Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido criticized County Executive Mark Hackel for failing to fill four positions Lucido won in a lawsuit because Hackel is appealing the decision.
Lucido also took issue with Hackel for spending money on an outside legal counsel to handle the lawsuit in which Lucido initially prevailed March 31.
Lucido sued Hackel in January for failing to follow the county Board of Commissioners’ approval of his hiring of two full-time and two part-time employees after Lucido appealed to the board because of Hackel’s refusal fill the posts as part of the 2022 budget.
“At this point the issue is not whether or not these law enforcement jobs are needed because the county commission already concluded they are needed, and the executive failed to veto (the budget),” Lucido said. “The issue now is whether or not the county Executive must comply with the law, or whether he can ignore County Commission spending limits. The Court of Appeals agreed that county Executive Mark Hackel exceeded his authority in violation of the law. What other spending limits is the county Executive failing to follow?”
The county’s top lawyer, Corporation Counsel John Schapka, said Hackel will not post the positions until the legal dispute has been ultimately resolved at the state Supreme Court.
“The prosecutor began this fight and now he’s taken the position that he’s shocked the county executive would defend himself,” Schapka said. “It’s actually not Mark defending himself but...
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