Correction: The original version of this post incorrectly reported that Marrocco’s new deputy is Sulaka’s father, the former Warren city clerk.
Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Tony Marrocco has
once again tapped the well of Warren politics to hire
people for top positions on his staff.
once again tapped the well of Warren politics to hire
people for top positions on his staff.
Marrocco’s new deputy public works commissioner is
Richard Sulaka, Jr., son of former Warren city clerk and councilman Richard Sulaka, Sr., who lost a 2007
mayoral election bid. It’s unclear what experience Sulaka brings
to the table as he settles in as the county’s No. 2 man in charge of Macomb’s
sewers and drains. But Marrocco said Sulaka is a twenty-something, fresh out of law school, who can provide in-house legal expertise.
Richard Sulaka, Jr., son of former Warren city clerk and councilman Richard Sulaka, Sr., who lost a 2007
mayoral election bid. It’s unclear what experience Sulaka brings
to the table as he settles in as the county’s No. 2 man in charge of Macomb’s
sewers and drains. But Marrocco said Sulaka is a twenty-something, fresh out of law school, who can provide in-house legal expertise.
The choice is a departure for a deputy position that has typically been a PR or
political post. It was once held by political strategist and former county
commissioner Richard Sabaugh, also of Warren. Ironically, Sabaugh later went to
work for Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and now the son of the man Fouts beat to initially become
“his honor,” Sulaka, now sits at Sabaugh’s former desk as the public works
office.
political post. It was once held by political strategist and former county
commissioner Richard Sabaugh, also of Warren. Ironically, Sabaugh later went to
work for Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and now the son of the man Fouts beat to initially become
“his honor,” Sulaka, now sits at Sabaugh’s former desk as the public works
office.
In between Sabaugh and Sulaka, the deputy was former
Detroit News and Macomb Daily reporter Gene Schabath. After loyally serving
Marrocco for several years, mostly in a PR mode, Schabath was abruptly
dismissed by the public works boss several months ago in a move that still
remains a mystery.
Detroit News and Macomb Daily reporter Gene Schabath. After loyally serving
Marrocco for several years, mostly in a PR mode, Schabath was abruptly
dismissed by the public works boss several months ago in a move that still
remains a mystery.
Marrocco, a Clinton Township Democrat, also raised some eyebrows a couple of years ago
when he hired former Warren mayor Mark Steenbergh to a community
liaison position in which Steenbergh apparently acts as a Marrocco
representative on water rate issues with the local communities.
when he hired former Warren mayor Mark Steenbergh to a community
liaison position in which Steenbergh apparently acts as a Marrocco
representative on water rate issues with the local communities.
