The Township Supervisor serves as the presiding and executive officer of the Township Board and has an equal vote in all board decisions. The Supervisor also acts as the township’s official representative for legal matters and signs documents as required by law.

Key responsibilities include:

• Presiding over Township Board meetings

• Preparing the township budget for board review and approval

• Overseeing preparation of the tax roll (with a hired assessor)

• Serving as Secretary of the Board of Review

• Appointing certain commission members

• Serving on the election committee

• Calling special meetings when needed

Olive Township Supervisor

Al Nienhuis is the current Olive Township Supervisor and the tenth person to hold this office since 1945.