Why
should I care who my
County
Commissioner is?
The
Commission
is the legislative branch of your county government. They ...
 Adopt departmental
budgets and enact ordinances |
Approve contracts and
departmental rules |
| Determine the type of and level
of County services |
Appointment of boards,
commissions, and other county officials |
| Equalization of property values
(property taxes) |
Provide oversight (get what you
paid for) of Eaton County services |
- Sheriff's
Department (how many officers, number and type of patrols, equipment)
County Jail (keeping criminals safely away from the general public)
Prosecutor (keeping criminals safely away from the general public)
County Clerk Office and Register of Deeds (vital records and passport service)
Drain Commission (protect drinking water and prevent flooding)
Road Commission (which roads get fixed and which roads get plowed in the winter)
Local Courts (only partly funded by the State, the county's citizens pay the rest)
Michigan State Extension Office along with the County Fair and 4-H Programs
and much more ...
To
find your district, click
on the map to make it larger.
The official Eaton County Commissioner Election District Map (PDF).
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Eaton County Republican Party
P.O. Box 437
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
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