Fairfield Township
Butler County, Ohio
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Fairfield Township's local government is under the control of a three-person, elected Board of Township Trustees. These trustees
serve
four-year terms and have a rotating Board presidency. Their decisions are supported by the efforts of an elected Township
Fiscal Officer
whose staff are responsible for budgetary affairs and record-keeping. Day-to-day Township operations are guided by
the Township Administrator,
his administrative staff, and department heads.
*Specifically, Fairfield Township is an unincorporated civil jurisdiction. Townships
are administrative subdivisions of county government
and function as a statutory local government. Townships only exercise powers
specifically delegated to them by the General
Assembly.
Fairfield Township is a limited self-government, commonly referred to as "Township
Home Rule".
Benefits of Township home rule include the following:
The Township trustees have expanded legislative authority.
The Township
trustees have more powerful means of Township resolution enforcement.
The Township is more actively involved in the residential, industrial,
and business development for the Township.
Requirements of Township home rule include the following:
The trustees must hire a full
time or part time "law director".
The Township must establish a police district, a joint Township police district, or contract to
obtain police services.
The Township may not enact laws in conflict with the general laws of the state of Ohio.
The Township may not
enact taxes other than those authorized by general law.
The Township may not revise the powers, duties, or privileges of elected Township
officials.
The Township may not modify the form or structure of Township government.
*Information obtained from the Township Trustee
Sourcebook, Ohio Township Association.