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The Center Township Board met on August 1, 2025, and approved the July meeting minutes, a $10,000 contribution toward a Boys and Girls Club entrance renovation project to enhance child safety, and a $30,000 appropriation to the Township Fire fund. The board tabled a Frankfort Police Department request for an ATV pending additional information and cost quotes, and voted to continue listing the Township building for sale at $385,000.

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On April 23, 2025, the Indiana County Commissioners approved $271,400 in Opioid Settlement Funds to Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission for a recovery house purchase and renovation project, with operating expenses for 12 months. The board also unanimously proclaimed May 2025 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month and the week of May 4-10, 2025 as Travel and Tourism Week. A separate $50,000 funding request from the Drug & Alcohol Commission for an opioid treatment awareness media campaign was tabled for further discussion.

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The Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors held a public meeting on December 2, 2024, to consider adoption of ordinance HR-484 creating a new Public Arts Commission and Historic Resource Overlay District, and ordinance HR-485 authorizing acquisition of a 0.777 acre parcel at 595 Park Ridge Drive through a PEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The board also approved several township business items including ratification of a Local Share Account grant application for park upgrades, proposals for the West Valley Road storm and sanitary pipe upgrade project, and escrow releases totaling approximately $700,520 for various developments. Additionally, the board announced ongoing stormwater projects at Strafford Park and Bair Road, scheduled bridge repairs, and an upcoming annual tree lighting event.

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The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance issued a Report on Expenditures Per Capita on September 18, 2023, compiling 2021 and 2022 financial data from local governments across the state as required by Indiana Code. The report, prepared for the Governor and Indiana General Assembly, analyzes spending per capita across eight categories of local government entities: counties, townships, cities/towns, school corporations, libraries, special districts, conservancy districts, and soil and water conservation districts, with data compiled from the Indiana State Board of Accounts and the Indiana Department of Education. The Department calculated the highest, lowest, median, and average expenditures per capita for each local government type based on the most recent federal decennial census data.

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This State Board of Accounts bulletin issued in August 2012 provides townships with a compliance calendar and uniform guidelines for budget preparation and financial management. Key deadlines include September 1 for submitting proposed 2013 budgets to county councils, September 13 and 20 for publishing the proposed tax levy and budget notices, October 1 for receiving county council recommendations, October 22 for holding public hearings, and November 1 as the final deadline for adopting 2013 budgets and tax rates. The bulletin also outlines monthly reconciliation requirements for local investment officers and various federal and state tax filing deadlines for township employers.

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The Consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County adopted its 2021 balanced budget, the fourth consecutive balanced budget since 2010, which eliminates the structural budget deficit while maintaining conservative spending due to COVID-19. The budget prioritizes public safety funding for 1,743 police officers and 1,220 firefighters, including technology investments such as body cameras and an updated computer-aided dispatch system, along with criminal justice reform, infrastructure investment exceeding $500 million, and community development initiatives including crime prevention programs, homelessness and food insecurity support, and economic development projects. The budget honors all collective bargaining commitments and continues funding for the Community Justice Campus construction.

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The State Board of Accounts presented training materials for the 2020 Indiana Township Association Education Conference covering virtual audit procedures and expectations. The presentation outlined Indiana Code requirements for audits (conducted at least once every four years using risk-based criteria), types of examinations available (audits, reviews, and compliance assessments), and practical guidance for entities undergoing virtual audits, which involve 85-90% off-site work. Key recommendations included uploading legible documents to the Gateway system, responding promptly to auditor requests, communicating office accessibility and restrictions, and using phone calls or virtual meetings rather than email for substantive communication with auditors.

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This chapter from a 2010 township manual outlines the structure and governance of township boards, including election procedures, member qualifications, and operational requirements. Township boards consist of three elected residents serving four-year terms, with members required to take oaths of office and maintain township residency. The manual specifies that boards must meet annually by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January to elect a chairman and secretary, with a quorum of any two members, and establishes salary guidelines allowing boards to set compensation at amounts equal to or exceeding 1980 levels, subject to certain restrictions on salary reductions.

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The State Board of Accounts (SBOA) is organizing five Township-State Called Meetings scheduled for April 2026 at locations in Vincennes, Madison, Fort Wayne, LaPorte, and Fishers, Indiana, with all meetings beginning at 9:00 A.M. and requiring no pre-registration. The SBOA has also provided instructional tutorials to assist township trustees with completing required financial documents, including the 100R form (due January 31) and Annual Financial Report (due March 1), as well as monthly and annual engagement uploads per State Examiner Directive 2018-1.

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The Metropolitan Development Commission of Marion County held a Hearing Examiner meeting on August 29, 2024, to consider three petitions regarding signage and modifications in the Indianapolis area. The primary petition (2024-APP-009/2024-VAR-010) involved St. Vincent Hospital and Health seeking approvals for updated campus-wide wayfinding signage across multiple parcels on West 86th Street, Harcourt Road, and Naab Road, which required numerous variances from zoning standards including permission for oversized pole signs, freestanding signs in restricted areas, and signs exceeding height limitations near protected districts. Two additional petitions addressed signage approvals for medical facilities and a modification to a previous zoning commitment regarding privacy fencing.

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The Metropolitan Development Commission of Marion County held a public hearing on August 2, 2023, to consider multiple rezoning and modification petitions across Indianapolis. Notable petitions included a 6.43-acre rezoning for a senior independent living facility in Perry Township, a 2.9-acre rezoning for a gas station and convenience store on Brookville Road, and a 0.35-acre rezoning for a seven-unit townhome development on Graceland Avenue. Several petitions were recommended for approval by the hearing examiner, including modifications to existing commitments and companion petitions for mixed-use developments in Center Township.

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The Unigov Handbook is a comprehensive guide to Indianapolis government published by the League of Women Voters and Indianapolis Public Library, designed to help citizens understand the city's governance structure, institutions, and services. Originally published in print beginning in 1980, the handbook was converted to digital format in 2021 as part of the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. The guide covers topics including the history of Unigov, the organization of city and county services, the structure of executive, legislative, and judicial branches, budget processes, and guidance for citizen participation in government.

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The Skippack Township Board of Supervisors held a re-organization meeting on January 5, 2026, to swear in newly elected and re-elected officials, including supervisors Karen Lynch and Justin Glennon, tax collector Laurie Augustine, and auditor Sara Weiss, followed by elections for chairperson and vice chairperson positions and appointments to various township roles and boards. The meeting agenda included administrative actions such as approving bills totaling approximately $268,123 across multiple funds, establishing new employee HRA categories ($3,000–$7,500 depending on coverage type), and discussing a $250,000 multi-modal grant for engineering costs on the Perkiomen Creek Road Bridge project, with 2026 road improvement allocations of $600,000 from the capital fund and $400,000 in liquid fuels. The agenda also covered adoption of resolutions establishing meeting dates, holiday schedules, fee schedules, and tax rates for the township.

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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.

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This document is a title page and table of contents for an Indiana University Public Policy Institute report commissioned by the Indiana Township Association (ITA) Task Force to study the efficiency and effectiveness of Indiana township government. The report includes contributions from ITA leadership across multiple regions and appears to contain an executive summary, analysis of township operations, recommendations for improvement, and supporting data. The actual content of the findings and recommendations is not included in the provided excerpt.

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