities services in the
county through both directly operated and contract agencies.
The program is supported by state and county funds
as well as individual fees and insurance reimburse·
ment.
agency, including a 24-hour telephone crisis center; a 24hour
psychiatric emergency service; mental health outpatient
centers for children and families; mental health
outpatient centers for adults; substance abuse treatment
and prevention programs; rehabilitation workshops/day
programs for developmentally disabled persons; limited
residential services; counseling and diagnostic ser·
vices; client services management functions; a rape crisis
program; vocational services; mental health and sub·
stance abuse programs for persons in the county jail; and
• recreational drop in centers.
MACOMB COUNTY COMMUNITY
SERVICES AGENCY
Macomb County Community Services Agency
(MCCSA) is one of 32 Community Action Agencies in
Michigan whose purpose is to promote economic and social
opportunities through which the low-income, disabled
and elderly can achieve greater independence, dig.
nity and self sufficiency.
The Agency consists of a number of human service programs,
including: General Community Programming,
three Community Action Centers, Weatherization, Targeted
Fuel Assistance (TFA), Head Start, Day Care, Commodity
Food Distribution, Food Stamp Distribution,
Transportation, Senior Citizens Chore Service, Emergency
Food, Senior Citizen Nutrition, Meals·Qn-Wheels, and
most recently Career & Community Corners (a commu·
nity development project).
Programs are initiated and overseen by the Macomb
County Committee on Community Economic Opportunity
and the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.
MCCSA is operated using County funds in conjunction"
with the Department ofHealth and Human Services, the
Department ofEnergy, the Department ofLaborlBureau
of Community Services, the Office of Services to the
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