Ionia County’s Chairman Jack Shattuck and Vice Chair, Terry Frewen joins more than 300 county and policy leaders at MAC

Annual Conference to forge policy positions for Michigan

Shattuck and Frewen joined more than 300 county officials, speakers and others from across Michigan Sept. 30-Oct. 2 to review and approve legislative policy positions at the 2025 Michigan Counties Annual Conference, held at the Grand Traverse Resort in Grand Traverse County

During the event, Commissioner Antoinette Wallace of Macomb County was sworn in as the MAC Board president. Daub is the 117th person to hold the president’s position for the organization that represents the leaders of Michigan’s 83 counties.

Plenary sessions at the conference focused on the work of Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services and MAC’s legislative advocacy in Lansing. Michigan’s 83 counties are responsible for more than $4 billion in public revenue and employ more than 40,000 full-time workers.

Wallace was also among seven people elected or re-elected to the MAC Board during annual caucuses held at the conference. The others were Donald O’Farrell of Iosco County, William Miller of Oakland County, Phil Kuyers of Ottawa County, Monica Schafer of Ingham County, Lisa Salgat of Arenac County and Joe Derocha of Marquette County.

As the conference closed, the MAC Board confirmed officers for the 2025-26 term. Joining Wallace are Bryan Kolk of Newaygo County (first vice president) and William Miller of Oakland County (second vice president) Melissa Daub of Wayne County moves to the role of immediate past president.

“Attending the Michigan Association of Counties Conference reinforced how much stronger we are when counties learn from each other. We’re bringing home practical ideas we can put to work right away—especially around efficient budgeting, public safety coordination, and improving everyday services for our residents.” Said Frewen

On Oct. 2, during their Annual Business Meeting, MAC members approved policy platforms developed by MAC’s policy committees overseeing issue areas ranging from finance to agriculture and tourism.

“With all of the recent budget struggles in Lansing, it was good to see a spirit of bipartisanship and a determination to address Michigan’s policy challenges among the members attending this week,” said Stephan W. Currie, MAC’s executive director.

MAC members will next convene April 27-29, 2026, in Lansing for the 2026 Michigan Counties Legislative Conference.For more information on the Michigan Association of Counties, visit www.micounties.org.