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Clerk outlines options to address inactive townships; commissioners consider transfers and consolidation
Summary
The county clerk told commissioners that 18 townships exist in the county and several are inactive; commissioners directed staff to pursue outreach and options including transferring duties for inactive townships to the county commission or combining adjacent townships.
County Clerk Jamie Dawes briefed the Saline County Board of Commissioners on March 25 about options for townships after noting several have become inactive or do not conduct budgets.
Dawes said the county has 18 townships; two (Dayton and Greeley) transferred duties to the county in 2018. Currently about six township positions are vacant and Washington Township has no officers. Dawes explained the clerk's office handles budget and publication duties for townships and that it can be…
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