Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development
| Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Non-partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Authority: | Michigan Compiled Laws 285.1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Jamie Clover Adams |
| Assumed office: | July 9, 2012 |
| Compensation: | $140,000 |
| Other Michigan Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Director of Agriculture and Rural Development • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Director • Labor Director • Public Service Commission | |
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The Director serves as head of the Department of Agriculture Rural Development, whose mission is "To protect, promote and preserve the food, agricultural, environmental and economic interests of the people of Michigan."[1]
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Jamie Clover Adams. She was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in June 2012.[2]
Authority
The Department of Agriculture is established in the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Michigan Compiled Laws 285.1:
| There is hereby created a state department of agriculture which shall possess the powers and perform the duties hereinafter granted and conferred....The commission shall appoint and employ a director of agriculture who shall continue in office at the pleasure of the commission and who shall receive such annual salary as shall be appropriated by the legislature |
Appointments
The director is appointed by the Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development, a five-member bipartisan board of citizens appointed by the Governor. The director continues in office at the pleasure of the commission.[3]
Duties
The duties of the Director of Agriculture include:[4]
- Assuring food safety
- Protecting animal and plant health
- Sustaining environmental stewardship
- Providing consumer protection
- Enabling rural development
- Fostering efficient administrative operations
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2012, the Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development was paid an estimated $140,000 according to the Council of State Governments.
Contact information
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
P.O. Box 30017
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: 1-800-292-39396
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Michigan Department Of Agriculture and Rural Development, "Mission," accessed October 30, 2011
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Gov. Rick Snyder announces small shuffle in his cabinet today," June 25, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Compiled Laws, "Section 285.1 Department of Agriculture," accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, "About MDARD," accessed December 21, 2012
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