2023 Annual Conference will feature Anniversary Gala, workshops on key county issues

Please join MAC and your fellow county leaders in Kalamazoo County Oct. 1-3 for the 2023 Michigan Counties Annual Conference to celebrate MAC’s 125th Anniversary. …

Field set for Board elections at 2023 Annual Conference

Region I, Seat B – Joe Bonovetz, Gogebic County (seeking 3rd term)

Region II, Seat B – Richard Schmidt, Manistee County (seeking 3rd term)

Region III, Seat B – Jim Storey, Allegan County (seeking 3rd term)

At-large, Seat B – Stan Ponstein, Kent County (seeking 3rd term)

Although only one candidate filed for each of the four available seats, regional caucuses must be held, per MAC By-laws, to elect the candidate. …

MAC president featured in latest edition of NACo’s County News

Stan Ponstein, Kent County commissioner and MAC president, is featured in the “Profiles in Service” section of the July 17, 2023, edition of County News, the publication of the National Association of Counties. …

MAC 125th Anniversary

What would become the Michigan Association of Counties began on an undoubtedly cold Feb. 1 in 1898. That day, a group of officials from 16 counties gathered in the Senate chamber of Michigan’s State Capitol, which was then just 20 years old. All through 2023, MAC will be celebrating its anniversary with special events, promotions and informational nuggets about the history of our organization and county government in Michigan. …

Resources for counties

A new digital resource page is designed to aid county leaders in plotting out their public health strategies funded by county shares of the national opioid settlement. Among the features of the new page are: • An overview of the opioid crisis and the national settlement • Numerous general resources on how counties could deploy their funds to maximize public health • Links to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services webinar recordings …