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What Does the Board of Commissioners Do?

The chief legislative and policy-making body of Ionia County Government is the 7-member Board of Commissioners.

Commissioners are elected to 2-year terms from districts that are roughly equal in population. A chair and vice-chair are elected at the first meeting of each new year by the Commissioners. The chair appoints each Commissioner to one of two standing committees: the Personnel/Finance Committee or the Community and Human Services Committee.

Among the Commissioners' other duties are:

• Approving a mission statement for the County.
• Adopting the annual County budget.
• Raising the money to fund the County's operations by levying property taxes, setting fees, selling bonds or borrowing.
• Appointing citizen members to County boards, commissions and committees, which provide oversight for significant County services.
• Selecting a County Administrator to supervise the day-to-day operations of County departments.
• Determining the sites of County buildings, and purchasing or disposing of County-owned property and facilities.
• Representing the County, and managing its property and business by adopting rules, regulations, ordinances and policies.

Now in Session ... Board Meetings

Regular, public meetings of the Board of Commissioners are scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Board of Commissioners' Room on the third floor of the County courthouse.  Committee-of-the-Whole meetings are conducted on the third Tuesday of each month.  In the event of a meeting falling on a holliday please feel free to contact the administration office for the scheduled meeting time and date at 616-527-5300.  For a PDF copy of the detailed meeting schedule please click here.

The Board welcomes area residents to express their ideas or concerns about issues affecting Ionia County Government during the beginning of the meeting agenda called "Public Comment." Speakers are requested to state their name and address, with individual comments being limited to three minutes or less.

Copies of the Board's agenda are available by calling the County Clerk's office at (616) 527-5325. Minutes of past meetings also are available by calling the County Clerk's office.

For a complete list of upcoming meetings, click on meetings on the left menu.