Each year, MAC establishes legislative priorities for the upcoming year. These items are based on input and feedback from our membership and center around the more pressing issues our counties are facing. …
As part of its ongoing efforts to expand and improve its educational offerings to Michigan’s 619 county commissioners, the Michigan Association of Counties recently created and filled a staff position dedicated to planning and executing member events. …
In our December Cover Story, learn how counties from Marquette to Kent are dealing with a hiring and retention crisis that has bedeviled local governments across the nation. …
Welcome MAC member
As a member of the Michigan Association of Counties, you have access to a wide array of services and products designed to help you and your colleagues provide high-quality public services to your constituents.
The Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) is an alliance of Michigan counties working to enhance county government through advocacy, shared services and education.
Founded on Feb. 1, 1898, MAC is the only statewide organization dedicated to the representation of all county commissioners in Michigan. MAC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances education, communication and cooperation among county government officials in Michigan. MAC is the counties’ voice at the state and federal level, providing legislative support on key issues affecting counties.
Our Action Center is your digital portal to the work of our four-member Governmental Affairs Team. However, the strength of MAC is in our members and their relationships with state and federal legislators. Please use the resources you find here to deepen those relationships and respond to MAC requests on key issues.