Dave Risinger, Groveland Township, Tazewell
County, Township Highway Commissioner achieved his voluntary certification on June
18 at the Vespasian Warner Public Library in Clinton. This voluntary
certification program was sponsored by the Township Highway Commissioners of
Illinois.
Twenty-three Township Highway Commissioners
from Piatt, McLean, Macoupin, Vermilion, Tazewell, Macon, Logan, Sangamon,
DeWitt, Moultrie, Greene, Woodford,and Iroquois counties attended the session.
The certification program covered duties and responsibilities of the Township
Highway Commissioner position and how the requirements of the office are determined.
Areas of interest included budgeting, tax levies, personnel issues, equipment
purchases and maintenance, relationships with other elected officials and legal
issues affecting the office.
Greg Carter from Bloomington, IL was the instructor for the program. In addition to attending the seminar, each Commissioner was required to complete written tests on each area of the Commissioner’s responsibility. This session was one of a statewide series of seminars sponsored by the Township Highway Commissioners of Illinois organization to better equip the Highway Commissioners to serve their elective office.