Staff
Deputy Supervisor
Pamela Reed
Term End Date: November 20, 2028
Supervisor's Message
Welcome to Washington Township. Attendance at our meetings is always encouraged and appreciated. Your voice is important and changes/concerns/comments are always considered, listened to and appreciated.
We have a Planning Commissioner position becoming available soon. If you are interested in this or another position with the township, please let me know.
Office Hours
Call for appointment
Supervisor Statutory Duties & Authorities
- Moderates board and annual meetings
- Chief assessing officer (if certified)
- Secretary to Board of Review
- Township’s legal agent
- Must maintain records of supervisor’s office
- Responsible for tax allocation board budget (if applicable)
- Develops township budget
- Appoints some commission members
- Member of township elections commission
- May call special meetings
- May administer the oath of office
- MCL 41.61: The township supervisor may appoint a deputy township supervisor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the supervisor.
- The deputy shall take an oath of office and file the oath with the township clerk.
- In case of the absence, sickness, death, or other disability of the supervisor, the deputy shall possess the powers and perform the duties of the supervisor, except the deputy shall not have a vote on the township board.
- The deputy shall be paid by salary or otherwise as the township board determines appropriate.
- With the approval of the supervisor, the deputy may assist the supervisor in the performance of the supervisor’s duties at any additional times agreed upon between the township board and the supervisor, except the deputy shall not have a vote on the township board.
