Mandated and Discretionary Functions of Kent County Government

Table of Contents & Introduction

General Government – Administrative

1. Administrator's Office
2. Bureau of Equalization
   • Equalization and Millage Administration
   • Property Description & Mapping
3. Executive Assistant to the Board
4. Facilities Management
5. Fiscal Services
   • Accounting, Budgeting, and Payroll
   • Central Services
   • Fleet Services
   • Purchasing
   • Risk Management
6. Human Resources
7. Information Technology
8. Contractual
   • Building Authority
   • Convention Center and Arena Authority
   • Grand Valley Metropolitan Council (GVMC)
   • Kent Ottawa Muskegon Free Trade Zone (KOMFTZ)
   • The Right Place
   • Legal Assistance Center
   • West Michigan Sports Commission

General Government – Elected

1. County Clerk's Office
   • Elections
   • Register of Deeds
   • Vital Records
2. Drain Commissioner
3. Treasurer's Office

Health and Welfare

1. Health
   • Administration
   • Community Clinical Services
   • Community Nursing
   • Environmental
   • Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
   • Medical Examiner
2. Community Development and Housing Commission
3. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief
4. Senior Services
5. Department of Human Services
6. Contractual
   • Alliance for Health
   • Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, Inc. (AAAWM)
   • Area Community Services Employment and Training Council
   • network180 (formerly known as Community Mental Health)

Judicial

1. 63rd District Court
   • Adjudication and Disposition
   • Probation
2. 17th Circuit Court
   • Circuit Court Probation
   • Circuit Court Services
   • Community Corrections
   • Criminal and Non-Family Civil
   • Family Division
     • Adjudication and Disposition
     • Child Care Fund Programs
     • Detention Facility
     • Friend of the Court
3. Clerk of the Court
4. Probate Court
5. Prosecutor’s Office
   • Criminal and Civil
   • Family Law Division

Public Safety

1. Sheriff
   • Administration and Road Patrol
   • Corrections
   • Dispatch Services
   • Emergency Management
   • Law Enforcement Computer Network
   • Liquor Law Enforcement
   • Marine Safety
   • Township Law
2. Fire Commission

Culture and Recreation

1. Cooperative Extension
2. John Ball Park and Zoological Garden
3. Parks

Enterprise Activities

1. Aeronautics - Gerald R. Ford International Airport
2. Public Works
   • Administration and Finance
   • Solid Waste Management
   • Water and Sewer

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