BUDGET & FINANCes
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General Finances:
The township's 2025-26 fiscal year (FY) operating budgets represent spending plans and provide blueprints of the township's effort to meeting cornerstones addressed in the Crystal Lake Township Master Plan.
Township Millages:
There are currently three millages specific to Crystal Lake Twp. that appear on your tax bill. They include an operating .50 millage that your election officials and assisting staff use to run the township, helping to pay for everything from office supplies to salaries. There is a Special Assessment for Fire & Rescue services currently set a .65. And lastly, a Road Improvement millage was renewed in the fall of 2024 at 1.00 mill. Prior year L-4029 Tax Rate Request forms have been published on the State website beginning with 2018 through the current year. To access these prior year forms, go to www.michigan.gov/propertytaxestimator / Under Related Documents / PY Form 614/L-4029 Tax Rate Requests. How does a member of the public know where their tax dollars are going? One way is to either attend or watch the post-meeting videos. Another way is to procure copies of the monthly financial reports, of which there are three choices, all of which are available upon request OR available on this website prior to every monthly board meeting; for the prior month, they are a packet of full financial reports, a one page summary of those reports, and a warrant report which lists the bills slated to be paid. Whatever your questions or concerns are, rest assured that our numbers are your numbers. All our records and procedures area matter of public record. Publicly available annual audits are also available on our website and the State of Michigan's (michigan.gov). |
Budgets:
Why should you, John or Jane Q. Public, care about the budget?
Click here for a helpful article written by our supervisor to answer just that question. Is there a protocol the township follows in budget making? Click here for a summary and guidelines that may help a layperson understand better what legal and practicable protocol the Board adheres to when making up the future fiscal year's budget. 
Budget Hearing Notice: Feedback from the community will be solicited at the Budget Hearing held at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, February, 18, 2026. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend! At this public hearing, budgets for the General, Cemetery, Fire/First Responders and Road Funds will be discussed, as well as the proposed millage rate, salaries/wages. Official approval is slated for a board vote at the March 18, 2026 regular Board Meeting. The following links are readable/downloadable budgets, also available to read on site or printed out by request at the township hall. Note that legal size paper is recommended if printed out. The following are the proposed CLT fund budgets for FY 26-27: Combined General, Cemetery Fire & Rescue, Road Budgets (updated 2.10.26) Proposed Salaries & Wages FY 26-27 The following are the current operating CLT budgets for FY 2025-26: General Appropriations Act and Budget Resolution General Fund General Fund Amendment Cemetery Fund Fire & Rescue Fund Road Fund Salaries *Amendments: FY 25-26 #1 Amendments; FY 25-26 #2 Amendments; PC/ZA Recording Sec Amendment Precinct Election Chr Amendment (*) Budgets may be --and often are-- amended through the fiscal year. |
