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Supervisor Steven F. Rosendahl |
| E-mail the Township Supervisor supervisor@lemonttownship.org |
| General Assistance and Emergency Aid |
| General Assistance is a cooperative effort between the Township and Residents who have limited resources or none. General Assistance pays for needs of residents who are unemployed or disabled and who have no other forms of income assets. Lemont Township administers General Assistance on a needs allowance basis, meaning that the need must exist before General Assistance funds are provided. |
Duties of the Township Supervisor
| The township supervisor serves as chief executive officer
of the township. The supervisor’s duties and responsibilities include
serving as chairman of the township board of trustees, supervisor of
the general assistance program and treasurer of all town funds including
general assistance, and road and bridge funds. Unlike a mayor or village board president, the supervisor may vote on all matters before the town board. Generally speaking, other chief executive government officers may vote only to break a tie. In this regard the supervisor serves as a trustee and may make or second motions, participate in all legislative decision and should exercise voting power on all issues before the board. The supervisor maintains sole jurisdiction over the general assistance office and may employ necessary workers without prior approval of the township board of trustees. Salaries for the workers must be appropriated by ordinance from the general assistance budget. In administering the township general assistance programs, the supervisor adheres to standards approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services. |