2021 1 CHAPTER 2 THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE INTRODUCTION

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This document is Chapter 2 of the 2021 Accounting and Uniform Compliance Guidelines Manual for Townships, which outlines the roles and procedures for township trustees. It covers trustee elections held every four years with four-year terms beginning January 1, the process for designating a person to perform trustee duties during absences or incapacity, and the legal procedures for removing a trustee found incapable of performing duties through a circuit court petition filed by 25 or more resident freeholders. The document specifies that an acting trustee appointed by county commissioners during incapacity has full trustee powers and is entitled to trustee salary and benefits.