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
I Live Alone
k-9 Program
Crime Stoppers
D.A.R.E.
Boards and Commissions
Watches over other departments
Create and Enable Laws
