Board of Trustees

As the governing body, the township board makes the public policy decisions for the township and has legislative authority to carry forward these decisions. The township exercises its governmental authority through the board to:

• Define, decide and direct public policy for the township
• Set the tax levies and budget, determine revenues and control expenditures of township funds
• Appoint officials as directed by statute
• Legislate and enforce township laws (ordinances) within the township for the public health, safety and welfare
• Exercise planning and zoning authority over land uses
• Determine and operate township programs and services

The township board is self-governing, administering its own affairs and business, and independent within the bounds of the constitutional and statutory framework of township authority. Ultimately, a township board and individual board members answer to the voters. As a charter township, Oxford’s board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms.

A township board is not intended to be a body of individuals representing specific constituencies or districts within the township. A township board acts for the township as a whole.