To aid newly elected commissioners, and promote continuing education among veteran ones, MAC again is partnering with MSU Extension (MSUE) for the biennial New Commissioner Schools. Registration ends Monday, Nov. 15 for this year’s series, which will be the first...
MAC’s Podcast 83 team will host a special live edition on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. They will discuss all of the details on how county boards can meet properly and safely now with special guest Matt Nordfjord of the firm of Cohl, Stoker and Toskey in Lansing. With the...
MAC-backed OMA bill clears Senate; quick House vote expected A bill to change the Open Meetings Act (OMA) to allow remote attendance at local board meetings under certain circumstances was approved 36-2 by the Michigan Senate Thursday and now heads to the House for...
OMA changes advance out of Senate committee Revisions to the state’s Open Meetings Act advanced this week in the Legislature, as the Senate Committee on Local Government approved Senate Bill 1108, by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Livingston). The bill, which MAC supports, would...
Counties skirt fiscal danger in FY21 budget deal Ending a long period of behind-the-scenes work by key legislators and the Whitmer administration, the Legislature moved rapidly today to pass budget bills for the state fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. In all major...
FY21 budget won’t cut revenue sharing The Whitmer administration and legislative leaders have agreed on a fiscal year 2021 deal to balance the state budget, a deal that will ensure counties will receive the same amount in revenue sharing as FY20 allocations, prior to...
At the request of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) is supporting a new statewide public education campaign called “Spread Hope, Not COVID.” The goal of the campaign is to unite all in Michigan to take three simple actions that will...
Podcast 83 team to discuss state budget, fall priorities MAC’s Podcast 83 team will lead a special live edition on Monday, Sept. 21 to field questions from county leaders on the FY21 state budget and all other legislative matters coming to a head in Lansing this fall....
Almost 60 Michigan counties lacked the financial resources in 2017 to cover the public services they need to provide, even after accounting for state aid such as revenue sharing, says a new analysis from a Michigan State University professor. Shu Wang, an assistant...
County frontline workers put their own health at risk during the worst of the pandemic. That’s why Michigan has created Futures for Frontliners – to offer essential workers like you the opportunity to attend school tuition-free full-time or part-time while you...