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MACOMB COUNTY CLERK / REGISTER OF DEEDS
County Sheriff Appointment Committee
According to State Law, if a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive county office (other than the county clerk or prosecuting attorney), the presiding or senior judge of probate, the county clerk, and the prosecuting attorney shall appoint a suitable person to fill the vacancy.
The current Macomb County Sheriff, Mark Hackel, was elected in November to be Macomb County’s first County Executive. As required by law, the Sheriff Appointment Committee is made up of Chief Probate Judge Mark Switalski, Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith and Macomb County Clerk / Register of Deeds Carmella Sabaugh. Applicants for Macomb County Sheriff filed online Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. MORE
Sheriff Application Process
Those seeking appointment as the next Macomb County Sheriff applied starting Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 9 a.m. online as the open and transparent process for choosing the next Sheriff continued. The Macomb County Sheriff Appointment Committee accepted applications through Friday, December 10 at 5 p.m. By law, applicants must be registered to vote in Macomb County, which means they must be at least 18 years-old and a U.S. Citizen. MORE
168.209 County office; vacancy; manner of filling.
Sec. 209.
If a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive county office, it shall be filled in the following manner:
If the vacancy is in the office of county clerk or prosecuting attorney, it shall be filled by appointment by the judge or judges of that judicial circuit.
If the vacancy is in any other county office, the presiding or senior judge of probate, the county clerk, and the prosecuting attorney shall appoint a suitable person to fill the vacancy.
A person appointed shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in Section 1 of Article XI of the State Constitution of 1963, give bond in the manner required by law, and hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified. However, if the next general November election is to be held more than 182 days after the vacancy occurs, and it is not the general November election at which a successor in office would be elected if there were no vacancy, the person appointed shall hold office only until a successor is elected at the next general November election in the manner provided by law and qualifies for office. The successor shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Sheriff is the Chief Executive Officer charged with law enforcement and the preservation of peace within Macomb County.
DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS:
The Sheriff serves as administrator of jail activities, protective services and investigative services. He is also an officer of the Circuit Court and a member of the county concealed weapons licensing board.
Administrative staff is required to maintain the records of the department and file reports to the State Corrections Committee, State Police, State Highway Department, FBI and County Board of Commissioners.
The County Jail is operated for the confinement, safekeeping and feeding of all jail inmates.
Protective Services maintains a road patrol which is responsible for answering calls for police assistance and for enforcing laws pertaining to County roads. Court officers assigned to Circuit Court or state institutions are under the jurisdiction of this division.
Investigative Services supervise the activities of the Detective Bureau. These units perform special functions dealing with street crime and drug enforcement, in addition to serving warrants and subpoenas for the courts.
