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NORTHVILLE - SUMPTER
NORTHVILLE - SUMPTER

Township receives top rating on financial audit

Sumpter Township received and the installation of new fenc- extra amounts to mitigate things
the highest possible rating on the ” ing there, the purchase of three like stock market fluctuations,”
financial audit for the fiscal year The township received a clean audit with new police vehicles and the she said. “The board sent
which ended March 31. no clarifying opinions and no exceptions emergency repairs made at town- $440,000 this year on top of what
Auditor Rana Emmons of the ship hall. is required to make sure the pen-
Post, Smythe, Lutz and Ziel or disclaimers from the independent auditors. “The township has no new sion fund is solid. The township
accounting firm presented the debt,” she said. She noted that has $11 million in pension trust
audit findings to members of the while the water and sewer fund fund. That's not an insignificant
township board during the Aug. cient in providing the informa- ship Treasurer Bart Patterson showed a $125,000 loss, it was amount,” she added. “This board
22 meeting. She said the town- tion needed for the audit. had done a “nice job on getting “moving in the right direction.” is doing everything you can to be
ship had received a clean audit She told the board members the interest income up” by taking She noted that water costs to the proactive.”
with no clarifying opinions and that while there was no property advantage of interest rates. township increased by 4 percent The state requires a 60 per-
no exceptions or disclaimers millage increase in the township, Landfill royalties remained at and the water department had cent funding of the pension obli-
from the independent auditors. there was a 6.1 percent increase nearly the same amount as in paid off $515,000 in debt. gation, she said, and several com-
“We have nothing bad to report,” in taxable value. In addition, she previous years, she said, as did Emmons praised the 80 per- munities struggle to meet that
she told the board. “This is the said, township revenue was up building permits. cent funding of the township pen- amount. At 80 percent in
highest level possible.” 6.4 percent as compared to previ- “Consistent and stable would sion fund, noting that the board Sumpter, “the state will be happy
Emmons complimented ous increases of only 2 percent. be the words” to describe the had done an outstanding job. with that,” she said.
Township Finance Director Scott She said part of the increase finances of those items, Emmons “The board has been 100 percent Emmons concluded by again
Holtz and his staff on their work in revenue was the state “catch- said. compliant with what the state thanking township staff members
on recording and reporting ing up to the 2020 census” which She said the township added requires them to contribute for their cooperation and profes-
financial matters of the township increased the amount of state $252,000 to the general fund and annually,” she said. “However, sionalism in the preparation of
and said the entire township staff shared revenue the township noted capital expenses included the board has taken a step fur- data for the audit. “Everyone was
had been cooperative and effi- received. She noted that town- demolition of the fairgrounds ther the last few years by sending very accommodating,” she said.
Curtain going up… Financial

Tipping Point Theatre opens season strategy

Christie Bankhead, the
Northville Township
Tipping Point Theatre will accounts payable associ-
open the 16th theatrical season on ate, has been named as
Oct. 4 with the 1988 beloved clas- the new purchasing
director in the township
sic Driving Miss Daisy, followed finance department.
by the comedic Hallmark spoof A Bankhead will be the first
Very Northville Christmas on Nov. individual to hold the
22, the Michigan premiere of The newly created position.
Chinese Lady on Feb. 7, and con- She will lead the town-
clude with The Squirrels on April ship team of finance
10. associates, which
“After a successful and chal- includes overseeing the
lenging 'interim' season, I am so daily cash receipting
excited to introduce our 'inaugu- vision, values, and commitment to Tipping Point Theatre offers process and will oversee
ral' season with something for diversity, equity and inclusion, several options for subscriptions diverse purchasing tasks,
from vendor relations to
everyone” said Tipping Point and include these thoughts as we to fit even the busiest of lifestyles fraud controls. Her role
Theater Producing Artistic move forward.” at a discount of up to 15 percent also involves technical
Director Julia Glander. “Changes The 16th season will also off the single ticket price. duties like managing ven-
abound with any new experience, include a musical (yet to be deter- All subscription packages are dor accounts and credit
and that is what I was thinking mined). Additional information available for purchase online at cards, preparing 1099s,
about as we chose the new sea- will be posted on the Tipping www.tippingpointtheatre.com or and aiding in the annual
son. It was important for me to Point website at www.tipping- by calling the box office at (248) audit.
reference our new mission, pointtheatre.com. 347-0003.