Trustee responsibilities:

Provides fire and emergency service protection pursuant to Indiana statute.
Keeping records: The trustee keeps a written record of official proceedings.
Administering assistance: The trustee administers township assistance under IC 12-20 and IC 12-30-4
Providing and maintaining cemeteries under IC 23-14,
The trustee assists residents in need by distributing relief and connecting residents to helpful resources
Enforcing regulations: The trustee enforces property disputes and fence regulations under IC 32-26,
Providing and maintaining township parks and community centers under IC 36-10.
Destroying detrimental plants, noxious weeds, and rank vegetation under IC 15-16-8.
Providing insulin to the poor under IC 12-20-16.
Attending all meetings of the township legislative body.
Maintaining a general account showing the total of all township receipts and expenditures.
The trustee manages all township property, including real and personal property
The trustee receives and pays out township funds, submits an annual budget, and records all financial transactions
The trustee examines and settles all accounts and demands chargeable against the township
Filing an annual personnel report under IC 5-11-13.
Performing other duties as designated by Indiana statute.

Hendricks County Indiana