Board of Commissioners

The Board of Public Works deals with public infrastructure review and development.  Appointments are made for three-year terms of office.  Meeting dates, time, and location are posted on the County’s Public Meeting Notice page.

Contact:  Rachael Grover 269-384-8115 or by email.

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Community Advisory Committee was created by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners. The purpose of this committee is to discuss and propose strategies and best practices to discourage and prevent discriminatory practices within the County and the community we serve and to sustain a welcoming and enriching environment within Kalamazoo County Government. 

The Committee will be requested to examine the County’s (internal organization and/or external community interactions) policies, practices, and procedures and May coordinate with staff, the Courts, and/or Elected Officials to make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. The 9-member committee will reflect the diverse community of Kalamazoo County Appointments are made for three-year terms of office. Meeting dates, time, and location are posted on the County’s Public Meeting Notice page.

Contact: Alvin Gray:  269-383-8920 or by email.

The nine-member Fair Advisory Council was established by the Board of Commissioners under Public Act 11 of 1929.  The goal of the Fair Council is to provide a quality family-oriented fair that supports the 4-H youth as well as promotes and encourages the agricultural and tourism industries in Kalamazoo County.  Appointments are for three-year terms.  Meeting dates, time, and location are posted on the County’s Public Meeting Notice page.

Contact:  David Rachowicz at 269-383-8778 or by email.

The Jury Board provides community oversight and input to the court regarding the jury system.  Meeting dates, time, and location can be found at https://www.kalcounty.com/courts/jury/contact.htm

Contact: Jury Services at 269-384-8352.

Seeking Democrat sector only.

The 9-member Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority Board works in coordination with the CCTA to plan, promote, finance, operate, the public transportation in Kalamazoo County.  The KCTA levies a 0.315 millage in Kalamazoo County to the Metro Connect demand-response service.   Meeting dates, time location can be found https://www.kmetro.com/our-team/kalamazoo-county-transportation-authority

Contact:  Sean McBride 269-337-8087 or www.kmetro.com.

The Kalamazoo County Land Bank Authority Board is responsible for the authoritative oversight of the land bank, for the purpose of acquiring, assembling, disposing of, and quieting title to property, including tax- reverted property, to foster the development of the property, and to promote economic growth in Kalamazoo County.  Meeting dates, time, location is noted at www.kalamazoolandbank.org

Contact:  Sidney Ellis 269-762-6191 or email us at landbank@kalamazoolandbank.org

The purpose of the Open Database is to improve transparency, access to public information, and improve coordination and efficiencies among agencies and partner organizations across the public, non-profit, and private sectors.

The Open Data Citizen Oversight and Advisory Committee helps to incorporate public perspectives into policy implementation. The committee shall to the extent practical and financially feasible (1) encourage County departments, elected officials, and the Courts to collaborate and to oversee execution and implementation of the Open Database; (2) identify existing and potential datasets for release as part of the Open Database and work periodically with Information Services and County departments, elected officials, and the Courts to plan and develop new datasets, review existing datasets, set Open Database priorities, prioritize data releases, recommend appropriate citation forms; maintain descriptors that define the published data; republish datasets; and release datasets online to the public where data/information in hard copy (printed reports, posters, brochure es, etc.) or soft copy (PDF, web content, etc.) that has already been released to the public, including any available public feed; (3) plan, implement, update, and identify metrics and measures of current datasets when planning the creation of new datasets/databases or scheduling technology enhancements; and (4) appropriately safeguard sensitive information.