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Bedford Township Clerk's Office
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| Robert Schockman |
| Mission Statement |
| The Bedford Township Clerk's mission is
to serve the public with dedication, integrity and fairness in applying
the statutory responsibilities given to the office by the State of
Michigan. Furthermore, it is the purpose of this office to act as a
day-to-day liaison between the public and the Township Board for the
purpose of managing the operations of the township. |
| Responsibilities |
The Township Clerk is an elected position,
responsible for maintaining the Township's official documents,
resolutions, the preparation of bi-monthly agendas,
and keeping the minutes
of the Township Board meetings. This department is also responsible for
the care of township cemeteries,
publication of the UPDATE (the Township quarterly newsletter), updating,
codifying and publishing the changes in the Zoning and General Code
Ordinances, organizing informational brochures, the annual financial
statements, and various policy/procedure manuals.
In addition, the Township's record retention and record storage is
provided through the Clerk's office, as well as overseeing the destruction
of outdated and obsolete records.
Notary services are also provided free of charge to Bedford Township
residents.
A primary statutory function of the Township Clerk is to encourage and
educate the public on voter
registration and to maintain all voter registration records for the
Bedford Township electorate. The Clerk's office is responsible for all elections
including printing of the ballots, the publication of notices, absentee
voting, and selecting polling locations.
Besides these duties, the Clerk serves as the Human Resource Coordinator
for the Township office. Township employee relations can be described as
"professional camaraderie." We enjoy working with one another
and are united in our purpose to serve the Bedford Community. We trust
this is felt by the customer.
Opportunities abound and we're excited about Bedford's future! The old
cliché, "speed of the leader - speed of the team," is no less
important for municipalities as other corporations that are driven by a
bottom line. The Clerk's Office is visionary which means we're constantly
looking forward, seeking to identify means to enhance the quality of life
for the residents of Bedford. We balance these considerations by asking,
"How will this effect our children's generation?"
We are not waiting for problems to arise or opportunities to present
themselves. Our goal is to be proactive and continue pushing the envelope! |
Yours for an ever improved Bedford,
Robert Schockman
Emal: cle...@bedfordmi.org
11/26/2007 |
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Bedford
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