The Acme Township Board of Trustees is a seven member board elected by the residents of Acme Township.  They serve the township for four year terms, there being no limit to the number of terms a member can serve.  The Board of Trustees is the executive board of the township and, among other general duties, is responsible for passing and amending township ordinances, creating and managing a township budget, hiring and managing  township staff, appointing Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals members, and ensuring the general welfare of the township.  The township operates on a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year. Click the following to view the Acme Township 2011-12 General Appropriations Act and Budget.   Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2003-04 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2004-05 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2005-06 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2007-08 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2008-09 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Audit Report. Click the following to view the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Audit Report.   Click the following to view the 2012 Regular Board Meeting Schedule. Special Meetings may be called for by the Supervisor or if a majority of the membership requests a special meeting of the Clerk in writing.     The following are the current members of the Acme Township Board Trustees:   Wayne Kladder, Supervisor   4301 Deerwood Drive Traverse City MI 49686  wjktcm@gmail.com   Citizen Planner   20+ year Acme resident (Holiday Hills) Past chair and founding board member of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Recently retired Math teacher at Traverse City Central High School Former member Acme Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals Founder and former owner of Computer Haus Holds MSU Extension Citizen Planner designation   Dorothy Dunville, Clerk   PO Box 115 Acme MI 49610-0115 231/938.9386 (h) 231/938.1350 (w) 231/938.1510 (fax) ddunville@acmetownship.org   Resident of Acme for 30+ years (Cresthaven) Developed strong interpersonal skills working with the public Utilized organizational skills to implement successful charitable events Member, Acme Residents Association     Linda L. Wikle, Treasurer 7174 Deepwater Point Road Williamsburg, MI 49690   231.938.1333 (h) 231/938.6213 (Treasurer's Office) 866/868.2881 (Fax) lwikle@acmetownship.org Resident of Acme for 22+ years (Deepwater Point) Former Engineer - Michigan Bell Telephone Independent Insurance Agent  1993-present Holds MSU Extension Citizen Planner designation   Ron Hardin, Trustee   4712 Westridge Williamsburg, MI 49690 231/938.9560 rehardin@charter.net   Citizen Planner Resident of Acme since 1982 (Springbrook Hills) Holds MSU Citizen Planner Designation Trained in the new Michigan Planning and Zoning Enabling Acts Designs fire alarm and fire suppression systems for Northern Fire & Safety, Inc.     Paul Scott, Trustee   PO Box 115 Acme MI 49610-0115 231/938.1350       Acme resident since 1995 (Near Bertha Vos School) Sergeant, GT County Sheriff Department – Supervisor Jail Division Former member US Coast Guard – Law enforcement and Search and Rescue Married to life-long resident of Acme Township   Erick Takayama, Trustee   PO Box 158 Acme MI 49610-0158 231/938.5823 (h) 231/938.2626 (w) etakayama@acmetownship.org       Resident of Acme since 1993 (Lautner Road) President Grand Traverse Organic Landscaping Former manager of Mountain Jacks Restaurant, Acme   Frank Zarafonitis, Trustee   4737 Springbrook Drive Williamsburg MI 49690 231/938.1610 (w) frankiez@chartermi.net   Family resident in Acme for 3 generations (Springbrook) Owner of Bay View Inn in Acme Acme Township also employs a Township Manager, who is responsible to the entire board but works most closely on a day-to-day basis with the Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer. This position provides day-to-day guidance for the other full-time staff members. The Manager's goal and key functions are to implement  the directives of the Board and provide support and stability to the ongoing operations of the township as a corporate entity, regardless of changes in elected or appointed officeholders and political currents. The Manager provides research, support and recommendations to the Board decision-making process, and serves as an ex-officio member of all Board Citizen Advisories. This position also serves as Recording Secretary for the Board of Trustees and the Planning Commission. The Manager is available to assist with the daily needs of the general public. Sharon E. Vreeland, Township Manager Sharon is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. She has worked for Acme Township since 1996, when she was hired as Recording Secretary for all public meetings. In 2001 she joined the staff full-time as Zoning Administrator, became Office & Planning Coordinator during the summer of 2003 and assumed her current responsibilities in October 2005. Sharon received her B.A. in History/Art History from The College of Wooster in Ohio. She holds the Master Citizen Planner designation, has done some coursework in GIS and may (someday) sit the AICP examination. Her previous work experience includes 14 years with Old Kent Bank, primarily in the Investment Advisory and Trust Department.