ABOUT US
ABOUT US
MAC (Michigan Association of Counties) is the only statewide organization dedicated to the representation of all county commissioners in Michigan. As a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, MAC advances education, communication and cooperation among county government officials in Michigan’s 83 counties.
OUR PURPOSE
- Advocacy: To be the voice of Michigan counties at the state and federal level.
- Education: To provide educational opportunities to county commissioners to ensure they can do their jobs to the best of their abilities.
- Services: To make available services that counties can take advantage of to save their staff time and money.
OUR HISTORY
On Feb. 1, 1898, officials representing 16 Michigan counties gathered in the Senate chamber of the Michigan State Capitol to form the State Association of Supervisors: Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Monroe, Montcalm, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw and St. Joseph.
Over the next 17 years, many more counties joined the organization, with 69 counties recognized as members by 1915. The State Association of Supervisors was incorporated on Jan. 24, 1940, with its first permanent home located at 335 Hillcrest in East Lansing, where it would remain until 1956.
The State Association of Supervisors officially became the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) on July 17, 1969, in conjunction with the state’s move to directly elected commissioners from geographic districts. In 2017, MAC left its longtime home on Washington Square in Lansing to an office suite on Michigan Avenue just steps from the State Capitol.
