Port Huron Township

What Port Huron Township does

Port Huron Township is a Charter Township under Michigan state law, located in St. Clair County, Michigan, and operating as a political subdivision of the state. It delivers a full portfolio of municipal services to township residents and local businesses through nine departments: Assessing, Building, Clerk, Department of Public Works, Fire, Parks, Utilities, Treasurer, and Ordinance Enforcement. Additional commissions include the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Planning Commission, Park Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Recreation Board, providing governance, economic development, and community programming. The township operates a single headquarters at 3800 Lapeer Road, Port Huron, MI, with summer hours Monday–Thursday 8:00–5:00.

The township's digital infrastructure is built on MuniCMS 1.0 by Muniweb (an Ingstron company), with Google Analytics providing web analytics. Resident-facing service delivery is enabled through core technology partnerships: Invoice Cloud for payment processing across utilities, cemetery, park and hall rentals, burning permits, and code enforcement fines; BSA Online for tax payments, assessments, building permits, and delinquent personal property payments; and TextMyGov for SMS-based resident alerts. The organization also partners with BidNet through the MITN Purchasing Group for public procurement posting.

The revenue model is a hybrid of tax-based and fee-based streams typical of municipal government. Property tax collection is the primary revenue source (referenced by St. Clair County codes 74-28), supplemented by subscription/recurring utility billing for water, sewer, and refuse services; one-time license fees for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing permits, and business/peddler/solicitor licenses; and transaction-fee revenue from convenience charges (2.75% on credit/debit card payments and 95 cents per e-check). All revenue is publicly unconsolidated, as the township does not publish financial figures. Customer segments are primarily township residents (property taxpayers, utility customers, voters, permit applicants) and local businesses (permit applicants, license holders).

Name

Port Huron Township

Legal name

Port Huron Township

Website

https://porthurontownship.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Port Huron Township is a Charter Township in St. Clair County, Michigan, delivering municipal services including property tax collection, water/sewer/refuse utilities, building permits, fire protection, parks, and elections to township residents and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Property tax collection
• Utility billing services
• Building permit services
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Huron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: Collection of property taxes from residents, with St. Clair County codes 74-28 representing Port Huron Township parcels
2. Utility Billing (Water, Sewer, Refuse): Monthly utility billing for water, sewer, and refuse services to township residents
3. Convenience Fees: Credit/debit card convenience fees at 2.75% and e-check fees at 95 cents for online payments
4. Building Permits and Fees: Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing permits and associated fees
5. Business Licenses: Peddler/solicitor licenses, transient merchant licenses, and business operation permits

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Port Huron Township is a Charter Township in St. Clair County, Michigan that provides municipal government services to residents and businesses within its jurisdiction. Its core offerings include property tax collection, water/sewer/refuse utility billing, building permits and inspections, business licensing, trash and recycling collection, Woodland Cemetery services, parks and recreation, fire protection, and elections administration.

Product overview

Port Huron Township operates as a Charter Township in Michigan providing comprehensive municipal government services. The organization offers a unified portfolio of government administration, public safety, utilities, parks and recreation, and community services. Core offerings include the Assessing Department (property assessments, exemptions), Building Department (permits and inspections), Utilities Department (water, sewer, refuse), Fire Department, and Parks and Recreation. Digital services include online payment processing via Invoice Cloud and BSA Online, TextMyGov notification system, and comprehensive online permit applications. The township also provides community programs such as a Farmers Market, Heritage Museum, Environmental Education, and publishes ordinances, meeting agendas, and water quality reports. The organization utilizes MuniCMS 1.0 website platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Tax Collection Annual and winter property tax collection service for real property owners within the township, with payment options including online, mail, phone, and in-person channels.
• Utility Billing Service Water, sewer, and refuse utility billing and collection service for residential and commercial customers within the township.
• Building Permits and Inspections Building permit issuance and inspection services for construction, renovation, and occupancy compliance for property owners and contractors.
• Business Licensing Business license issuance and renewal service for commercial operations within the township.
• Trash and Recycling Collection Scheduled curbside trash and recycling collection service for township residents.
• Woodland Cemetery Services Cemetery services including plot sales, burials, and grounds maintenance operated by the township.
• Farmers Market Program Community farmers market program offering local producers a venue to sell agricultural products to township residents.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BidNet / MITN Purchasing GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPort Huron Township has partnered with BidNet as part of the MITN Purchasing Group to post bid opportunities. Vendors can register with MITN to receive automatic notifications when the township has bid opportunities matching their business. The platform handles RFPs and RFQs for member governmental agencies throughout Michigan.
• Blue Water Community ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Water Community Action collaborated with Port Huron Township to establish the Farmers Market program. The partnership involves the DDA Director Randy Fernandez and Supervisor Robert Lewandowski in bringing the market to the community.
• Invoice CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationInvoice Cloud is used to process online payments for utilities, cemetery, park and hall rentals, miscellaneous payments, burning permits, and code enforcement fines. Certified as maintaining the highest level of security required by the credit card industry.
• BSA OnlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationBSA Online provides the platform for tax payments, assessments, building permits, and delinquent personal property payments. Used for online payment processing alongside Invoice Cloud.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CivicPlus: Leading provider of municipal government software including website CMS, citizen engagement, and permitting platforms. Comparable technology stack to Muniweb/MuniCMS used by Port Huron Township, with broader market scale.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of software to the public sector including appraisal/assessing, utility billing, payments, and citizen services. Comparable SaaS ecosystem to the BSA Online and Invoice Cloud tools in use by the township.

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Township: Large Michigan charter township with a comprehensive municipal service portfolio (utilities, public safety, DPW, parks). Represents a scaled-up analog for township service delivery.
• Chesterfield Township: Suburban Michigan charter township operating water, sewer, refuse, DPW, fire, and parks services at a meaningfully larger scale, useful as a scaled operating benchmark.
• Shelby Township: Larger Michigan charter township (Macomb County) with comparable municipal service mix including utilities, DPW, fire, assessing, and parks. Provides a benchmark for township operations at greater scale.
• City of Port Huron: Surrounding incorporated city in St. Clair County with overlapping service territory (water, sewer, DPW, fire, assessing, building). Larger scale and broader service footprint make it a natural incumbent peer in the same market.

Direct peers

• Burtchville Township: St. Clair County charter township with a similar service portfolio (utilities, assessing, building, fire, clerk). Closely comparable scale and rural-suburban Michigan township operating model.
• Fort Gratiot Township: Adjacent charter township in St. Clair County, Michigan, providing near-identical municipal services (water, sewer, DPW, fire, assessing, building, clerk, treasurer). Directly comparable jurisdiction, customer base, and service mix.
• Kimball Township: St. Clair County charter township offering comparable municipal services including utilities, public works, and assessing. Same regulatory framework and customer profile as Port Huron Township.
• Clyde Township: St. Clair County charter township delivering municipal services to a comparable resident base under the same Michigan charter township regulatory framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/phtwp
• Xx.com/phtwp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/port-huron-township

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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