She’s been Village Clerk in Baroda since 2012 and took on additional duties as Village Treasurer last year and thanks to her incredible dedication to the community, Tina Martin has been named the 2019 Village Clerk of the Year by the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks (MAMC).
Tina was first appointed to serve as the Clerk for the Village of Baroda in 2012 and was given the additional title of Treasurer last year, and represents the Village in many capacities beyond her statutory duties as the Clerk/Treasurer. She additionally handles all public relations and community events as well as developing relationships with fellow local leaders in the business and municipal communities.
As part of her outreach, she is a member of MEDA, MAMC, is a member of the Berrien County Clerks Association, and a former Trustee and President of the Baroda Area Business Association. Tina continues her municipal education by gaining Planning and Zoning knowledge by completing the Citizen Planner program and is currently working on her Master Citizen Planner certificate.
The Village Clerk of the Year award will be presented to Tina at the Clerk of the Year reception held during at MAMC Summer Conference located at the Radisson-Kalamazoo Center in Kalamazoo.
As other village clerks in small communities can appreciate, Tina has taken on many roles including being the “face of Baroda.” Since there is no Village Manager, Tina represents the Village in many capacities developing relationships with fellow local leaders in the business and municipal communities.
In 2018 Tina was promoted and became “Clerk/Treasurer” by adding payroll, taxes, retirement plans, property tax collection, and settlement and reporting to her “to-do” list.
Her colleagues at the association add, “A major achievement comes in the arena of Economic Development. Baroda has a 14-acre industrial park that had been vacant for decades. Within the last few years, Tina has worked with developers to sell off four parcels with another two committed for sale this year. A big driver behind these sales, and potential redevelopment, comes from Tina’s involvement with the MEDA. Through the MEDA she was able to track down funding with the USDA-Rural Development division. Tina is working with them to guarantee funding to bring infrastructure to the formerly abandoned industrial park, with work scheduled to begin here in the summer of 2019.
The honor from her statewide colleagues is certainly a well-deserved one for Tina Martin, the ubiquitous leader from downtown Baroda.
