The Cleveland Township board set new salaries for township officials Tuesday, to be approved as presented or changed through a vote by township residents at that their March 29 annual meeting.
The proposed salaries are $16,500 for the township supervisor, $22,350 for the clerk, and $19,785 for the treasurer, with each of the two trustees getting $180 per meeting.
Township Supervisor Tim Stein said they are proposing higher salaries match Consumer Price Index increases. Their salaries are currently $15,585 for the supervisor, $21,650 for the clerk, $19,170 for the treasurer, and $175 per meeting for each trustee.
Cleveland Township’s electorate can participate in government and determine these salaries at their annual meeting next month, as township residents who attend the meeting will vote to approve them as presented or change them as they see fit.
The township board also passed a truth in taxation (TIT) resolution, establishing that the township’s millage rates at 3.5402 mills, including a 0.5402 standard operating millage reduced slightly by Headlee rollbacks, fire/emergency services millage through Cedar Area Fire & Rescue at 2.5 mills, and a road repair and maintenance millage at 0.5 mills.
The millage for township-designated roadways was approved in August and is helping the township work towards about $350,000 to repave the Scenic Mountain View Estates area, Fairway Drive, and Bluff Drive/ Circle.
Stein said the township board needed to approve a TIT resolution before the next annual meeting and budget hearing.
Much of the township’s Feb. 11 meeting was dedicated to preparations for the annual meeting, as the board also reached the consensus that several maintenance items should be included in the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget, which is to be approved next month.
These included replacing the township hall’s thermostat with air conditioning and a new furnace with natural gas, as well as replacing their extra oil tank.
There was not much further discussion on the township’s six-month moratorium on all zoning and building requests in their business districts, which was approved at a Feb. 4 special board meeting. The moratorium temporarily stops Dollar General from considering a new location at South Maple City and Cemetery roads in response to public backlash.
“I conferred with our legal counsel after our special board meeting to see what’s necessary within our ordinances to make sure we’re protecting the integrity of the township master plan as it relates to our business 1 and business 2 districts,” Stein said. “Hopefully, the moratorium won’t go beyond six months.”
