WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
2011 INFORMATION DIRECTORY
As of 7/1/2011
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Washington Township is a township incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Illinois for the purpose of providing its residents with the following services:

        A. General Assistance
        B. Maintaining Roads   
        C. Appraising Property Values
       
Washington Township has certain functional subdivisions, which are shown on the block diagram attached hereto.  The approximate amount of the operating budget of the Township is $451,864. The operating budget of the Road District is $678,867. The Township’s sole office and maintenance facility is located at 30200 Town Center Road, Beecher IL. 

The Township employs 0 full time and 6 part-time employees.

The Road District employs 2 full and 4 part-time employees. 

The Assessor’s office employs 3 part-time employees.

The identification and membership of any board, commission, committee, or council which operates in an advisory capacity relative to the operation of the Township, or which exercises control over its policies or procedures, or to which the Township is required to report and be answerable for its operations are as follows:

TOWNSHIP BOARD (elected- all terms expire 2013)
Robert Howard – Supervisor
Joseph Burgess – Clerk
Elmer Becker – Trustee
Theodore “Ted” Deery – Trustee
Teresa Peterson – Trustee
Dan Waterman - Trustee

PLANNING COMMISSION (appointed)
David Knuth
Michael Mach
James Schoenbeck
Mike Stanula

FOUNDATION FOR A GREEN COMMUNITY COMMITTEE (appointed)
Thomas Brislane
Ted Deery
Barb Doorman
Mike Mach
Pat Peters
Mike Stanula

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (appointed)
Wendie Garlich - Transportation Coordinator
Joseph Burgess
Sally Fuhrmann
Fred Hoffmeyer
James Rehborg

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BLOCK DIAGRAM OF
FUNCTIONAL SUBDIVISIONS

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP RECORDS DIRECTORY

Any person requesting records of Washington Township may make such a request either in person or in writing at 30200 Town Center Road, Beecher, IL, 60401.  Such request should be made to Robert Howard, Joseph Burgess, or Wendie Garlich the Township’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers at such address. FOIA requests may also be submitted via e-mail. Please use the following e-mail address clerk@washingtontownshipil.com. Another method to make a FOIA request is to fax it to (708) 946-2141 specifying in particular the records requested to be disclosed and copied.  All requests must be in writing and should be addressed to the FOIA Officer at the address above.  If you desire that any records be certified, you must indicate that in your request and specify which records must be certified.

The fees for any such records, if the person requesting the records wishes them to be copied, are as follows:

  • First 50 pages, black and white, letter or legal size copies, no cost.
  • Additional pages, black and white, letter or legal, actual cost to $0.15.
  • Electronic records will be formatted subject to reimbursement for costs of recording medium.
  • Color copies or copies in a size other than letter or legal shall be reimbursed to actual costs.
  • Costs of certifying a record will be $1.00.
Records may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge, as determined by the Township, if the person requesting the documents states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest.  Waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest if the principal purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety and welfare or the legal rights of the general public and is not for the principal purpose of personal or commercial benefit.

Pursuant to Section 3.5 of FOIA, the FOIA Officers have designated the following documents or categories of records that shall be immediately disclosed to the public upon request:

  1. Resolutions maintained in printed form
  2. Approved Open Meeting Minutes
  3. Budget & Appropriation Ordinance

FOI Officers Directory

Robert Howard                                  
30200 Town Center Road
Beecher, IL 60401
Direct: (708) 946-2026 Ext 222
Fax:     (708) 946-2141
supervisor@washingtontownshipil.com

Joseph Burgess
30200 Town Center Road
Beecher, IL 60401
Direct: (708) 946-2026 Ext 224
Fax:     (708) 946-2141
clerk@washingtontownshipil.com

Wendie Garlich                                  
30200 Town Center Road
Beecher, IL 60401
Direct: (708) 946-2026
Fax:     (708) 946-2141
deputyclerk@washingtontownshipil.com

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
CATALOG AND INDEX OF PUBLIC RECORDS

FINANCIAL RECORDS

  1. Budget & Appropriation Ordinance
  2. Audits
  3. Bills
  4. Receipts for Revenue
  5. Vouchers
  6. Cancelled Checks
  7. Utility Bills
  8. Tax Information

GENERAL TOWNSHIP INFORMATION

  1. Resolutions
  2. Policies
  3. Personnel Codes
  4. Maps
  5. Zoning Plans
  6. Equipment Contracts
  7. Meeting Minutes
  8. Agendas
  9. Supply Contracts
  10. Bonds
  11. Equipment Leases
  12. FOIA Records
  13. Training Records

ROAD DISTRICT RECORDS

  1. Resolutions
  2. Policies
  3. Personnel Codes
  4. Maintenance Contracts
  5. Employee Contracts

ASSESSOR’S OFFICE

  1. Real Estate Assessment Records
  2. Policies
Note that some categories or records within categories may be subject to exemption from the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and this “listing” is not intended to waive the ability of Washington Township to claim a document is exempt from disclosure under the law.