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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The Benzie County Board of Commissioners is the governing body for the County of Benzie, exercising legislative and administrative functions. There are seven members on the Board, each elected on a partisan basis for two year terms from districts that are approximately equal in population. (See map below.) Board Leadership is elected each year by the Board and consists of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson.

The full Board meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM at the Government Center. Additional Commissioner meetings are held as needed at either the call of the Chairperson or the petition of the Commissioners. The finance committee of the whole meets the Friday before the regular Tuesday Board meeting for financial topics only.

The primary functions of the Board of Commissioners include determination of type and level of County services, adoption of County budget, equalization of property values, legislative oversight of services provided by Benzie County, and appointment of various Commissions and advisory boards.

District

  Area(s)
Represented
Commissioner   Contact Information

I   Almira
Township
Mark Roper
(Chairman)
  16001 Almira Road
Lake Ann, MI 49650
231-275-6270
II   Crystal Lake,
Lake, and Platte
Townships
Mary Pitcher
(Vice-Chair)
  3745 Crystal Drive
Beulah, MI 49617
231-882-4592
III   City of Frankfort
and Gilmore
Township
Jeffery
Sandman
  1219 Elm Street
Frankfort, MI 49635
231-651-9403
Email Jeff
IV   Benzonia
Township
Anne Damm   P.O. Box 666
107 Benzie Blvd.
Beulah, MI 49616
231-882-9081
Email Anne
V   Homestead
Township
Frank
Walterhouse
  P.O. Box 7
Honor, MI 49640
231-325-2964 (Home)
231-325-4011 (Work)
VI   Colfax and Inland
Townships
Tom Kelley   3880 Nostwick Road
Thompsonville, MI 49683
231-378-4474
VII   Blaine, Joyfield,
and Weldon
Townships
Don Smeltzer   3288 Herron Road
Frankfort, MI 49635
231-352-4608

(The County does not provide email for the Commissioners. We apologize that not all Commissioners can be reached electronically at this time.)



Minutes from Recent Board of Commissioners Meetings

Date

Type of Meeting:   Pages,
File Size:

1-03-08

Organizational 3 pages, 24 kB

1-18-08

Finance 9 pages, 44 kB

1-22-08

Regular 7 pages, 48 kB

1-31-08

Special: ATV 2 pages, 20 kB

2-15-08

Finance 4 pages, 28 kB

2-19-08

Regular 7 pages, 48 kB

3-14-08

Committee of the Whole 7 pages, 36 kB

3-18-08

Regular 5 pages, 40 kB

Minutes from Past Board of Commissioners Meetings



Projects

Wyckoff Report (coming soon)



The Seven Commissioner Districts in Benzie County



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Last Revised:
4-24-2008


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