Breakout topics released for 2022 Legislative Conference Attendees at the 2022 Legislative Conference will have a dozen breakout sessions to choose from on trending issues in county governance, MAC announced this week. Each breakout session will be approximately one...
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Lenawee transforms ‘Old Courthouse’ into facility ready for 21st century
By Lenawee County Updates and restorations projects to prepare Lenawee County’s “Old Courthouse” for the next 100 years came together in early 2020. Careful considerations to both the interior and exterior were given to energy efficiency, mechanical updates and...
Legislative Update 1-28-22
OMA update, protecting mental health services top MAC’s 2022 priorities Updating the Open Meetings Act to meet the 21st century needs of state residents and preventing an ill-advised attempt to privatize Michigan’s locally directed system of public mental health...
Nationwide is helping NACo participants protect savings and retirement income with full suite of in-plan guarantees
By Nationwide Retirement Solutions The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement Act) signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, opened a new era of opportunity for retirement plan participants by expanding the ability for plan sponsors to help...
Top 2022 priorities for Michigan counties include Open Meetings Act reform, defeat of mental health privatization bid
Updating the Open Meetings Act to meet the 21st century needs of state residents and preventing an ill-advised attempt to privatize Michigan’s locally directed system of public mental health services head the list of legislative priorities for Michigan counties this...
Legislative Update 1-21-22
Governor to keynote 2022 Legislative Conference; registration open for March 21-23 event Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will keynote the 2022 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference, addressing a plenary session of the event on Wednesday, March 23. Click here to begin your...
Legislative Update 1-14-22
U.S. Supreme Court puts hold on vaccine mandate for large employers, allows mandate for health facilities to operate On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers with more than 100 people but left in...
Legislative Update 1-7-22
U.S. Treasury issues final rule for State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the Final Rule for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, enacted as a part of the American Rescue Plan,...
Legislative Update 12-22-21
Bills for 4-year terms signed into law Starting in 2024, candidates in Michigan for county commissioner will run for 4-year terms, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed new term legislation: Public Acts 121-122 of 2021. The largest change affecting county commissioners...
Legislative Update 12-17-21
Legislature sets up future funding crisis on Personal Property Tax MAC joined with other local government groups this week to urge the Legislature to address the consequences of a massive Personal Property Tax exemption which lawmakers rushed through Lansing in a...