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Saginaw Charter Township

How it Works, Who's Your Rep, and Who's Running in 2024

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A Brief Overview of Saginaw Charter Township

www.saginawtownship.org

A Few Facts

  • Election is November 5, 2024, for all elected positions
  • Established in 1831
  • Population: 41,679
  • 76% white
  • 7 elected board members
  • 13% in poverty
  • Median Household Income: $62,440
  • U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

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What They Do

  • Mandated Services: Required to perform assessment administration, elections admin, and tax collection.
  • Permissive Services: Authorized to provide other services like fire, police, parks and rec, public water, sewer, trash, sidewalks, and cemeteries. 

2 Structures of Township Government

  1. General Law Township: Power limited by specific delegations of the state legislature.
  2. Charter Township: Additional home rule powers and streamlined admin for a growing community. Also provides greater protection against annexation by a city. 139 Michigan townships are charter townships
  3. Total number of townships in Michigan: 1240

 

Saginaw Township Elected Officials

4 Year Terms

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Supervisor

TIMOTHY BRAUN, 2004

Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Treasurer

STEVEN G. GERHARDT, 2012
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Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Clerk

JON R. HOWELL, 2022
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Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Trustee

PETER C. RYAN, 2020

Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Trustee

JAMES S. KELLY, 2016

Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Trustee

LORI L. GORNEY, 2015

Who's Running:

  • TBD
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Trustee

CONSTANCE REPPUHN, 2022

Who's Running:

  • TBD

How to Become A Candidate for Elected Office in Saginaw County

Filing Deadline: April 23, 2024