township board memberS - WHO DOES WHAT?

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 SUPERVISOR:

• Moderates board and annual meetings
• Secretary to Board of Review
• Township’s legal agent
• Must maintain records of supervisor’s office
• Responsible for tax allocation board budget (if applicable)
• Develops township budget
• Appoints some commission members
• Member of township elections commission
• May call special meetings
• May appoint a deputy

CLERK:

• Maintains custody of all township records
• Maintains general ledger
• Prepares warrants for township checks
• Records and maintains township meeting minutes
• Keeps the township book of oaths
• Responsible for regular and special meeting notices
• Publishes board meeting minutes
• Keeps voter registration file and conducts elections
• Chair of township elections commission
• Keeps township ordinance book
• Prepares financial statements
• Delivers tax certificates to supervisor and county clerk
• Must appoint a deputy
• Must post a surety bond

 TREASURER:

• Collects real and personal property taxes
• Keeps an account of township receipts (revenues)                and expenditures
• Disburses township checks
• Deposits township revenues in approved depositories
• Invests township funds in approved investment vehicles
• Collects delinquent personal property tax
• Responsible for jeopardy assessments in collecting delinquent personal property tax
• Collects mobile home specific tax
• Must appoint a deputy
• Must post a surety bond

TRUSTEES: 

• Township legislator, required to vote on all issues
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary health
• Other duties as assigned by board

 DID YOU KNOW ?

In Michigan, if you don’t live in a city, you live in a township. According to the 2000 Census, more than four million residents—almost half of Michigan’s population—live in one of Michigan’s 1,242 townships.