Township Elected Official's Statutory Duties

 Township Supervisor (10 duties)
• Moderates board and annual meetings
• Chief assessing officer (if certified)
• Secretary to board of review
• Township’s legal agent
• Maintains records of supervisor’s office
• Responsible for tax allocation board
budget (if applicable)
• Develops township budget
• Appoints some commission members
• May call special meetings
• May appoint a deputy
Township Clerk (13 duties)
• 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 special meeting notices
• Publishes board meeting minutes
(if taxable value is $65 million or more,
or a charter township)
• Keeps voter registration file and
conducts elections
• Keeps township ordinances book
• Prepares financial statements
• Delivers tax certificates to supervisor
and county clerk by September 30
• Shall appoint a deputy
• Shall post a surety bond
Township Treasurer (11 duties)
• Collects real and personal property
taxes
• Receives receipts for township
expenditures
• Issues 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 property tax
• Collects mobile home specific tax
• Issues and collects fees for dog licenses
• Shall appoint a deputy
• Shall post a surety bond
Township Trustees (3 duties)
• Township legislator, required to vote
on all issues
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary
health
• Other duties as assigned by board
Excerpt from Michigan Township News Jan/Feb 2005