Southfield, Township (Oakland, MI)

Southfield Township

Oakland County, MI

Government

Supervisor

About the supervisor

Contact Information

SUPERVISOR

Janet Mooney

Duties & Responsibilities of the Supervisor

Essential Job Functions:

  • Chief administrative officer
  • Chair of all Board of Trustees meetings
  •  Develops Township annual budget
  • Develops policies and procedures for township management
  • Develops agendas for Board of Trustees and appointed commissions
  • Secretary of the Board of Review
  • Oversees property assessment activity
  • Oversees and supervises animal control function of the Township
  • Appoints members to Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and Board of Review, with advice and consent of Board of Trustees
  • Township’s legal agent
  • Acts as liaison between Township, citizens, other governmental agencies and municipal offices
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Roads

The Township has no legal jurisdiction over any roads -public or private. Public roads are under the jurisdiction of the Oakland County Road Commissions and Citizens Services for the Road Commission can be contacted at (248) 858-4804 if you have concerns or complaints about road maintenance, snow plowing, clear vision problems, etc. Villages and/or subdivisions within those villages maintain private roads.

As to the major streets within the Township, Telegraph Road is a state highway, while the County has jurisdiction over most of the major north-south and east-west roadways (13 and 14 Mile, as well as Greenfield, Southfield and Lahser.)