Every day, municipal leaders—elected and appointed—give of themselves to make Michigan’s communities thriving, safe, and welcoming places. To earn and keep the public’s trust and foster strong civic engagement, local leaders must be ethical, transparent, inclusive, and accountable in providing public services. This page offers resources to municipal officials to adopt good governance practices that engender trust and belonging in their communities.

Artificial Intelligence Handbook for Local Government

Civility-Civility Pledge 

Ethics Handbook for Michigan Municipalities

Handbook for General Law Village Officials

Handbook for Municipal Officials

MML Fact Sheet: Embezzlement – Preventing Fraud

MML Fact Sheet: Ethics—Standards of Conduct for Public Officers/Employees

Records Management Handbook

The Local Democracy Project