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House approves changes to township law that reaffirm county control and add notification rights
Summary
The House passed House Bill 2,001 on July 16, 1997, amending local government law to clarify townships are county functions, add notification rights for incorporations/annexations, and set standards for future township creation; the bill passed the House 69–3 and was transmitted to the Senate.
Sponsoring Representative Melvin R. Brown introduced House Bill 2,001 as a rewrite of the state's local government law aimed at clarifying the legal status and procedures for townships. "A township is not another level of government," Brown said, urging colleagues to view the measure as a way for local areas to exercise zoning and planning while remaining functions of county government.
The bill makes several substantive changes: it affirms townships operate under county oversight…
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