County Commissioner Academy
County Commissioner Academy is a professional development program for commissioners incorporating a series of events and workshops focused on the day-to-day responsibilities of a Michigan county commissioner.
In true “if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it” fashion, the academy integrates the numerous learning opportunities MAC has offered for years into a coherent “curriculum” for commissioners. Budgeting. Taxes. Board procedures. Managing debt. Liabilities. Public access laws. For every facet of a commissioner’s job – and we all know how plentiful those are – there will be “classes.”
CCA operates on a two-year sequence, starting after an election. Participants earn continuing education “hours” by attending designated events and workshops. “Certification” is offered at two different levels: “Certified” is reached at 10 hours over a two-year cycle, while “Advanced” is reached with 20 hours over a four-year period. “Hours” will not be limited to MAC events. Commissioners can earn credits via attendance at MSUE-sponsored events or even sessions hosted by the Treasury Department or elsewhere.
NOTE: Class of 2024 graduates will be honored at 2024 Legislative Conference in Lansing!
CCA-qualifying sessions
2024
- New Commissioner Schools (November-December 2024) (5 credit hours)
- Annual Conference (September 2024) (3 credit hours)
- Policy Summit (June 2024) (1 credit hour)
- Legislative Conference (April 2024) (3 credit hours)
- MSU Extension Governing Essentials Series (March-August-December 2024) (2 credit hours)
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy (year-round) (5 credit hours)
2023
- Policy Summit (December 2023) (1 credit hour)
- Annual Conference (October 2023) (3 credit hours)
- Legislative Conference (April 2023) (3 credit hours)
- MSUE-Treasury Webinar on Budgeting (March 2023) (3 credit hours)
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy (year-round) (5 credit hours)
2022
- New Commissioner School (November-December 2022) (5 credit hours)
- Annual Conference (September 2022) (3 credit hours)
- Policy Summit (July 2022) (1 credit hour)
- MSU Effective Meetings webinars (May 2022) (3 credit hours)
- Legislative Conference (3 credit hours)
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy (year-round)
2021
- Annual Conference (3 credit hours)
- MSUE Webinar on Fiscally Ready Communities (August 2021)
- Legislative Conference: Workshop on “Diversity Practices”
- MSUE-Treasury Webinar on Financial Practices (March 2021)
- MSUE Webinar on Codes of Ethics (February 2021)
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy (year-round)
CCA ‘Hours’
- New Commissioner School = 5 Hours
- NACo High Performance Leadership Academy = 5 Hours
- MAC Legislative or Annual Conference = 3 Hours
- MAC Policy Summit = 1 Hour
- Three-hour standalone MSUE event = 2 Hours
For more information about CCA, contact MAC Communications Director Derek Melot at melot@micounties.org or 517-372-5374.
MAC appreciates the partnership of MSU Extension in developing and operating the academy.