Onondaga Township is a local form of government that is directed by an elected board of trustees and managed by both elected and appointed staff.

The structure of Onondaga Township Government follows:

Board of Trustees (elected)		Staff (elected)
Supervisor Clerk Treasurer Trustees at Large		Supervisor Clerk Treasurer
Committees		Staff (appointed)
(Minimum of one Board Trustee plus appointed membership; formulates recommendations for Board review/approval) Planning Commission Review Board Appeals Board		Admin/Manager Assessor Inspector(s) Zoning Enforcement Support Election Registrar Fire Department

 

Townships are the largest subdivisions of land run out by the United States Surveyors. In the governmental surveys Township Lines are the first to be run, and a Township Corner is established every six miles and marked. This is called "Town shipping."  After the Township Corners have been carefully located, the section and quarter section corners are established. Each township is six miles square and contains 23,040 acres, or 36 square miles, or as near as possible. This however, is frequently made impossible by, (1st.) the presence of lakes and large streams; (2nd) state boundaries not falling on township lines; (3rd) convergence of Meridians or curvature of the earth's surface; (4th) inaccurate surveys. Each township, unless its one of the exceptional cases referred to above, is divided into 36 squares, which are called sections. These sections are intended to be one mile or 320 rods square and contain 640 acres of land . Sections are numbered consecutively from 1 to 36.

Townships are the largest subdivisions of land run out by the United States Surveyors. In the governmental surveys Township Lines are the first to be run, and a Township Corner is established every six miles and marked. This is called "Town shipping."  After the Township Corners have been carefully located, the section and quarter section corners are established. Each township is six miles square and contains 23,040 acres, or 36 square miles, or as near as possible. This however, is frequently made impossible by, (1st.) the presence of lakes and large streams; (2nd) state boundaries not falling on township lines; (3rd) convergence of Meridians or curvature of the earth's surface; (4th) inaccurate surveys. Each township, unless its one of the exceptional cases referred to above, is divided into 36 squares, which are called sections. These sections are intended to be one mile or 320 rods square and contain 640 acres of land . Sections are numbered consecutively from 1 to 36.