Township Board of Trustees

Main Office 231-238-0970
  
Tuscarora Township Board of Trustees
Trudy Maves, Supervisor                                         

Laura Decker, Clerk                                          

Lori Smith, Treasurer                                        

Trustee, Vacant              

John Hutchison, Trustee                                   


Staff    

Dawn Webb, Deputy Clerk                              

Rachel Vallance, Deputy Treasurer                  

Doug Keipert, Assessor                                    

Chris Green, Administrative Assistant                   

Karen Decker, Office Assistant                         

Bridget Brown, Assessor Assistant                   


For phone numbers and email addresses click here:  Staff Directory     


Statutory Duties of Public Officials

 

Township Supervisor’s Statutory Duties

  • Moderates board and annual meetings
  • Chief assessing officer (if certified)
  • Secretary to the Board of Review
  • Township’s legal agent
  • Develop township budget
  • Appoints some commission members
  • May call special township board meetings

Township Clerk’s Statutory Duties

  • Maintains custody of all township records
  • Maintains general ledger
  • Prepares warrants for township checks
  • Records and maintains township board meeting minutes
  • Keeps the township book of oaths
  • Responsible for most board special meeting notices
  • Publishes board meeting minutes  
  • Keeps voter registration file and conducts elections
  • Keeps township ordinance book
  • Prepares financial statements
  • Delivers tax certificates to supervisor and county clerk by September 30
  • Must appoint a deputy
  • Must post a surety bond

Township Treasurer’s Statutory Duties

  • Collects real and personal property taxes
  • Keeps an account of township receipts (revenues) and 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
  • Must appoint a deputy
  • Must post a surety bond

Township Trustee’s Statutory Duties

  • Township legislators with same authority as other board offices at board meetings, required to vote on all issues (where there is no conflict of interest)
  • Responsible for township’s fiduciary health (stewardship)
     
    Source:  Michigan Township Association