Annual Conference: Platforms now on website for member review On Oct. 3 at the 2023 Annual Conference, commissioners in attendance will assemble for the Annual Business Meeting to review and approve policy platforms that govern MAC’s advocacy work in Lansing and Washington, D.C. Draft versions of those platforms, approved by the MAC Board of Directors […]
Conference session to focus on workplace strategies in challenging times With counties continuing to confront hiring, retention and workforce challenges across numerous specialties, the first plenary session of the 2023 Annual Conference (Oct. 1-3 in Kalamazoo County) will feature an expert strategist on “Building an Effective Multi-generational Workplace.” “The modern-day workplace has four generations working […]
Board approves 2023-24 platforms for final member review The MAC Board of Directors, at its summer meeting, reviewed the association’s policy platform drafts for 2023-24 and approved them for final review by the membership at the 2023 Annual Conference. MAC’s advocacy work is guided by these policy platforms, […]
Please join MAC and your fellow county leaders in Kalamazoo County Oct. 1-3 for the 2023 Michigan Counties Annual Conference to celebrate MAC’s 125th Anniversary. Registration is now open and online only. Click here for Attendee Registration In honor of MAC’s anniversary year, the annual President’s Banquet will be capped by music in the ballroom […]
Governor signs FY24 budget with key county priorities Michigan will expend $81.7 billion its fiscal 2024 budget year starting Oct 1 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed enabling legislation this week. The budget includes a variety of county benefits and 2023 MAC legislative priorities. County-related items from the FY24 budget include: A $17.6 million increase to […]
State releases broadband plan to spend $1.55 billion Michigan has released its draft plan to spend $1.55 in federal funds to expand broadband access across the state. You can review the plan in its entirety here. The state is now taking public comment until Aug. 4. It will use this feedback to shape the final version […]
Stan Ponstein, Kent County commissioner and MAC president, is featured in the “Profiles in Service” section of the July 17, 2023, edition of County News, the publication of the National Association of Counties. Among the tidbits Ponstein shared with the NACo writers were: His favorite movie is “The Sound of Music.” He has a culinary […]
At the 2023 Michigan Counties Annual Conference (Oct. 1-3 in Kalamazoo County), MAC members will vote on four seats on the MAC Board of Directors. Commissioners wishing to serve on the Board, whether incumbents or new candidates, have until Sept. 1 to file official notice of their intent to run. (The application form is found […]
County leaders asked to contact Congress on Medicaid jail issue Earlier this year, bipartisan bills were introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate to address the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MEIP). The Due Process Continuity of Care Act and the Reentry Act were introduced in March, which would amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy. […]
ICYMI: Revenue sharing, Child Care Fund boosts mark FY24 state budget Increases in county revenue sharing and reimbursements for the Child Care Fund highlight a fiscal 2024 state budget approved by legislators during marathon sessions in Lansing this week. What is being described as “the largest state budget in Michigan history” includes a $17.6 million […]