Clerk
Contact
Melissa Harper
Clerk
PO Box 49
Orleans MI 48865-0049
(616) 761-3111 – ext. 3
About
The statutory duties for the elected township office of Clerk is as follows:
- 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 (if taxable value is $84 million in 2015, annually indexed, or a charter township)
- 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 by September 30
- Must appoint a deputy
- Must post a surety bond