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.

Participants earn continuing education “hours” by attending designated events and workshops. “Certification” is offered at two different levels: “Certified” is reached at 10 hours, while “Advanced” is reached with 20 hours. In addition to MAC events, credit-qualified presentations also are offered by MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Treasury.

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 (4 sessions per year) (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.