Gratiot County Drain Commissioner and county drains
Our reports on county drains come from the county board's agendas and resolutions. Under the Michigan Drain Code the county can lend money to a drainage district, which repays it from funds legally available to the district, such as assessments.
- When it meets
- We do not yet read a meeting calendar for this body. Ask the office, or watch the official pages linked below.
- Our reports
- 4 since Sept. 18, 2026. Latest: Tuesday, Oct. 6: Two Public Meetings, and Your Chance to Be Heard (Oct. 2, 2026).
What our reports have found
The county board's Oct. 6 agenda included a loan of up to $203,683.02 to the Drain #050 Drainage District at a fixed 4.25 percent over 15 years. Our report notes that the packet does not show who will ultimately pay or which county fund the money comes from (County to Lend $203,683 to the Drain No. 050 District at 4.25% Over 15 Years).
How to speak
You may attend any meeting; Michigan's Open Meetings Act requires meetings of a public body to be open. Michigan's Open Meetings Act says a person must be permitted to address a meeting of a public body under rules the body establishes and records (MCL 15.263(5)). We have not found posted public-comment rules for this body, so ask its clerk or office. See also how to speak at any meeting we list.
Our latest reports
- Tuesday, Oct. 6: Two Public Meetings, and Your Chance to Be HeardThe county board meets at 4:30 p.m. and the St. Louis City Council at 6:00 p.m. Both agendas are posted and both set aside time for public comment. One closed-session item is on the county agenda; the rest of that meeting is open.
- St. Louis Cemetery Design Fee Rises to $26,000 After Survey Differs From 1999 PlanA survey found the unbuilt cemetery land does not match the 1999 layout. On Tuesday the council is asked to raise two engineering fees and to petition the county to abandon part of an old drain.
- County to Lend $203,683 to the Drain No. 050 District at 4.25% Over 15 YearsThe Oct. 6 agenda carries a loan agreement between the county and a drainage district. Its exhibit leaves three funding lines blank, and its payment estimate differs from a standard loan calculation.
- County Adopts 2027 Budget and 8.3922-Mill Levy; Sets Elected Officials’ PayCommissioners also approved an October start for a new assistant prosecutor and a $1-a-year lease for a county splash pad in Alma.
Terms you will hear
- General fund
In Michigan Treasury's uniform chart of accounts, the general fund accounts for and reports all of a local government's financial resources that are not accounted for in another fund.
Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, Uniform Chart of Accounts, description of governmental funds
- Special assessment
Under Michigan's township improvements law, a township board may decide that all or part of an improvement's cost is paid by special assessments against the property especially benefited.
Source: Michigan Compiled Laws, township improvements, MCL 41.721