WHAT WE DO...

The Human Services Committee works in conjunction with the Controller or his/her designee to coordinate all human services in the County and to ensure adequate and full implementation and administration of standing Board policy affecting the various County departments, offices and agencies with which the committee serves as liaison; review and recommend the budgets for each department; review and recommend on matters dealing with solid waste issues; recommend policies relating to the use of human services in the County; make recommendations regarding present and future programs and recommend action on claims related to those departments, offices and agencies with which the committee serves as liaison, except as otherwise provided by law. 

Human Services Committee serves as the Liaison Committee for the Cooperative Extension Service, Family Independence Agency and Board, Health Department, Board of Health, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Community Mental Health Board, Women's Commission, Medical Examiner, Human Services Advisory Committee, Capital Area District Library, and the Michigan Mid-South Health Systems Agency.