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County services study will be featured at Dec. 7 MAC Policy Summit

Oct 24, 2023 | MAC news, Blog, Events

A MAC-commissioned report on the services that counties provide to other local governments will be reviewed at the MAC Policy Summit set for Dec. 7, 2023.

The fee to attend the summit at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing is $50. This includes registration, lunch and continental breakfast. UPDATE: On-site seats are sold out, but you can still register for virtual access.)

In addition to the services report, the event will include presentations on:

  • The effects of juvenile justice reform legislation
  • The ongoing challenge of providing health care to county jail inmates
  • Proposals to create a statewide septic code

The event will begin at 9 a.m. on Dec. 7.

Commissioners registering and attending the summit, either in-person or via the web, will receive 1 credit hour in MAC’s County Commissioner Academy professional training program.

To register and for more details on the presentation topics, click here.

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