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1. How do I apply for a County job?
2. How do I schedule an event on the lawns of the old courthouse?
3. Who do I contact about an issue with my road?

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1. What will the ballot questions say?
2. What will the proposed impact be on my taxes?
3. What will Lenawee County do if the renewals pass?
4. What services will continue as a result of these renewals?
5. What county services are mandated and which are non-mandated?
6. Why are there three County issues on this year’s ballot?
7. Why are we combining the two Senior millages? Will this increase my taxes?
8. The new 911 radio system is operational. Why are we renewing the 911 surcharge?

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1. Are you really trying to demolish these property owner’s homes?
2. Why are you persecuting your citizens for their religious beliefs?
3. Why are you requiring them to violate their beliefs by installing modern plumbing and electricity in their homes?
4. What are the “safe options” for outhouses?
5. Is the main issue the lack of a cement vault underneath the outhouse?
6. What are the specific threats to human health and harm from systems currently in use?
7. What is the difference between what these property owner’s are doing and the bio-solids that are sprayed on Lenawee County farms? They both contain human waste that then enters our water cycle.
8. This is their personal property and they have the right to do on it what they want. They aren’t harming anyone. Why should any government entity tell you what to do on your personal property?
9. There are Amish communities all over this state and country not being forced to give up their ways and modernize against their religious tenants. Why in Lenawee County?
10. My neighbor/friend/someone I know has a camper set up in a yard. How is that different than these property owners?

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1. What will the ballot question say?
2. What will the proposed impact be on my taxes?
3. What will Lenawee County do if the renewal passes?
4. What services will continue as a result of the renewal?
5. What County services are MANDATED and which are NON-MANDATED?
6. What does the 2018 Budget A and Budget B summary look like?
7. Why did the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners initiate discussion about the Tax Allocation Board?
8. What information did the Tax Allocation Board consider to determine the best course of action?
9. Was renewal of the previous tax limitation the only option that the allocation board considered?
10. What exactly did the Tax Allocation Board do?
11. What governmental bodies are effected by the tax limitation renewal?
12. What action has the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners taken?
13. The economy has been improving for several years now and the unemployment rate has dropped; why is the Lenawee County revenue stream so flat?
14. Why didn’t Lenawee County have a rainy day fund to get through the tough spots?
15. Why not cut expenses and reduce costs?

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1. What mental health resources are available?

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1. Where can I find a MADD/Victim Impact Panel in my area?
2. Where can I find an AA meeting in Lenawee County?
3. What are the reporting hours for District Court Probation?
4. What day do I report?
5. What are the business hours of the Probation Department?
6. Can criminal or civil records be viewed online?
7. What happens when my Probation Officer puts in for my release of probation?
8. Can I get copies of my court file?
9. Can I look up someone's case information that is on probation?
10. Are children allowed in the Probation Department?
11. Can I wear shorts to court?
12. Can I bring my purse into the courthouse?
13. Can I bring my cell phone into the courthouse?
14. When the Judge orders 90 AA meetings in 90 days, what does that mean?
15. What do I do if the "Colors" (Drug Screen) phone is not working?
16. How do I get an Adult Criminal Conviction set aside (expunged)?
17. What are some in-home substances that may contain alcohol?

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1. What does the Drain Commissioner do?
2. What is a Drain Special Assessment?
3. What is a Drainage District?
4. Where is the Storm Drain For Which I Am Being Assessed?
5. Why Did I Receive More Than One Special Assessment Notice?
6. Is This The Only Way I Would Receive Multiple Drain Assessments In One Year?
7. How Are Assessments Determined?
8. Do All Property Owners Pay Drain Assessments?
9. I Recently Purchased My Property. Why Am I Being Billed For Work Done Prior To My Ownership?
10. What If I Cannot Attend The Day Of Review?
11. What Happens If I Disagree With The Proposed Assessment For My Property?
12. Can I pay my Water/Sewer bill online?
13. Why are there flags in my yard?

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1. What are the primary functions of the Emergency Management Coordinator?
2. What types of services does the office of emergency management provide?
3. What types of hazards should my family be prepared for?
4. Where can I find emergency preparedness information to help me in my emergency planning effort?
5. How can I reach the emergency management coordinator to schedule a presentation?
6. Is there free training available for emergency preparedness?
7. How do I sign up for Emergency Notifications?

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1. Where are you located?
2. What are your office hours?
3. I have a question regarding my assessment, who do I contact?
4. What is a Principal Residence Exemption (PRE)
5. How often does the Disabled Veterans Exemption have to be filed?
6. Does the county handle zoning?

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1. How do I get an order for child support?
2. Do I need an attorney to get a support order?
3. May I receive child support after my child reaches age 18?
4. If I have been paying child support as required by the court's order but the custodial parent will not allow me the parenting time required by that order, do I have to keep paying support?
5. The other parent is not paying child support as ordered. What can I do?
6. My court order says to pay support through the Friend of the Court or the Michigan State Disbursement Unit. May I pay the other parent directly?
7. If I am receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Family Independence Program (FIP) public assistance, may I also receive child support?
8. Will the Friend of the Court make sure that child support money is spent on the children?

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1. Can a custody order be changed if both parents agree?
2. Do I need an attorney to file a motion to change custody?
3. Can the Friend of the Court assist parties in reaching an agreement regarding custody?
4. If a motion for custody has been filed, and the parents cannot reach an agreement on their own, what will the Friend of the Court do?
5. May I receive a copy of the Friend of the Court's custody report and recommendation?
6. Is there a cost for the custody investigation?
7. What happens if I have custody according to the court's order, but the other parent does not return the child to me as required by the order?
8. How do I enforce the custody order if the other parent takes our child to another country?
9. Is the Friend of the Court allowed to investigate child abuse or neglect?
10. May my child enroll in my local school, even though the child lives in another school district with the other parent most of the time?

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1. How do I get the Court's approval to change the children's residence to a place not allowed by my current order?
2. Why won't the Friend of the Court enforce what the judge said in court, even if it's not in the written order?
3. Can the Friend of the Court enforce property settlement provisions in my judgment of divorce?
4. May I review the Friend of the Court file for my case?
5. May other persons see my Friend of the Court file?
6. May I see my child's school, medical, and other records if my child lives with the other parent?
7. How do I file a complaint about the friend of the court?
8. What happens to my child support order if my child is adopted, marries, or enters the military service?
9. Will the Friend of the Court help find a missing parent?
10. How do I call the Friend of the Court to speak to a person?

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1. My order for parenting time states I will have "reasonable" parenting time. What does this mean?
2. My order lays out a specific parenting time schedule. I would like to change that schedule. What can I do?
3. The other parent is not making the child support payments required by our court order. Do I have to allow parenting time?
4. The other parent is not sending or returning clothing or other personal items that our child uses during parenting time. Can the Friend of the Court do something about that?
5. The other parent is not obeying the parenting time order. What can I do?
6. If I think that the other parent is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, do I have to let the children go with that other parent for scheduled parenting time?
7. The other parent will not let me telephone my children. What can the Friend of the Court do?
8. I think that my child is being abused during parenting time spent with the other parent. What should I do?
9. My child does not want to spend time with the other parent. What can I do?
10. The other parent refuses to see our children. What can the Friend of the Court do?

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1. Where is Information Technology located?

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1. How do I file for guardianship, name change, or adoptions?
2. How can I put my child in Maurice Spear Campus?
3. How can I terminate my parental rights?
4. What do I do if my child is out of control?
5. What do I do if I suspect my child of illegal substance abuse?

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1. Where are you located?
2. Is your G.I.S. online?
3. What is G.I.S.?
4. What are your office hours?
5. How accurate are your maps?
6. Do you cover all of Lenawee County?
7. How do I know where my property lines are?
8. I have G.I.S. Software, can I acquire Lenawee County G.I.S. Information?
9. Can I use GPS Coordinates to find my property lines?
10. Am I in a Flood Zone?
11. How many parcels are there in the County?
12. What is the highest point in Lenawee County?
13. What is the lowest point in Lenawee County?

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1. Why is the Medical Examiner's Office involved?
2. What is an autopsy?
3. Do I have to pay for an autopsy?
4. Will I still be able to have an open casket service if an autopsy is performed?
5. What happens to the deceased person's property?
6. Is viewing or visitation allowed while the body is under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner?
7. Can a Medical Examiner's case still be an organ or tissue donor?
8. How do I request information?

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1. What are your hours of operation?
2. Who can use Printing Department Services
3. Who uses your services?

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1. Will the soil contamination on this site be an issue? What is being done to make the site safe for children to use?
2. What is being proposed in the facility? How many courts and fields? What size? What about ice rinks or a pool?
3. Why is this being built in Tecumseh? Was Adrian ever a consideration? What about the Adrian Mall? Why is it not centrally located in the county?
4. Who is going to benefit financially from this project?
5. Will the new facility take away revenue from existing facilities in Lenawee County?
6. Do we have the hotels, eating establishments, and other entertainment infrastructure to support this type of development in Lenawee County?
7. Do we have enough local sports teams to support this facility? Do we have the youth population to support this type of facility?
8. How will Tecumseh attract teams from outside of Lenawee County to come to tournaments in Lenawee County? Why would they travel from Detroit or Ann Arbor to Lenawee County?

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1. How much does it cost to record a document?
2. How can I add or take a name off my deed?
3. Who can get a copy of my deed?
4. How do I get a copy of my deed?
5. What form of payment do you accept?
6. How do I set up an Escrow Account?

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1. How do I obtain a gun permit?
2. Where can I report a car deer accident?
3. How can I get my fingerprints done?

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1. How do I find out what happened to an inmate in court?
2. Can an inmate call me?
3. Can I leave a message for an inmate?
4. Can I call an inmate?
5. When can I visit an inmate?
6. Who can visit an inmate?
7. Can I set up a pre-payment plan so an inmate can call me?
8. Can I buy a calling card for an inmate?
9. I’m an attorney, when can I visit my client?
10. When can clergy visit inmates?
11. How do I stop an inmate from calling me?
12. What happens to an inmate’s money when they are arrested?
13. How do I get money to an inmate for commissary?
14. Can I send mail to an inmate?
15. What can I mail to an inmate?
16. Can an inmate receive books or magazines?
17. Can an inmate’s property be released to me?
18. Do you have mental health services for inmates?
19. Do you have medical and dental care for inmates?
20. How do I post a bond for an inmate to get out of jail?
21. Can the jail recommend a bonding agency?

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1. What do I do if online incident reporting is not right for me?
2. What if this happened in another County can I file a report using this online police citizen reporting system?
3. What is a known suspect?

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1. How do I get a gun permit?
2. How do I register a gun?
3. How do I get a copy of an investigative report?

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1. What do I do with old. . . . .
2. Drop Off Site - What is the DOS?
3. DOS Plastics - What should I KNOW before recycling plastics at the County DOS?
4. DOS Glass - What should I KNOW before recycling glass at the DOS?
5. DOS Fibrous - What should I KNOW before recycling cardboard / paper / fibrous materials at the DOS?
6. DOS Bags - Can I leave my recyclables in a grocery bag when I recycle them at the DOS?
7. DOS Clean - Do my recyclables NEED to be clean?
8. DOS Metals - What should I KNOW before recycling metals at the County DOS?
9. AEROSOL CANS
10. BATTERIES
11. BULK ITEMS - Like worn out mattress, sofa, chair, lawn furniture?
12. BOOKS
13. COLLECTION DAY - When is the next county-wide collection event?
14. COMPUTERS, MONITORS, ETC.
15. CONCRETE, ASPHALT, BRICK
16. CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS - REMODELING
17. FLORESCENT LIGHTS
18. FREON
19. FROZEN FOOD BOXES / PIZZA BOXES
20. PAINT
21. PESTICIDES
22. PLASTIC BAGS
23. PROPANE / GAS TANKS
24. SCRAP METALS
25. STYROFOAM / PACKING MATERIALS
26. TIRES
27. TRASH
28. TV (Televisions)
29. PLASTIC BAGS

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1. What are your office hours?
2. What current Summer taxes are collected by Lenawee County Treasurer?
3. What qualifies me for Summer Tax Deferment?
4. Where can I find the application for Summer Tax Deferment?
5. What form of payment does the Treasurers Office accept?
6. What do I need to purchase a dog license?
7. Can I pay my current year winter tax bill at the County Treasurer's Office?

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1. How can I apply for emergency assistance
2. How do I obtain a VA benefits?