Ron Straub, Plato Town Clerk

The Township Clerk is the Clerk for the Township Board. Township Clerks do not vote except in the case of a tie vote to fill a vacancy in a Township office.  The Clerk is also a keeper of the township’s records, the Clerk of all town meetings, and the ex-officio Clerk for the Highway Commissioner. An important responsibility of the Township Clerk is to keep minutes of all town meetings and Township Board meetings. 

The Clerk is the local election authority and responsible for accepting petitions concerning local elections or referendums involving the township.