THE WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HAS SOME ASKING, HOW MUCH SECURITY DOES ONE MAN NEED? NO ELECTED OFFICIAL SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL UNSAFE, BUT IN THIS CASE, THE ISSUE IS WHO ROBERT FICANO WANTS TO HIGHER AS ANOTHER DRIVER. Devin: SOME TAXPAYERS ARE ASKING, COULDN'T IT BE SOMEONE WHO ISN'T ALREADY RECEIVING A LARGE PENSION FROM THE COUNTY? LOCAL 4 "DEFENDER" HANK WINCHESTER HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THAT BREWING CONTROVERSY, AND WHY ADD A DRIVER NOW AFTER SEVERAL YEARS ON THE JOB IN OFFICE? Hank: WELL, DEVIN, FICANO TOLD ME A SHORT TIME AGO BECAUSE HE FEELS HE'S BEEN RECEIVING THREATS AND HAS A NEED TO BEEF UP SECURITY. BUT THE GUY HE WANTS ON THE JOB ALREADY HAS A FAT PENSION AND COULD MAKE AN EXTRA $55,000 A YEAR. FICANO SAYS IT'S A GREAT DEAL. BUT SOME INCLUDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS STORY AND SEE SOMEBODY MAKING MORE THAN $150,000 A YEAR IN THIS POSITION. HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY THAT? WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROBERT FICANO ON THE MOVE. HIS DRIVER AT THE WHEEL. NOW FICANO WHO HAS BEEN MAKING BIG CUTS, INCLUDING RECENTLY ELIMINATING MORE THAN 20 POSITIONS IN THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, WANTS TO TAP $55,000 TO ADD A NEW POSITION, TO ADD A NEW DRIVER TO HIS DETAIL. SOME, INCLUDING THIS WAYNE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SAY FICANO IS TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE. $55,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S PROBABLY AN ATTORNEY FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. Hank: THE GUY HE WANTS IN THIS POSITION IS RETIRED SHERIFF'S DEPUTY FRED BARRY WHO ALREADY COLLECTS $105,000 A YEAR PENSION AND NOW COULD GET $55,000 MORE EVERY YEAR. FICANO SAYS IT'S A DEAL. THIS PERSON WILL WORK AS A DRIVER AND SECURITY GUARD AND ALSO SUPERVISOR OVERSEEING PAROLEES PICKING UP TRASH. THREE POSITIONS FOR THE LOW PRICE OF $160,000 A YEAR. ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT, THE PERSON THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN THIS POSITION WOULD HAVE BEEN A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSON BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER THAN HIRING SOMEONE FULL TIME IN THAT POSITION. Hank: THIS POSITION WOULD BRING HIS SECURITY DETAIL UP TO THREE POSITIONS. MACOMB COUNTY EXECUTIVE MARK HACKEL HAS ZERO. OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE L. BROOKS PATTERSON, ONE ON OCCASION WHO IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH THE COUNTY IN ANOTHER ROLE. YOU HAVE MORE SECURITY THAN MARK HACKEL AND THEN L. BROOKS PATTERSON. DO YOU THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU TO SPEND MORE MONEY THAN BOTH OF THEM? AT THIS POINT, I WAS SHERIFF FOR 20 YEARS. Hank: WELL, HACKEL WAS SHERIFF. HI DIRECT THREATS ON MY LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MARK'S SITUATION IS. Hank: BUT WE DO KNOW WHAT FORMER SHERIFF MARK HACKEL'S SITUATION IS. AND TALKING TO HIS TEAM, HE HAS RECEIVED THREATS OVER THE YEARS AND SAME THING FOR L. BROOKS PATTERSON, AND MOST PEOPLE IN HIGH-PROFILE POSITIONS. HERE'S THE DEAL, WITH WITH FICANO AND THIS ISSUE. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE SAYING HE SHOULDN'T HAVE A SECURITY DETAIL AND HAVE THE NEED FOR SECURITY IF HE FEELS IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM AND THE FACT HE WANTS TO HIGHER THIS PERSON WHO IS ALREADY MAKING MORE THAN $100,000 OFF HIS PENSION. LIVE HERE TONIGHT, HANK WINCHESTER, BACK TO YOU. Devin: IS THIS SOMETHING COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON? Hank: THEY WILL. THEY'LL LOOK AT THIS ISSUE ON THURSDAY. WE'LL KNOW THEN WHETHER IT WILL