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for this office, except residency within the township in which he
is elected. The salary varies through the different classifications
of townships according to property valuation, population
and duties.
Administrative duties of Trustee:
1. Handle all financial records and business of the township.
2. Prepare annual budget for submission to township advisory
b:Jard.
3. Serve as assessor in townships having less than 5,000
population.
4. Serve as chief administrative officer for township schools
- (where schools are located in his township); provide
educational facilities and hire teachers.
5. Receive and disburse all monies belonging to the township.
6. Keep all official proceedings open for public inspection.
7. Provide fire prote ction.
Duties as overseer of the poor:
1. Provide proper relief for persons destitute and without
funds in his township after investigation as to residency,
need and other sources of assistance available.
2. Place persons in the County Horne (subject to the approval
of the Board of County Commissioners).
No money is given to applicants for "poor relief. II Orders
for food and coal are given for a two-week period. Before more
assistance is given the applicant must prove he is making every
effort to dbtain employment. Recipients of relief may be assigned
to work projects such as cutting wood, clearing river
banks, etc. The Trustee must, in cases of necessity, provide
medical and surgical attendance for recipients of "poor reliefll
in his township who are not provided for in public institutions.
Rent and utility bills are paid in cases of dire need.
TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD
An advisory board of three resident freeholders is elected
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Object Description
| Title | Spotlight on government (1962) |
| Contributor | League of women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Directories |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1962 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Spotlight on government. 1st ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1962), 87 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011996 |
| File Name | 30000122011996.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 48 |
| Transcript | for this office, except residency within the township in which he is elected. The salary varies through the different classifications of townships according to property valuation, population and duties. Administrative duties of Trustee: 1. Handle all financial records and business of the township. 2. Prepare annual budget for submission to township advisory b:Jard. 3. Serve as assessor in townships having less than 5,000 population. 4. Serve as chief administrative officer for township schools - (where schools are located in his township); provide educational facilities and hire teachers. 5. Receive and disburse all monies belonging to the township. 6. Keep all official proceedings open for public inspection. 7. Provide fire prote ction. Duties as overseer of the poor: 1. Provide proper relief for persons destitute and without funds in his township after investigation as to residency, need and other sources of assistance available. 2. Place persons in the County Horne (subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners). No money is given to applicants for "poor relief. II Orders for food and coal are given for a two-week period. Before more assistance is given the applicant must prove he is making every effort to dbtain employment. Recipients of relief may be assigned to work projects such as cutting wood, clearing river banks, etc. The Trustee must, in cases of necessity, provide medical and surgical attendance for recipients of "poor reliefll in his township who are not provided for in public institutions. Rent and utility bills are paid in cases of dire need. TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD An advisory board of three resident freeholders is elected 47 |
