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Mackinac County committee recommends salary increases, trims MEA funding amid budget shortfall
Summary
At a Dec. 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, Mackinac County commissioners recommended specific 2026 salary levels for elected officials and staff, proposed a $500,000 building maintenance reserve and eliminated county funding for the Mackinac Economic Alliance while urging more revenue or spending cuts to close budget gaps.
Mackinac County commissioners on Dec. 5 reviewed proposed 2026 budget changes and recommended specific pay adjustments for elected officials and county staff as they wrestled with revenue shortfalls and rising costs.
Commissioners John Kling and Daryl Schroeder, serving on the Budget Committee, presented recommended salary levels for several elected and appointed positions based on the county's most recent wage study. The committee recommended raising the sheriff's pay to $93,600, the county clerk to $75,778, the register of deeds to $72,607, the treasurer to $72,500 and the prosecutor to $110,400; it also recommended Assistant Prosecutor $75,307 and Under Sheriff $82,106.
The recommendations follow requests submitted by elected officials earlier in the process: the sheriff requested $93,000; the clerk sought $72,000–$75,000; the register of deeds requested…
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