Notice of Clerk Vacancy

Effective February 28, 2022, Trudi Haataja the Allouez Township Clerk will be resigning.
The Allouez Township Board of Trustees needs to appoint a replacement who would serve until
November of 2022. The clerk’s position will be on the ballot this election cycle and a clerk will be
elected to a two (2) year term. The clerk’s position will then be on the ballot again in 2024 as it
normally would for a four (4) year term. The appointed person would be able to run for the elected
position.
If there are questions, please contact a member of the township board. Any interested individuals
should submit a letter of interest to the township board by February 10th, 2022.
From the Michigan Township Association:
Township Clerk’s Statutory Duties
• 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 $82 million in 2016, 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
Each elected official, as a local legislator, should be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge about township law (general law or charter) government
responsibilities, functions and powers
• Identify the major functions of each branch of government—local, state and federal—along
with their relationship to one another
• Communicates and listens effectively
• Utilize consensus-building techniques and motivate others to achieve desired outcomes
Allouez Township is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

• Manages adversity and hostility
• Demonstrates ethical behavior
• Possess vision, especially relative to the township’s needs or potential, and utilize public
relations skills to positively represent the township
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of other elected and appointed offices
• Demonstrate knowledge of the various committees, boards and commissions serving the
township, including their roles and responsibilities
• Understand how township policies and procedures are set
• Be aware of what constitutes lawful township expenditures
• Utilize strategic planning to attain objectives
• Demonstrate knowledge of how ordinances are lawfully adopted and legally enforced.