Library retracts consent to 1% administrative fee; township will stop charging it

Township leaders told the board that the Bath Township Public Library board has rescinded its prior consent to a 1% administrative fee the township had charged to collect and disburse library millage proceeds. Legal counsel said the township could not unilaterally continue charging that fee without the library's agreement, so the township will cease assessing the 1% administrative charge going forward unless a new memorandum of understanding is adopted.