MAC Participates in Michigan High Water Coordinating Summit The Department of Energy, Great Lakes and Environment (EGLE) held a summit this week to discuss the weather trends and the devastating issues facing our State to record high lake levels and ground saturation....
The 2020 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference will feature a variety of speakers and events to enhance county officials' learning and leadership skills. Please note that this year's conference runs Wednesday through Friday, April 15-17. Among the highlights:...
Revenue sharing increase highlights Gov. Whitmer’s FY21 budget Michigan counties would see a $5.7 million boost to state revenue sharing payments under spending plans released today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for fiscal year 2021. In her second budget plan, Whitmer...
Michigan counties would see a $5.7 million boost to state revenue sharing payments under spending plans released today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for fiscal year 2021. In her second budget plan, Whitmer advises the Legislature to appropriate $232.2 million in statutory...
Locals waiting at starting line on road funding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s road bonding plan, highlighted in her State of the State address Wednesday night, will leave counties without the additional resources they need. “We’re disappointed it’s not a comprehensive plan...
MAC has joined with six other organizations representing local governments, environmental causes and schools to urge defeat of a bill that guts local oversight over the location and operations of sand and gravel mining in Michigan. The Senate Transportation and...
On Jan. 1, 2021, counties must have a plan and changes in place to comply with the law on E911 (Enhanced 911 services). A March 24 webinar, sponsored by MAC and Abilita, will help answer your questions concerning E911 compliance. Consider this:Â An employee at your...
Protecting and improving funding for Michigan’s 242 trial courts and ending the diversion of critical local funds via state-mandated property tax exemptions are among eight legislative priority areas for Michigan’s 83 counties in 2020. The state priorities were...
Bills to alter property tax foreclosure process introduced After months of behind the scenes discussions, Sen. Jim Runestad (R-Oakland) and Sen. Ruth Johnson (R-Oakland) have introduced Senate Bills 725 and 726. The bills seek to codify many of the best practices...
MAC releases state priorities for 2020 Eight issue areas, led by MAC’s ongoing work to reform local government finance and a push to extend county commissioner terms to four years, have been identified as MAC’s State Priorities for 2020. MAC issues a priority list...