CLERK
Diana Heller – Township Clerk
231-882-4411, Ext. 102
clerk@benzoniatownship.gov
Brooke Haase – Township Clerk
231-882-4411
deputyclerk@benzoniatownship.gov
The Clerk is a voting member of the Board of Trustees.
The Clerk’s Office is responsible for:
- Administering all elections held in the Township
- Delivers Tax Certificates to Supervisor and County Clerk
- FOIA Coordinator in Benzonia Township
- Keeps the Township Book of Oaths
- Keeps Township Ordinance Book
- Maintains all voter files
- Maintains Employee’s records & benefits
- Maintains General Ledger
- Manages the Township Cemetery
- Prepares Financial Statements
- Processes accounts payable and payroll
- Records & Maintains Township meeting minutes
- Publishes Board meeting minutes
- Responsible for Special Meeting Notices
- Retains all Township records
Diana Heller – Township Clerk
231-882-4411, Ext. 11
clerk@benzoniatownship.org
The Clerk is a voting member of the Board of Trustees.
The Clerk’s Office is responsible for:
- Administering all elections held in the Township
- Delivers Tax Certificates to Supervisor and County Clerk
- FOIA Coordinator in Benzonia Township
- Keeps the Township Book of Oaths
- Keeps Township Ordinance Book
- Maintains all voter files
- Maintains Employee’s records & benefits
- Maintains General Ledger
- Manages the Township Cemetery
- Prepares Financial Statements
- Processes accounts payable and payroll
- Records & Maintains Township meeting minutes
- Publishes Board meeting minutes
- Responsible for Special Meeting Notices
- Retains all Township records
Election Information
Registering to Vote
To register to vote, you must be:
1. A U.S. citizen
2. At least 18 years old by Election Day
3. A resident of Michigan and the city or township where you are applying to register to vote
If you wish to register to vote you may:
- Stop by the Township Office
- Visit any Secretary of State Office
- Register online at the Secretary of State
- Complete a voter application and return it to the Clerk’s office
MICHIGAN VOTERS HAVE THREE OPTIONS FOR CASTING THEIR BALLOTS:
1. ABSENTEE VOTING
All registered voters have the right to vote by mail.
2. EARLY VOTING
Voters can vote and place their completed ballot into a tabulator during the nine days of early voting. The Benzonia Township Hall located at 2717 Benzie Hwy, Benzonia 49616. Early voting will be open at this site from 8:00 AM and close at 4:00 PM.
3. IN-PERSON VOTING
In-person voting on Election Day continues to be an option for voters who prefer to vote at their assigned precincts. Precincts open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM
Please visit the Michigan Voter Information Center for additional material or call the Clerk’s office with questions at 231-882-4411, Ext. 11 .
Township Cemetery
The Benzonia Township Cemetery is located on a lovely piece of wooded Township property on Love Road just east of (behind) Family Fare at US-31.
Gates are open from the end of May through the end of October each year. Our Cemetery Sexton is available to arrange for a cemetery lot, schedule a burial, or answer general questions. He can be reached at 231-633-2592.
The Cemetery Ordinance can be viewed by clicking on the button to the right.
Our new cemetery program provides a record all of those interred, pictures of the plots, as well as a map of each section. If you do not find what you are looking for below, please stop by the Township office.
