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A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is a multi-year planning instrument used by governments to identify needed capital projects in an effort to coordinate the financing and timing of improvements in a way that maximizes the value to the public. A Capital Improvement Plan allows for the planning of projects over a certain period of time that County Departments are requesting to be financed with County funds to build, renovate, or buy equipment, infrastructure or property to be used as a public asset or to benefit the public.

For Livingston County Capital Improvement Plan budgetary purposes, a capital project is defined as:

  • A project large in size.
  • A project having a cost in excess of $50,000.
  • A project having a useful life greater than three (3) years.

It is important to note that a “capital project” differs from a “capitalized item”, which is a treatment of an asset for accounting purposes, that spreads (amortizes) the cost of the asset over its specified useful life and meets a minimum dollar threshold established by the organization’s capitalization policy.

Livingston County’s CIP is only concerned with reporting capital projects.

Michigan Public Act 33 of 2008 (also known as the “Michigan Planning Enabling Act”) requires that the County “…annually prepare a 6-year Capital Improvement Program”.  In addition, the County Capital Improvement Plan is prepared per a process laid out in the Debt Management Policy supported by Board Resolution #702-288. The policy states that the County Planning Commission, in collaboration with the County Department of Planning, will annually prepare a multi-year inventory identifying projects approved or anticipated by various County departments.

County Departments and certain agencies supported and funded by the County are required to include their capital project requests for the upcoming fiscal year(s) in both the Capital Improvement Plan and the annual Operating Budget process.  The County Planning Department and County Administration recommend that the Capital Improvement Plan be reviewed with the annual Operating Budget process and that all County Departments with requests for capital projects with estimated costs in excess of $50,000 and that fit the County “Capital Project” definition, that are planned by your department for the upcoming six-year period, be included into the County Capital Improvement Plan.

APPROVED 2027-2032

County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

The Livingston County 2027-2032 Capital Improvement Plan was Approved at the June 17, 2026 County Planning Commission meeting.

For your reference, a copy of the Approved FY2027-2032 CIP has been provided below.  Click on the cover photo below to access this document

Capital Improvement Plan Cover Page

Capital Improvement Plan Archive

Department Tabs Library

In the tabs below, you will find associated information to aid and assist you in submitting your Capital Improvement Plan Project Worksheets

Very Important Info
53rd District Court
911 Central Dispatch
Administration
Animal Shelter
Airport
Building Inspection
Central Courts
Clerk
Drain Commissioner
EMS
Emergency Management
Equalization
Facility Services
Fiscal Services
Friend of the Court
Human Resources
Information Technology
LETS
Planning
Prosecuting Attorney
Public Defender
Public Health
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Treasurer
Veterans

Very Important Note – Before You Begin Filling Out Forms

  • The departmental tabs to the left provide your department with the essential and necessary information to successfully complete and submit your FY2027 Capital Improvement Plan project documents.
  • Inside your department tab, you should find a new “2027 CIP Data” file folder to aid you with this year’s submission.
  • All previously submitted year’s CIP submitted projects by your department are located in the your department tab, as archived files, as well as listed in the archived file links entitled: “Archived Years CIP Project Data – Listed By Department“
  • If you are beginning a new CIP Year’s submission, you must open the CIP Project Submission Form or No CIP Projects to Submit Form located below in “CIP Forms” in either Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat in order for the form to work correctly.
  • Depending on your department’s CIP submission situation, Download and Save either the blank CIP Department Project Submission Form or the blank No CIP Projects To Submit Form directly to your PC before filling it out.

2027 CIP Project Submission Forms

** Whether your department is submitting projects or not this Capital Improvement Plan period, you must still report your status for either situation, and there are forms to do so. **
** THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE ALL CIP PROJECT INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENTS AND ALL OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE 2027-2032 CIP IS 5:00 PM, FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2026 **
** Should any of your CIP Projects warrant additional higher-level review outside of the CIP Review Committee (i.e., coordination with fiscal services, facility services, information technology, etc.), please arrange for these interdepartmental reviews to be conducted and concluded as expeditiously as possible by the deadline date above **

Archived Years CIP Project Data – Listed By Department (For reference)

Title

53rd District Court
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
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  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

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911 Central Dispatch
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Administration
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Animal Shelter
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Airport
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Building Inspection
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Courts Central Services
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
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  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Clerk
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Drain Commissioner
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

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Emergency Med Services
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
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  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Emergency Mgmt
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
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  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Equalization
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Facility Services
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Fiscal Services
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Friend of the Court
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Human Resources
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    1

Title

Information Technology
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

LETS
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Planning
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Prosecuting Attorney
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Public Defender
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Public Health
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Register of Deeds
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Sheriff
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    1
  • Archived CIP Data
    2

Title

Treasurer
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Title

Veterans
  • 2027 CIP Data
  • Archived CIP Data
Show files
  • 2027 CIP Data
    0
  • Archived CIP Data
    0

Department of Planning
Scott Barb

Scott Barb
Planning Director

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