Editing Grand Traverse County, Michigan (section)

== Government ==
The county government operates the [[County Jail|jail]], maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains [[vital records]], administers [[public health]] regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The [[county commission|county board of commissioners]] controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Grand Traverse County is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] by [[Jack Bergman]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]), and is part of [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]].

In the [[Michigan House of Representatives]], Grand Traverse County is divided between the [[Michigan's 103rd House of Representatives district|103rd]] and [[Michigan's 104th House of Representatives district|104th]] districts. The 103rd, which comprises Traverse City and the townships of East Bay, Garfield, Long Lake, and Peninsula, is represented in [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]] by [[Betsy Coffia]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]). The 104th, which comprises the rest of Grand Traverse County, is represented by [[John Roth (politician)|John Roth]] (R). In the [[Michigan Senate]], Grand Traverse County is part of the [[Michigan's 37th Senate district|37th Senate district]], and is represented by [[John Damoose]] (R).

=== Elected officials ===
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* [[Prosecutor|Prosecuting Attorney]]: Noelle Moeggenberg
* [[Sheriff]]: Michael Shea
* [[County Clerk]]: Bonnie Scheele
* [[Treasurer|County Treasurer]]: Sarah Gum
* [[Register of Deeds]]: Peggy Haines
* [[Drain Commissioner]]: Andy Smits{{div col end}}

==== County commission ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Grand Traverse County Commissioners (since January 8, 2025)'''
|-
! Name
! Party
! District
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Brian McAllister
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 1
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Lauren Flynn
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Ashlea Walter
| Democratic
| 3
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Fern Spence
| Democratic
| 4
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Rob Hentschel
| Republican
| 5
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Darryl Nelson
| Republican
| 6
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| T.J. Andrews (vice chair)
| Democratic
| 7
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Scott Sieffert (chair)
| Republican
| 8
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Penny Morris
| Republican
| 9
|}

=== Law enforcement agencies ===

==== County ====

* Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office

==== City ====

* Traverse City Police Department

=== Fire departments ===
* Blair Township Fire Department
* Fife Lake Springfield Fire Department
* Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department
* Green Lake Township Emergency Services
* Long Lake Fire-Rescue
* Paradise Emergency Services
* Peninsula Township Fire Department
* City of Traverse City Fire Department
* Whitewater Township Fire Department
[[File:St. Mary-Hannah -Kingsley.jpg|thumb|St. Mary's Catholic Church in the [[Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Mayfield Township]] community of [[Hannah, Michigan|Hannah]].]] [[File:Robbins Bridge Traverse City.jpg|thumb|Robbins Bridge, which carries Cass Road over the [[Boardman River]]]]