MAC Board votes to shift Annual Conference to virtual sessions The 2020 MAC Annual Conference will be a virtual event stretching across several days in late August, the MAC Board […]
Legislative Update 6-5-20
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Legislator Q&A: Sen. Jim Ananich
This article originally appeared in the April 2020 edition of Michigan Counties. Name: Sen. Jim Ananich District/counties: 27th/Genesee County Committees: Government Operations Term #: 2nd full term Previous public service: […]
Legislator Q&A: Rep. Sarah Lightner
This article originally appeared in the April 2020 edition of Michigan Counties. Name: Sarah Lightner    District/counties: 65th/Parts of Jackson, Eaton and Lenawee counties Committees: Appropriations Committee; Appropriations Subcommittees on General […]
If more voters shift to mail option, clerks will need funding, rule changes
By Barb Byrum/Ingham County Clerk This article originally appeared in the April 2020 edition of Michigan Counties. In March, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said her office would mail an […]
Pending case may provide clarity to when personal email accounts are subject to FOIA
By Christian K. Mullett/firm of Cohl, Stoker & Toskey, P.C. This article originally appeared in the April 2020 edition of Michigan Counties. Does the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231, […]
Why active-active data centers fit the bill for local governments
By Wylie Wong In Michigan’s Muskegon County, some departments need 24/7 access to computers, applications and the IP-based phone system, including the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office, the Muskegon County Juvenile […]
Legislative Update 5-29-20
MAC opens ‘Camp Counties’ for summer webinars With in-person gatherings still discouraged, but the need to share information and best practices never more acute, MAC has responded with a new […]
Camp Counties: MAC’s summer webinar series
With in-person gatherings still discouraged, but the need to share information and best practices never more acute, MAC has responded with a new educational series for summer 2020: Camp Counties. […]
Legislative Update 5-22-20
Court sides with governor on emergency powers in 1945 law Michigan’s Court of Claims turned aside a challenge to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers under a 1945 state law in […]
Legislative Update 5-15-20
Revenue meeting paints bleak outlook for Michigan into 2022 The state has a $3.2 billion hole in its current budgets, public finance experts testified today before the state’s Consensus Revenue […]