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Who's Who in Local Government?

Township

Tax Collector

Collects taxes in counties with more than 150,000 citizens

Assessor

Determining that similar property is valued in a uniform manner

Ensuring that existing property is valued at the appropriate statutory level of market value

Discovering, listing, and valuing all new construction within the jurisdiction

Responsible for mass appraisal

Highway Commissioners

Maintains construction and maintaince of roads

Keeps road district records

Supervisor

Chairperson for the trustees

Trustee

Create budgets and approves expenses

Need to vote on matters

Municipal

Officers and Employees

Officers in a Municipal are:

Health Officer

Finance Officer

Purchasing Officer

Building Inspector

City Attorney

City Engineer

Superintendent of the Streets

Police Chief

Officer is someone who a position created by statute; everyone else is an employee

Collector

Receives the Revenue

Comptroller

Supervises all departments in charge of collecting revenue

In charge of the funds

Clerk

In charge of keeping records of council/board meetings

Keeps all the corporate seals and papers

Manager

In charge of all departments and divisions

Chief Administrative Officer

Mayor/President

Executive Officer

City council or Village board of trustees

corporate authorities

County

Regional Superintendent of Schools

Supervises over school districts within the county

Engineer

Takes care of the roads and networks

Auditor

Accountant of the County

Coroner

Investigator of Cause of Death in victims of the county

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Helps out in court

Processes paperwork

Collects fees

Maintains Court Records

Court Record Keeper

County Recorder

In charge of records of land in the county

Supervisor of Assessments

County Appraiser

State's Attorney

Lawyer for the County

Chief Prosecuting Officer

Treasurer

County's financial banker

Sheriff

Mainly law enforcement

In charge of programs

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k-9 Program

Crime Stoppers

D.A.R.E.

Boards and Commissions

Watches over other departments

Create and Enable Laws