Board of Trustees

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The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected Fiscal Officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.

Blendon Township, as of January 1, 2013 is a home-rule township.

Certified Public Records Training Requirements per the Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost: ALL elected officials are required to receive 3 hours of Certified Public Records Training for each term of office. If the elected official so chooses, the law allows a designee to be appointed to receive the training on the elected official’s behalf. The designee must be an employee in the elected official’s public office and there must be evidence of the designation. It is permissible, but not advisable for an employee to take the required training for a trustee under extenuating circumstances.

What type of evidence of the designation is acceptable? Acceptable evidence includes a Resolution dated prior to the training that stipulates who is attending the training and if that person is attending on his own behalf and/or on behalf of other elected official in his office. Also, a certificate from the Attorney General's office indicating that the person(s) registered for the training, did in fact, attend and receive the certification is necessary. All designees are recorded on the Attorney General's website.