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Board recommends resolution to let county treasurer's staff file small-claims cases under Michigan law
Summary
The board recommended a resolution authorizing the treasurer to delegate staff to pursue small-claims matters (statutory limit $7,000); commissioners discussed how resolution court and local filings work before approving the measure.
The Board of Commissioners recommended forwarding a resolution to allow Macomb County's treasurer to delegate employees to file and represent the county in small-claims collection cases where permitted by Michigan law.
At the government oversight meeting, a county attorney explained Michigan law permits counties to proceed in small-claims court with appointed staff…
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