German Township, Clark County, Ohio

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Fiscal Officer

Angela Griest
Email: FiscalOfficer@GermanTownshipOH.com
Office: 937-964-1661DSCF0447

The Ohio Revised Code establishes the duties and responsibilities of the Fiscal Officer. The Fiscal Officer is elected to a four-year term that commences on the first day of April following the election.

Angela Griest was appointed on January 1st, 2013. She is a 1978 graduate of Northwestern High School. Prior to becoming the Fiscal Officer Angela was the Township secretary.

The Fiscal Officer has all the fiscal responsibilities of the Township including paying bills, payrolls, and receiving revenue as it is distributed to the Township. In addition to the fiscal duties, she also maintains an accurate record of the proceedings of all the Board of Trustees meetings. She is the liaison between the County Fiscal Officer and the State of Ohio Auditor’s office.

The Fiscal Officer also notifies the Board of Election of all vacancies in the Township of elected officials. She also must notify the Board of Elections of all changes in the township’s boundaries.

The unaudited 2019 Annual Financial Report for German Township is complete.  The report is available by appointment, at the office of Angela Griest, Fiscal Officer of German Township, 3940 Lawrenceville Drive, Springfield, Ohio 45504.

At the re-organizational meeting, the German Township Trustees have elected the following officers: Charles Metzger, President and Rodney Kaffenbarger, Vice President.  The 2020 Meeting Schedule: The second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. except that March, July and November will be evening meetings at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will be held at the German Township Office, 3940 Lawrenceville Drive, Springfield, Ohio 45504.

 

Office of the Ohio Treasurer announces German Township’s online checkbook

German Township’s Online Checkbook

History of German Township

German Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. The township covers approximately 34 square miles. It is one of five German Townships in the state of Ohio.

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 township fiscal officer,[5] 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. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.