Budget Reports
Duties and Responsibilities
Michigan State Law designates the duties of a township treausrer, although township boards may require additional responsibilities or delegate certain duties.
Some of the duties and responsibilities of the Comstock Township Treasurer include:
- Must appoint a deputy
- Must post a surety bond and tax collection surety bond
- Collects real and personal property taxes for township as well as other tax-levying entities
- Collects delinquent personal property taxes
- Responsible for jeopardy assessments in collecting personal property tax
- Collects mobile home specific tax
- Keeps and account of township receipts (revenues) and expenditures
- Prepares some financial reports, including cash activity by fund and bank account (at least monthly) and investment reports (at least quarterly)
- Issues all township checks/payments
- Receives and deposits all township revenues and payments in approved depositories
- Able to designate others to receive and receipt for all monies coming into the township
- Invest township funds in approved investment vehicles as directed by the township board in investment policy and depository resolution
- Township “department head” for tax collecting and other receipt of funds (budgeting and preparation of equipment, software, training, internal staffing, etc.)
- Maintain records of treasurer’s office
Where do your tax dollars go?
See below for a breakdown of property tax disbursements for the 2024 tax year.
