Randy, trustees and lawyer - its a little late in the game for this "new business" isn't it?
TRUSTEES
The township Board of Trustees is the legislative branch of township government. Each single township has four Trustees and a Supervisor, which comprise the Board. Each Board member, elected at-large within the township, has one vote on all issues before the township Board.
The policies enacted by the township Board are executed by the Supervisor and the Clerk. The Trustees may not establish policy for either the township Assessor or the Road Commissioner.
Trustees do, however, certify tax levies for the township and Road District. For the Road District, the amount of the levy is determined by the Road Commissioner.
In their capacity as legislative officers, Trustees adopt the annual Town Budget and Appropriations Ordinance, the General Assistance budget, and the Road District budget. Trustees are responsible for approving all township expenses and auditing bills submitted for payment by the Road Commissioner.
My personal favorites:
The Trustees are obligated to approve all legally incurred bills, that is, those appropriated for expenditure. Trustees also must reject for payment all requests that are not debts which have been legally incurred by the township. With few exceptions, the Supervisor may make no payments without the approval of the Board of Trustees. There are exceptions: payments for General Assistance claims and township and Road Department employees' salaries.
Those bothersome General Assistance claims should really be looked into.
on October 14, 2014, 1:46 am, in reply to "