Local Wiki

Washtenaw County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month; Working Sessions at 5:30 PM, full Board Meetings at 7:00 PM.
Meeting location: Board Room, Washtenaw County Administration Building, 220 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48107.
Register of Deeds: 200 North Main St. Suite 110, P.O. Box 8645, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645 · 734-222-6700
Agendas posted at: https://www.washtenaw.org/1150/Board-of-Commissioners
Board of Commissioners: 9-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. Interim County Administrator: Derrick Jackson. Board Chair: Katie Scott (District 9).

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Ann Arbor

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (5)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (2)

Barton Hills
Manchester (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (8)

Ann Arbor Public Schools
Chelsea School District
Dexter Community School District
Lincoln Consolidated School District
Manchester Community Schools
Saline Area Schools
Whitmore Lake Public School District
Ypsilanti Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Fire Protection (1)

Chelsea Area Fire Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Library (6)

Ann Arbor District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Chelsea District Library
Dexter District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Manchester District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Saline District Library
Ypsilanti District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Sewer (2)

Multi Lakes Sewer Authority
Portage Base Lake Sewer Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Washtenaw County Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (2)

Loch Alpine Sanitary Authority
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)