TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT ~  12 townships in Hendricks County.

Township Trustee
Trustee is chief administrative officer.
Elected to four year term.
Duties include:

• prepare annual budget
• serves as township assessor if under 8,000
• oversee poor relief
• recommend to commissioners persons for county home
• distribute from dog tax fund to farmers for wounded or destroyed livestock by dogs
  

SALARY: Ranges from $1,200 to over $63,000 annually.

Township Advisory Board
3 members
Elected to four year term.
Duties:

• adopt budget
• fix salaries for township officials

SALARY: Ranges from $100 to over $8,000 annually