Hello,
Do or have any of you Clerk's ever had an issue with your deputy being a Township employee (secretary)? My deputy has been an employee for most of the 18 years I've been a Clerk and a Policy has been proposed to the Board to eliminate this right to choose my deputy, making employees not eligible to be deputies of the Clerk, Treasurer or Supervisor effective immediately. Possible firings are at stake here. Have any of you had to deal with this before? Help and guidance is appreciated, Thanks.

Linda Waddy, Clerk
810/392-3585
810/392-8277 Fax
clerk7429@hotmail.com



Edited 1 times. Last edit at 07/19/06 03:46PM by rileytwp.

rileytwp Wrote:
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> Hello,
> Do or have any of you Clerk's ever had an issue
> with your deputy being a Township employee
> (secretary)? My deputy has been an employee for
> most of the 18 years I've been a Clerk and a
> Policy has been proposed to the Board to eliminate
> this right to choose my deputy, making employees
> not eligible to be deputies of the Clerk,
> Treasurer or Supervisor effective immediately.
> Possible firings are at stake here. Have any of
> you had to deal with this before? Help and
> guidance is appreciated, Thanks.
>
> Linda Waddy, Clerk
> 810/392-3585
> 810/392-8277 Fax
> clerk7429@hotmail.com
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at 07/19/06 03:46PM by
> rileytwp.

Your board can not tell you who you can appoint as a deputy. MCL 41.69 which gives you the clerk the power to appoint your deputy states that they serve at your pleasure not the pleasure of the board.
PS. Our Secretary is our deputy Treasurer.
I hope this helps.

Lisa Gulliver
Paradie Township Clerk