Orion Supervisor Chris Barnett Earns Michigan Townships Association Spirit of MTA Award

Orion Supervisor Chris Barnett earns Michigan Townships Affiliation Spirit of MTA Award

(MTA, April 14, 2025)

Orion Township, Mi – Chris Barnett, supervisor of the municipality of Orion Constitution, was honored by the Michigan Townships Affiliation (MTA) with a “Spirit of MTA” prize. The prize was made to emphasise and acknowledge the exemplary efforts of native leaders in serving and selling their municipality – because the affiliation has executed for greater than 70 years. On 2 April, Barnett acquired the prize for almost 1,000 of his Township colleagues throughout a prize -giving ceremony through the banquet throughout MTA’s annual Academic Convention & Expo in Grand Rapids.

“I’m humble and honored to obtain this prize,” stated Barnett, who has served as a supervisor since 2012. “It has been the best privilege of my life to serve the residents of Orion Township. I’ve the most effective workforce within the authorities. Our mission is to supply the most effective service within the native authorities, and we work on it every single day. Though I obtain this prize.”

After a name for nominations in all the state, Barnett was chosen by a panel of his fellow Township officers, who was additionally a member of the MTA council of administrators, after analysis and consideration of dozens of nominated chosen officers of whom abbot dedication and above-and-beyond workout routines. Nominations have been requested to convey how the management fashion of the civil servant is in accordance with the 2025 MTA convention theme of “Distinctive and United”, which represents each the individuality and the collective energy of Michigan’s townships.

“Since his appointment, Chris has made it his mission to keep up and enhance the distinctive character of his municipality, whereas additionally working repeatedly to advertise cooperation with different communities and leaders to help the municipality’s board in Michigan,” stated Pauline Bennett, Addison Township (Oakland Co.) Clerk and 2024. “Chris is an instance of how a municipality of a municipality can honor native individuality and on the identical time will be an uniting drive in broader efforts to strengthen communities in Michigan.”

MTA represents greater than 99% of Michigan’s 1,240 townships and is the biggest municipal affiliation within the state. The members embrace greater than 6,500 chosen metropolis officers and tens of hundreds of extra appointed officers, workers and volunteers.

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