Township supervisor notifies trustees of workfare appeal; township consolidates employee handbook affecting cemetery overtime

At the Bloomington Township Board of Trustees meeting June 23, the township supervisor informed trustees that a client has filed an appeal with the Public Aid Commission after disagreeing with a workfare assignment decision. The supervisor said the township requires a physician-signed release of medical information to determine whether a client qualifies for designated worksites or special accommodations.

The matter matters because the appeal will be adjudicated by the Public Aid Commission, whose decision will determine whether the township’s handling of the client’s workfare placement must change. “The client that I’m referencing has put an appeal into the township and, that’s currently at the Public…