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MAC director briefs Sanilac commissioners on Lansing priorities, flags road-funding shift
Summary
Steve Curry of the Michigan Association of Counties told Sanilac commissioners that revenue-sharing and road-funding proposals in Lansing could shift sales-tax distributions and deliver roughly $1 billion for counties while creating trade-offs in the state general fund.
Steve Curry, executive director of the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC), briefed the Sanilac County Board on May 6 about MAC services and several Lansing priorities likely to affect counties. Curry highlighted a proposed $30,000,000 increase to county revenue sharing, work on trial-court funding and core MAC programs. He told the board the road-funding package that passed the House would ""about 1000000000 dollars for counties,"" and explained that the proposal would remove sales tax on gasoline and replace it with an increased fuel tax that is intended to be revenue-neutral for drivers but could shift general-fund receipts that support statutory revenue sharing.
Curry also described a proposed public-safety fund (discussed as about $115,000,000) and noted how revenue distribution choices (including disbursement timing and payment frequency) can affect counties' cash flows. He recommended that commissioners stay engaged through MAC resources and offered the association's training and policy committee participation for interested local officials. Commissioners thanked MAC for regular updates and emphasized local interest in how Lansing budget shifts would affect county revenue-sharing and local road maintenance.
