As Clerk, Carolyn has made a significant impact on the Township by updating software for preserving cemetery records, creating a network for daily data backup, creating the Township's first Website, setting up a collaborative working relationship with Ottawa County for online tax, water and sewer bill payments, established the need for an internal controls committee, the development of financial policy, she brought payroll in house, and revised health care provisions and costs to be in line with current market while still providing the benefits. She also added a new 457 Plan, which is available to all employees of the township. Ms. Boersma worked with the Treasurer to diversify township money into a variety of investment opportunities. She codified the township ordinances, created a user-friendly election training manual, recruited and trained new precinct inspectors and organized township records consistent with the appropriate retention schedules.