Scott Budnick

Criminal Justice / Public Safety I will improve the supervision of the inmates incarcerated within the Macomb County Jail, ensuring the safety and security of employees and inmates within the facility. I will bring educational services to the inmates so they may acquire skills that will help them upon release. There is a need for inmates to learn skills so they will have the tools to succeed in life; I intend to provide them with these skills. We cannot continue to house them without offering opportunities for rehabilitation. Criminal Justice / Public Safety The men and women of the Sheriff’s Office deserve comparable pay to their counterparts in law enforcement. The employees have lost their pensions and medical care. I intend to restore these benefits and improve wages. By doing this, morale among the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office will increase, translating into much better service for the residents of Macomb County. Criminal Justice / Public Safety I will work to cut down on recidivism rates and suicides. Criminal Justice / Public Safety The Sheriff’s Office will vigorously pursue anyone who attempts to rip off our senior population. The senior population of Macomb County needs our protection, and they will receive much more of it under my administration. Seniors have paved the way for us; now it’s our turn to look out for them. Criminal Justice / Public Safety We need more deputies patrolling the neighborhoods and roads. My administration will deploy more deputies to patrol the county, making Macomb County a safer place to live and visit. I will assign more deputies to shopping areas during the holidays to ensure the safety of people and their property. This will not incur any additional costs to the citizens of Macomb County. I will utilize reserve deputies to achieve this mission. Reserve deputies volunteer their time and utilize their own equipment, making them a valuable asset to the Sheriff’s Office. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Every school in Macomb County, including grade school, middle school, and high school, needs to have at least one armed officer on the premises. Immigration The Sheriff’s Office will work diligently with Border Patrol and ICE to detain and turn over illegal aliens encountered in Macomb County.