Sec. 70-15. Chief executive officer; fiscal duties; penalty for neglect.

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(a)The supervisor is the chief executive officer of the township.

(b)The supervisor shall receive and pay out all moneys raised in the township for defraying township charges, except those raised for the support of highways and bridges, and for township library purposes.

(c)The supervisor shall, within 30 days before the annual township meeting, prepare and file with the township clerk a full unaudited statement of the financial affairs of the township, showing

(i)the balance (if any) received by the supervisor from his or her predecessor in office or from any other source;

(ii)the amount of tax levied the preceding year for the payment of township indebtedness and charges;

(iii)the amount collected and paid over to the supervisor as supervisor;

(iv)the amount paid out by the supervisor and on what account, including any amount paid out on township indebtedness, specifying the nature and amount of the township indebtedness, the amount paid on the indebtedness, the amount paid on principal, and the amount paid on interest account; and

(v)the amount and kind of all outstanding indebtedness due and unpaid, the amount and kind of indebtedness not yet due, and when the indebtedness not yet due will mature. The township clerk shall record the statement in the record book of the township as soon as it is filed and shall post a copy of the statement at the place of holding the annual township meeting 2 days before the meeting is held. The clerk shall also read aloud the unaudited statement or provide a copy of the unaudited statement to the electors at the annual township meeting.

(d)Any supervisor or township clerk who wilfully neglects to comply with this Section shall forfeit and pay to the township the sum of not less than $50 nor more than $200. The amount forfeited shall be sued for and recovered by the township in its corporate name and shall be appropriated to repairs of highways and bridges in the township.