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

    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. …

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  • Field set for Board elections at 2023 Annual Conference

    Field set for Board elections at 2023 Annual Conference

    Four seats on the MAC Board of Directors will be filled on Oct. 2 at the 2023 Annual Conference. The commissioners who filed for seats in this cycle are:

    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. …

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

    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. …

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  • MAC's 125! 1898-2023

    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. …

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  • Opioid Settlement Resource Center

    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 …

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Welcome to MAC (Michigan Association of Counties)
Founded on Feb. 1, 1898, MAC is the only statewide organization dedicated to the representation of all county commissioners in Michigan. MAC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances education, communication and cooperation among county government officials in Michigan. MAC is the counties’ voice at the state and federal level, providing legislative support on key issues affecting counties.

Counties Directory
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services
Our services strengthen and enhance member employee benefit packages.

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PODCAST
Podcast 83 is a regular look at the news, stories and trends related to Michigan’s 83 counties.

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