In each Township, the Township Board shall consist of the supervisor, and four other trustees elected at large under 60 ILCS 1/50-5. The supervisor shall be the chairman of the township board, and has one vote as a member of the board. Some of the responsibilities the trustees have are auditing township bills, attending to annual budgeting and levy responsibilities, spending township funds, compensating township officers, and many other township functions. The trustees are the legislative arm of the township, setting policy and procedure for the township supervisor to administer.

Elgin Township Supervisor

The Township Supervisor

Statutorily defined as the chief executive officer of the township, an Illinois township supervisor is positioned to fulfill a key leadership role on the township team as the manager of financial affairs in the township, coordinator of the township programs, and administrator of day-to-day activities in the office.

In addition, a supervisor is:

A voting member and chair of the township board of trustees
Overseer to the general assistance program
The treasurer of all township funds
Ex-officer treasurer of the road district

Services Include:

General Assistance
Emergency Assistance
Voter Registration
Early Voting
Information and Referral (Social Services – Elgin/So. Elgin Areas)
Notary Public Services
Disaster Relief Program (Referral from Elgin/So. Elgin Police or Fire Departments, Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Departments)
Household Battery Recycling
Flag Disposal
Senior Services Associates (westside branch)
Recycling of Used Eye Glasses & Hearing Aids (In Partnership with Lions Clubs of Elgin & South Elgin)