Elected and Appointed Officials - Chocolay Township

Elected and Appointed Officials

Township Board Members

Supervisor

Richard Bohjanen
Contact: 906.235.1684
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Clerk

Max Engle
Contact: 906.249.1448 ext. 102
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Treasurer

Ben Zyburt
Contact: 906.250.7742
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Trustee

David Lynch
Contact: 906.273.2524
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Trustee

Don Rhein
Contact: 906.273.0507
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Trustee

Kendra Symbal
Contact: 906.273.0608
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Trustee

Judy White
Contact: 906.249.1524
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Charter Township Responsibilities

Chocolay Township is a Charter Township. In a charter township the Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer are the officers. In addition there are four trustees making a seven member board. Each member of the Board has one vote on issues on the agenda. Members may not abstain from voting without the consent of the other members.For the benefit of its citizens and according to state law, the Township Board annually adopts a budget. For the health and welfare of its citizens, the Board adopts or rescinds ordinances as needed. Services and programs of the Township are under the direction of the Board.The Charter Township of Chocolay Board members are generally responsible for the following functions:

Supervisor

Moderates meetings
Assures assessor conforms to state law

Clerk

Custody of all township records
Accounts for township finances
Oversees all elections

Treasurer

Collects and disperses property taxes for the school, county and township
Maintains an accounting system that balances with clerk’s books

Trustees

May assume responsibility as directed by the Board
Oversees the functions of the Township according to decisions made at the Township Board Meetings

Board of Review Members

Chair

Paul Charboneau

Member

Tony Giorgianni

Member

Larry Gould

Alternate

Jill Hendrickson

Planning Commission Members

Chair

Ryan Soucy
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Vice Chair

George Meister
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Secretary

Donna Mullen Campbell
Email

Vice Secretary

Rebecca Sloan
Email: Email

Board Representative

Don Rhein
Email

Member

Stephanie Gencheff
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Member

Kendell Milton
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Purpose and Responsibilities

As an appointed body, the Planning Commission shares responsibility for local land use and infrastructure planning with the elected officials on the Township Board of Trustees. The Planning Commission is an independent advisory body that reviews and provides recommendations to the Township Board on applications for conditional use permits, planned unit developments, private road applications, rezoning requests, site plan reviews, and zoning ordinance amendments. The Commission, along with Township staff, develops and maintains a master plan for Township Board approval, and makes sure that Commission decisions are consistent with the master plan.

The Commission also serves as a liaison with the public and other units of government. The Commission provides important leadership when involving community stakeholders in decision making, and do detailed, sometimes tedious work, so the Board can take more efficient and effective action. The Commission represents and works on behalf of the entire community.

Zoning Board of Appeals Members

Chair

Michelle Weitek Stephens

Secretary

Kendell Milton

Board Representative

David Lynch

Member

Geno Angeli

Member

Anthony Giorgianni

Purpose and Responsibilities

The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is the only local body that hears appeals on administrative zoning decisions. Upon request, the ZBA interprets zoning regulations and renders a decision on applications for dimensional variances. (Chocolay Township does not issue use variances.) Applicants may appeal ZBA decisions to the Circuit Court.

Township Commissions and Election Inspector Applications

If you have the desire to serve on one the Township commissions, or wish to work at a precinct during the elections, please complete one of the related applications and submit the application to the Township office.