Dusty Farmer is the current Oshtemo Township Clerk. State Law regulates most of the duties of a Township Clerk, but each Township can divide or delegate other duties to meet their needs. The Clerk's Office has two additional staff:
Melissa Rugg, Deputy Clerk
Kerri Tyler, Election Specialist/Records Manager
The Clerk's Office will be able to assist you in the following areas:
- Voter registration and election questions, or check the State Website
- FOIA Coordination
- Cemetery information and burial needs
- General information – demographics & history
Other duties include:
- Accounting
- Accounts Payables
- General Ledger Maintenance
- Township Board Minutes
- Public Noticing
- Records Management Administration
- Office administration
Annual Reports
2023 Annual Report(PDF, 652KB)
Additional Commitments:
- President of the Kalamazoo Local Clerks Association
- Central Kalamazoo County Transit Authority
- Board Governance Committee
- External Communication Committee Chair
- Kalamazoo County Transit Authority
- Board Governance Committee
- External Communication Committee Chair
- Local Advisory Committee – Transit
- Southwest Michigan Building Authority Chair
- Zoning Board of Appeals
- President of the Kalamazoo Local Clerks Association
- Human Resources Committee
- Records Management Committee
- Buildings and Grounds Committee
- Board Appointments Committee
- Election Commission
- Kalamazoo County Early Voting Focus Group