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Tertiary Menu
Overview
The
position of Clerk in Independence Township is an elected one.
Some of the duties and responsibilities of the Clerk are defined by
state statute and include the following:
Keeping Voter Registration File
The Clerk is charged with maintaining a voter
registration file for all registered voters in the Township.
At this time, we have 26,462 registered voters. Currently, a
statewide system with registrations and changes flowing from the
driver license file has been installed and staff is working daily on
reconciling our system with the State system.
Conducting Elections
One of the main functions of the Clerk's office is
conducting all local, state and national elections for the Township.
Due to new State legislation, the Clerk's Office conducts all school
elections for those school districts within Independence Township
Maintaining Custody Of All
Township Records
The Clerk is responsible for maintaining custody
of all legal documents such as deeds, bids, contracts, judgments,
bonds, insurance, personnel files, easements, agreements and the
oath book.
Recording And Maintaining
Township Meeting Minutes
Recording, publishing and maintaining minutes of
the Township Board, publishing notices of special Board meetings,
Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission meetings are
statutory duties of the Clerk's office. Along with these is
the keeping of the Townships Ordinance Book which is updated and
codified annually.
Legislative
The Township Clerk is a voting member of the seven
person Township Board. This includes policy making, general
township business decisions and zoning related issues.
The Clerk's Office consists of five employees: Clerk-Barb Pallotta, Deputy Clerk-Paula Heenan, Finance Director-Susan Hendricks, Assistant Finance Director-Renee Poole, Accounts Payable-Sandra Miller.
Preparing Financial
Statements
The Clerk is the Chief Financial Officer.
This includes responsibility for maintaining the Township general
ledger, issuing warrants to the Treasurer for all accounts payable
and special assessment districts, with ultimate preparation of the
financial statements for audit and distribution.
Personnel Directory
Following is a directory of Clerk's
Office employees. The phone number is 248-625-5111.
| Barb Pallotta |
Township Clerk |
203 |
| Paula Heenan |
Deputy Clerk |
202 |
| Susan Hendricks |
Finance Director |
204 |
| Renee Poole |
Assistant Finance Director |
210 |
| Sandra Miller |
Elections/Accounting Clerk |
233 |
Don’t forget – we are always looking for enthusiastic poll
workers. If you ’re interested, give Sandy a call at 248-625-5111 x
233.
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