ST JAMES TWP - RESIDENT MEMBER OF COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:52 pm
On January 10, 2018 Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution approving a proposition to consolidate Peaine Township and St James Township as the Township of Beaver Island with certain millage rates. On January 22, 2018 the St James Township board unanimously passed a resolution to have voters elect one resident member to the consolidation coordinating committee.
According to state law, a resident member of a coordinating committee shall be a registered elector of the township that the member represents. An elected or appointed township officer or employee is not eligible to be a resident member of a coordinating committee. Candidates who desire to place their names on the ballot to be a resident member of the coordinating committee shall file with the St James township clerk on or before February 7, 2018 a "qualifying petition" which can be picked up and dropped off at the clerkâ??s office in the Governmental Center at 37830 Kingâ??s Highway during regular business hours.
St James Township Board as a whole will seek to remain neutral in the discussion of the proposition and will seek to provide information which voters request in a timely manner. The St James Township Board is committed to providing factual information to island residents and welcomes input on how, where and when this can be accomplished. A township consolidation proposition tab has been added to the townshipâ??s homepage www.stjamestwp.org under News and Announcements to post relevant information. The township supervisor will be the townshipâ??s contact person for inquiries and/or requests for information.
According to state law, a resident member of a coordinating committee shall be a registered elector of the township that the member represents. An elected or appointed township officer or employee is not eligible to be a resident member of a coordinating committee. Candidates who desire to place their names on the ballot to be a resident member of the coordinating committee shall file with the St James township clerk on or before February 7, 2018 a "qualifying petition" which can be picked up and dropped off at the clerkâ??s office in the Governmental Center at 37830 Kingâ??s Highway during regular business hours.
St James Township Board as a whole will seek to remain neutral in the discussion of the proposition and will seek to provide information which voters request in a timely manner. The St James Township Board is committed to providing factual information to island residents and welcomes input on how, where and when this can be accomplished. A township consolidation proposition tab has been added to the townshipâ??s homepage www.stjamestwp.org under News and Announcements to post relevant information. The township supervisor will be the townshipâ??s contact person for inquiries and/or requests for information.