Champaign council rejects township assistance plan
By Mike Monson
Wednesday May 23, 2007
CHAMPAIGN – City council members on Tuesday narrowly rejected providing $26,000 to have City of Champaign Township create an emergency assistance program for the poor.
But council members, who also act as the township board, did approve several other measures to increase city help for the financially struggling township. Those measures include providing short-term loans if needed, discontinuing a $3,000 annual payment by the township to the city clerk's office and appointing the city's finance director, Richard Schnuer, to also be the township collector. City staff assistance to the township will also be provided at no charge.
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