E-mail the Township Clerk clerk@lemonttownship.org

The Clerk is responsible for storing a variety of legal notices as well as the minutes of the monthly Board Meetings, Executive Sessions, Finance and Personnel Committee Meetings, and the Minutes of the Annual Town Meeting. This office files the tax levy and other ordinances with the Office of the Cook County Clerk. For more information see the "Duties of the Township Clerk" below.

Everyone who moves into or within the Township or who becomes eligible to vote for the first time should come to the Township Clerk's office and register. Bring two documents as to your current address and birth date. A driver’s license, photo I.D., library card, birth certificate - any of these items would be acceptable.

The Smart Card, offered by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), allows senior citizens (65 and older) to ride all RTA services free of charge. Their services include CTA buses and rapid transit, Pace buses and Metra trains in the six-county region served by the RTA: Cook, Dupage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, and Will.

Unincorporated Lemont Township residents are required by Cook County to purchase a Cook County vehicle sticker. Stickers (except seniors) are valid for one year (From July 1st to June 30th the following year) and applications are available at the Township offices during regular office hours. For more information, call the Township Office at 630-257-2522

Because of new regulations Lemont Township only issues 3 month temporary disability parking tags.
If you require a longer duration or permanent tag, send the documentation to:

Secretary of State
Non-Standard Plate Section
501 S. 2nd St., Room 539
Springfield, IL 62756

To get a 3 month temporary parking tag, bring the signed certification form from your doctor to:

Lemont Township
1115 Warner Avenue
Lemont IL 60439

For further information, call (630) 257-2522.

Warning: Do not leave your tag in an unlocked car.
Able-bodied thieves love to snare them!

The township clerk is keeper of all township records except for active general assistance cases. The clerk is required to keep accurate records of all township board meetings and maintain records of the board’s executive sessions. (Statute requires these minutes be reviewed every six months.)

During town board meetings the clerk records all role call votes. (Certain questions require roll call votes, such as appointments to fill vacancies, establishing salaries, etc. Other votes can be taken by voice. Secret ballots are never permitted on any issue facing the township board.)

The clerk also serves as the local authority and is responsible for accepting petitions concerning township elections and/or referendums. In this capacity, the clerk is responsible for publishing or posting certain specific notices, including notices for the highway commissioner.

As ex-officio clerk of the road district, the township clerk maintains all records for the highway commissioner. The clerk must also witness bid openings for both the township and the road district. The clerk must countersign all road district orders for payment prior to audit or approval by the township board. The clerk also delivers all approved claims for payment to the supervisor.

The position of clerk is especially important as it pertains to the maintenance of records. The integrity and accuracy of the clerk is important in any court action in involving the township’s official records.

Clerical may evolve from the word clerk, but the clerk is not necessarily the townships board’s secretary. However, much as competent secretary is a vital cog in the machinery of a well-oiled office, the township clerk is critical to the operation of township government.