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Tax & Assessing
Responsibilities
The Treasurer is responsible for maintaining the Tax Roll and processing payment of taxes. The duties of the Treasurer's position are regulated and dictated by the State of Michigan.
The Township Treasurer's Statutory Duties are:
- To collect real and personal property taxes
- Keep an account of Township receipts (revenues) and expenditures
- Deposit Township revenues in approved depositories
- Invest Township funds in approved investment vehicles
- Collect delinquent personal property tax
- Responsible for jeopardy assessments in collecting property tax
- Must appoint a deputy
- Must post a surety bond
The function of the Assessor's Department is to value all taxable real and personal property in the Township annually through the completion of an annual Assessment Roll.
Responsibilities
The department is responsible for the following:
- Inspecting and collecting data on existing and new construction, including additions and losses to taxable property, as well as continually studying and analyzing the local real estate market to determine property value as of tax day, which is December 31 of each year.
- Maintaining the Property Record Cards for all properties, consisting of name, address, and legal description, including building sketches, legal descriptions, square footage, year built, etc.
- Maintaining all Principal Residence Exemption filings, Rescissions, and related records.
- Maintaining Property Transfer Affidavits
- Maintaining the mapping system by processing all approved splits and combinations of property, including the issuance of parcel numbers.
- Providing the means of assessment appeal through the March Board of Review and correcting mutual mistakes of fact or clerical error through the July and December Boards of Review.
- Preparing and defending all assessment petitions to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
- Preparing all reports, forms, and warrants mandated by the State of Michigan and Livingston County Equalization Department.
- Preparing all Special Assessment Rolls as required under State Law and Township Board Resolution.
- Personal Property Statements are filed with this office.
- The department provides property data to local realtors, fee appraisers, lenders, taxpayers, and the general public daily.