Clerk's Office

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The Statutory duties of the Clerk are numerous, technical and legally essential to the proper operation of municipal government.  The Clerk has custody of all records, books and papers of the Township.

The Clerk's Office is required to keep a separate account for each of the funds belonging to the Township also preparing and maintaining the journals and ledgers necessary to reflect the assets, liabilities, fund equities, revenues and expenditures for each fund of the Township.

The maintaining of accurate records and an organized filing system of Township contracts, resolutions, ordinances and other special proceedings are also duties of the Clerk. The Clerk is the ex-officio Clerk of the Township's Civil Service Commission for the Police and Fire Departments and the chairman of the Township Election Commission and in charge of the Elections in the Township.

CEMETERIES

The Clerk's Office maintains all records for Oxbow Lakeside Cemetery, Granger Cemetery and White Lake Cemetery. At this time there is a waiting list for cemetery lots at Oxbow Lakeside, if you would like to add your name to that list you may do so by calling (248) 698-3300 Ext. 7.

The White Lake Cemetery has lots available for purchase in the new section ONLY. The cost for a lot is $300.00 for a resident of the Township and $600.00 for a non-resident. Lots can be purchased during normal business hours.