Tim Dunham, Union Township Trustee
17 Veteran’s Boulevard (in Town Hall)
Chesterfield, IN 46017

Township Trustee duties include:

• Managing all township property interests
• Keeping township records open for public inspection
• Receiving and paying out township funds
• Administering township assistance to those in need
• Performing the duties of fence viewer
• Acting as township assessor
• Providing and maintaining cemeteries
• Providing fire protection
• Providing and maintaining township parks and community
• Destroying detrimental plants, noxious weeds, and rank vegetation
• Administering oaths when necessary in the discharge of official duties
• Appointing an attorney to represent the township in any proceeding in which the township is interested

To learn more about Indiana laws relating to Townships and the responsibilities and duties of Township Trustees, review Indiana Code Title 36, Article 6 using the Indiana Code Browser.