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Hartland Board signs engagement letter for counsel to support potential fire millage renewal

Hartland Township Board · February 11, 2026
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Summary

The board approved an engagement letter with Clark Hill (bonding/legal counsel) and authorized up to $15,000 for counsel and related services to prepare ballot language and outreach related to a potential fire millage renewal or increase.

The board approved moving forward with legal counsel engagement to assist with a potential fire millage renewal or increase, authorizing Clark Hill to provide necessary services for ballot language review, letters and related counsel work in an amount not to exceed $15,000. Staff said they will work with financial advisor Steven Burke, the fire authority, and counsel to assemble the materials required to inform a potential August ballot.

"Should there be letters that have to be sent out, along with the actual ballot language review, and and, writing of the ballot language for that," a staff presenter said when explaining the scope of services the engagement cover. The motion to accept the engagement letter passed unanimously; Treasurer Harnett moved the motion and Trustee O'Connell seconded it.