The trustee acts as the township executive whose duties include:

• Keep a written record of official proceedings
• Manage all township property interest
• Keep township records open for public inspection
• Attend all meetings of the township board
• Receive and pay out township funds
• Examine and settle all accounts and demands chargeable against the township
• Administer oaths when necessary in the discharge of official duties
• Appoint an attorney to represent the township in any proceeding in which the township is interested
• Enter into certain oil and gas leases of township property
• Authority to act as a notary public without receiving a fee
• Maintain a financial and appropriation record, which must include an itemized and accurate account of the township's affairs
• Prepare an annual report of all receipts and expenditures of the proceeding calendar year, which must be submitted to the township board for approval

Indiana Code: IC 36-6-4

Meet your trustee...

Bill Pipher, Bloomfield Township Trustee

In his third term as trustee, Bill served as the deputy trustee for eight years. Bill has been active in a number of local and state organizations, including:

- President, LaGrange County Township Association
- Past Secretary, Indiana Township Association
- Board Member, LaGrange County Mentor Moms
- Board Member, Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI)
- LaGrange County Planning for the Future steering committee
- Member and Past Secretary, LaGrange County Step Ahead Council
- LaGrange Boy Scout Troop 792 Committee member

Trustee Pipher has attained both Level I and II assessor/appraiser certification, and has testified before Indiana Legislative Study Committees about township government and property assessing. He lives in LaGrange with his wife Sue and their children.