Gary Suits
Supervisor
517-645-7880
benton_twp_super@aol.com
• Moderates board meetings
• Oversees property assessing
• Secretary to Board of Review
• Oversees property assessing
• Secretary to Board of Review
• Township’s Legal Agent
• Develops township budget
• May call special meetings
• Develops township budget
• May call special meetings
Carah Spadafore
Clerk
517-645-7880
bentontownship.clerk@gmail.com
• Maintains custody of all township records
• Records and maintains township meeting minutes
• Keeps the township book of oaths
• Responsible for special meeting notices
• Records and maintains township meeting minutes
• Keeps the township book of oaths
• Responsible for special meeting notices
• Keeps township ordinance and resolution books
• Prepares warrants for township checks
• Prepares financial statements
• Prepares warrants for township checks
• Prepares financial statements
• Keeps voter registration files and conducts elections
• Keeps record of Permanent Absentee voters
• Sends out absentee voter applications and ballots
• Appoints a deputy
• Keeps record of Permanent Absentee voters
• Sends out absentee voter applications and ballots
• Appoints a deputy
• Maintains cemetery records
• Price List
• Rules
• Price List
• Rules
Karen Miller
Treasurer
517-645-7880
bentontwptreasurer@gmail.com
• Collects Real and Personal Property Taxes
• Keeps an account of township receipts and expenditures
• Issues township checks
• Deposits township revenues in approved depositories
• Keeps an account of township receipts and expenditures
• Issues township checks
• Deposits township revenues in approved depositories
• Invests township funds in approved investment vehicles
• Collects delinquent personal property tax
• Collects mobile home specific tax
• Appoints a deputy
• Collects delinquent personal property tax
• Collects mobile home specific tax
• Appoints a deputy
Charles Meddaugh
Trustee
517-645-7880
benton.trustee.meddaugh@gmail.com
Scott Hoornstra
Trustee
bnttwptrustee.smh@yahoo.com
517-645-7880
• Township legislator, required to vote on all issues
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary health
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary health
• Serves on Fire Administrative Board
• Other duties as assigned by Township Board
• Other duties as assigned by Township Board
Chris Tennes
Trustee
517-645-7880
bentontrustee1@yahoo.com
David Falsetta
Trustee
david.falsetta@@gmail.com
517-645-7880
• Township legislator, required to vote on all issues
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary health
• Responsible for township’s fiduciary health
• Serves on Planning Commission
• Other duties as assigned by Township Board
• Other duties as assigned by Township Board