Departments & offices
Cheboygan County is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners with the County Administrator, elected offices, and departments serving residents from the County Building at 870 South Main Street. Every office below lists a real person and a direct line.
County Administrator: Jeffery Lawson · adminlawson@cheboygancounty.net · also the County's FOIA Coordinator
Day-to-day operations, the budget, personnel, and the Board's agenda. If you are not sure which office you need, start here and a person will route you.
Building Official: Matthew J. Cronk · Room 102 · Mon–Fri 8–12 & 1–4
Issues building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, reviews plans, and schedules inspections across the County.
Clerk & Register: Karen Brewster · clerk@cheboygancounty.net
Vital records, marriage licenses, concealed pistol licenses, elections, the circuit-court clerk function, and recorded land records.
Mouth of the Cheboygan River, mid-April through late October
Seasonal and transient slips, a launch, and pump-out service at the Lake Huron gateway to the Inland Waterway.
Drain Commissioner: Willie Neelis
County drains, drainage districts, and stormwater questions, including high-water and erosion concerns alongside Emergency Management.
Director: Elizabeth Zabik, MAAO · GIS (231) 627-8811 · gis@cheboygancounty.net
Equalizes assessments across the County's townships and cities, maintains parcel data, and runs the County's GIS mapping.
Director: Michael Turisk
Administers the County Zoning Ordinance and the Master Plan, zoning permits, special-use permits, and variances with the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Prosecutor: Melissa Goodrich
Prosecutes crimes committed in the county, supports victims and witnesses through the court process, and advises County offices.
Coordinator: Dan O'Henley
County recycling drop-off and program questions, from cardboard to household hazardous-waste collection events.
Sheriff: Todd Ross · Undersheriff: Kelsey Kennedy · Emergencies: dial 911
Road patrol, the county jail, marine and snowmobile patrol, records, and civil process across Cheboygan County.
Treasurer: Buffy Jo Weldon · taxinfo@cheboygancounty.net
Collects property taxes, holds County funds, manages delinquent-tax collection and forfeiture, and issues dog licenses.
County Veterans Service Officers, by appointment
Free help for veterans and their families with VA claims, a certified DD‑214, and emergency relief.
Not under this roof
The 53rd Circuit, 89th District, and Probate courts serve the county with their own clerks, calendars, and self-help resources.
Partner agencies
