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Grant Township Clerk Position - November 2022 Election
November 2022 Election – Grant Township Clerk Position
To our Grant Township residents, taxpayers and neighboring communities, the Clerk position is available for this coming November 2022 election.
Election Date: Tuesday November 8th, 2022
Term: Complete the existing 4 years term (until the November 2024 election)
Ballot Access Filing Deadline: Thursday July 21st, 2022
Qualifications:
- Must be an all year round resident of Grant Township
- Need to have a completed Affidavit of Identity
- Need to have a completed Petition
Contact Grant Township Deputy Clerk Amanda.Wais@granttownshipmi.org to receive the necessary paperwork to be completed
Compensation: $23,500 salary, and is not a full time position
Job Description:
- Attends all Board meetings, is a voting member
- 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 $85 million in 2018, annually indexed, or a charter township)
- 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
Resources:
For more information, see Michigan Townships Association website, especially their publication ‘Core Competencies – For Elected Township Officials’ here: https://www.michigantownships.org/members/downloads/corecompetency.pdf
Grant Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
