Local Government in Illinois

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Township

Tax Collector

Collects the taxes, but it is only allowed in townships with a population of greater than 150,000. Only 5 counties in Illinois have the office of tax collector.

Assessor

They set a value on all taxable property within the township

Highway Commissioner

Responsible for construction and maintenance of all of the roads and bridges within the township.

Responsible for keeping road and township records as well as being at meetings to record the proceedings.

Supervisor

Chief executive officer who is in charge of and runs the meetings.

Trustees

The legislative branch made up of 4 people and a supervisor who are in charge of setting the budget as well as approving expenses.

Municipality

Other Officers and Employees

Police chief, Superintendent of the streets, city engineer, city attorney or corporate counsel, building inspector or code enforcement officer, purchasing officer, finance officer, health officer.

Collector

Appointed or collected office and they collect other revenue besides taxes and then give it to the treasurer.

Comptroller

Appointed position who exercises control over officers where they are dealing with the collection and disbursement of revenue. Also prepare a budget if they get assigned the budget duty.

Treasurer

The mayor appoints the treasurer if it is not an elected position. They are the custodian of all of the funds.

Clerk

Keeps the corporate seal and all of the papers belonging to the municipality. They attend all of the meetings and keep a record of the proceedings.

Manager

Appointed and serves no set term of years. They're the chief administrative officer.

Mayor

An elected 4 year term where they are the chief executive officer of the city

City Council

Legislative body who gets all of the powers that are that are not specifically given to another office

County

Regional Superintendent of Schools

Usually a 4 year term but some places have adopted a 2 year model. They exercise supervision and control over all of the school districts within the county.

County Engineer

Appointed office with a 6 year term who is the caretaker of the counties network of roads.

County Auditor

An elected office with a 4 year term who is the general accountant for the county

Coroner

An elected office with a 4 year term who is responsible for finding the cause and the manner of death.

County Clerk

An elected office with a 4 year term who does 5 things They are the keeper of county records, clerk on the county board, registrar of vital records, tax extender, and chief election official

Clerk of the Circuit Court

An elected office with a 4 year term who is the official record keeper for the courts

County Recorder

An elected 4 year term In counties of less than 60000, it is the county clerk but when the population is greater than 60000 it is an elected recorder. They are the official recorder of land transfer and records

Supervisor of Assessments

Appointed or elected office with a 4 year term They are the county appraiser

State's Attorney

An elected 4 year term and is the chief prosecuting officer

County Tresurer

An elected 4 year term who is the county's banker

Sheriff

Serves a 4 year term and is the primary law enforcement

County Board and Commissioner

Country Board is an elected office that serves a 4 year term Country Commissioner is a rotating 6 year term They are the legislative and executive branch