Open government
Board of Commissioners
Seven commissioners, one from each district, set County policy and the budget. Every meeting is public, every agenda is posted before it, and the minutes follow. This page is the log.
The schedule
Two public meetings a month, like clockwork
The Board meets in the Commissioners Room of the County Building, 870 South Main Street, both meetings starting at 9:30 a.m.
- Second TuesdayFinance & Business meeting: claims, contracts, and action items
- Fourth TuesdayCommittee of the Whole: work session on policy and longer-range items
Want to be heard?
Public comment is on every agenda; arrive a few minutes early and sign the sheet. You can also write the full Board through the Administrator's office at (231) 627-8855, or speak with your own commissioner before an item comes to a vote.
Next public meeting
Committee of the Whole
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
9:30 a.m. · Commissioners Room, County Building, 870 South Main St.
This meeting's agenda & packet →
Date follows the Board's published second/fourth Tuesday schedule.
Your commissioners
Seven districts, one Board
The Board elects a Chair and Vice‑Chair from among its members each year. Not sure which district is yours? Look up your address on the County parcel viewer.
| District | Commissioner | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Ostman | |
| 2 | Richard B. Sangster | Vice‑Chair |
| 3 | Michael Newman | |
| 4 | Thomas E. Eustice | |
| 5 | Dale Clarmont | |
| 6 | John Wallace | Chairperson |
| 7 | Steve Warfield |
The record
Agendas, packets & minutes
Recent meeting materials, searchable by plain words. On the live site every agenda is a real web page, not just a PDF, so a screen reader can read it and a search can find what is inside it.
- Finance & Business Meeting agenda, June 2026Agenda · posted June 9, 2026Open →
- Board meeting packet, May 26, 2026Packet · staff memos, resolutions, and exhibitsOpen →
- Minutes, May 12, 2026Approved minutes: attendance, motions, and votesOpen →
- Board rules & proceduresHow meetings run and how items reach the agendaOpen →
- 2026 County budgetAdopted budget and appropriationsOpen →
- 2025 annual financial reportAudited finances for the fiscal yearOpen →
The County posts board materials roughly every two weeks; the items above mirror its real current postings (May 26, May 12, and April 28 are the most recent). On the official site today they live at cheboygancounty.net/government/board-agenda-packets.