FOIA - Transparency Center

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Hanover Township is committed to providing open and honest government. In that effort, the Township has created the "Transparency Center," to allow easy access to the most commonly requested documents. While the Freedom of Information Act extends beyond what is available online, the Township makes all public records available for inspection.

Please take the opportunity to explore this section of our website, and if you still cannot find what you are looking for, please click here to contact our Freedom of Information Officers, who will assist you in locating the records that you need to access.

Please click here to view the Hanover Township Annual Operating and Capital Budget FY 2023 - 2024.

Please click here to view meeting agendas, minutes, and board packets. Please visit the links below to view the agendas and minutes for the Mental Health Board, Township committees and task force:

Senior Citizens Services Committee • Committee on Youth • Finance Committee • Diversity & Engagement Task Force

Mental Health Board

Pursuant to Public Act 101-0504, please click here for Employer Cost & Participant Information for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. 

Pursuant to Illinois State Statute (50 ILCS 70/), the report from the Township's Decennial Committee on Local Government Efficiency was approved on August 15, 2023 and can be found here.


Common Requests:
Treasurer's Report Township Audits Township Budgets
Township Board Audit Reports
 
 
Looking for other Township Documents?
Township Documents
Annual Reports
For More Information

If you are looking for information on the Township Board's action items, click one of the links below:

Each year, the Township is required to hold an Annual Meeting. To find information related to the Township's Annual meetings, reports, or minutes from previous Annual Meetings, click here. Still need more information? Contact the Township's Freedom of Information Officers, by clicking here; or call (630) 837-0301

Freedom of Information Act - Requesting Public Records

All public records in Hanover Township are available to any person for inspection or copying, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. For information related to the public’s rights under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, please visit the Attorney General website.

To request public record from Hanover Township, please submit in writing, (either via email, fax, or mail), a letter detailing the documents you are requesting to have access. The letter should be sent to our Freedom of Information Officer.

FOIA Officers:

James Barr
Township Administrator
250 S. IL Route 59
Bartlett, Illinois 60103
Phone: (630) 837-0301
Fax: (630) 837-9064
jbarr@hanover-township.org
Kristin Vana
Deputy Township Administrator
250 S. IL Route 59
Bartlett, Illinois 60103
Phone: (630) 837-0301
Fax: (630) 837-9064
kvana@hanover-township.org

 

The requested public records that the individual is entitled to receive will be provided promptly; and except for unusual circumstances as permitted under the Freedom of Information Act, they will be made available within five working days from the date of receipt of the request.

In the event that the request for records cannot be complied with, a written denial notice stating the specific reasons for the denial will be delivered to the person making the request. Any person denied access to inspect or copy any public records may appeal such denial by providing written notice of the appeal to the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor at publicaccess@atg.state.il.us or mail to:

Public Access Counselor
Office of the Attorney General
500 S. 2nd Street
Springfield, Illinois  62706

Public Records Fees

Information may be requested by electronic means or print. Single copies of public records are made available at no charge. However, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, a fee may be charged for providing copies of any other records or documents that exceed 50 pages, require color or oversized pages. Shipping costs may be charged.  

For more information on the Freedom of Information Act, please contact Township Administrator James Barr at (630) 837-0301.

 

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