During special elections held April 25 at the Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, county commissioners elected five new members to the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) Board of Directors. The newest members of the 16-member governing body are: Dwight...
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Legislative Update 4-28-23
County revenue sharing in line for big boost under budget plans County revenue sharing could grow by as much as 17 percent in fiscal 2024 under decisions made this week by key subcommittees in the Michigan House and Senate. In the House, the Appropriations...
Legislative Update 4-21-23
Legislative Conference begins 3-day run on Monday Nearly 300 county leaders, policy experts and others will converge on Lansing on Monday for the start of the 2023 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, the first major conference of MAC’s 125th Anniversary year....
Legislative Update 4-14-23
State budget director added as conference keynoter Chris Harkins, director of the Michigan State Budget Office, will deliver a keynote address on Tuesday, April 25 at the 2023 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference. Harkins is expected to give an overview of the...
Legislative Update 4-7-23
2 bill packages could boost or stabilize county revenue Two bill packages were introduced in Lansing in late March that could serve to stabilize revenues for counties and create more predictability in revenues. The first package, Senate Bills 229 and 230, by Sen....
Legislative Update 3-31-23
Large field of candidates to vie for MAC Board seats Fourteen county commissioners from across Michigan have filed to fill five vacant board seats on the MAC Board of Directors in elections to be held at the 2023 Legislative Conference, April 24-26. “This is the...
Large field of candidates will vie for MAC Board seats at 2023 Legislative Conference
Fourteen county commissioners from across Michigan have filed to fill five vacant board seats on the MAC Board of Directors in elections to be held at the 2023 Legislative Conference, April 24-26. The 16-member MAC Board is the association’s governing body. It meets...
Legislative Update 3-24-23
MAC-backed revenue sharing bills introduced Two different packages of bills that create a state Revenue Sharing Trust Fund and direct the expenditures of such a fund have been introduced in the Legislature. Senate Bills 229-230, by Sen. Veronica Klinefelt (D-Macomb),...
Legislative Update 3-17-23
MAC makes case on revenue sharing to Senate funding panel Properly investing in local government services is a key economic development strategy, MAC told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this week. Testifying before the Subcommittee on General Government, Deena...
Legislative Update 3-10-23
Registration opens for 2023 Legislative Conference Registration opened today (March 10) for the 2023 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, the first of MAC’s two signature events for our 125th Anniversary year. This year’s event will be April 24-26 in Lansing,...