Cunningham Township is a unit of local government that serves an area with the same boundaries as the City of Urbana. Property taxes collected on real properties within the Township boundaries fund the Township.
The Township includes the Supervisor's Office and the Assessor's Office. The Supervisor's Office is the administrative office of the Township, which issues general assistance welfare benefits to eligible persons living in Cunningham Township (City of Urbana).
The Supervisor's Office also houses the Cunningham Township/City of Urbana Consolidated Social Service Grants Program, which distributes grants to local non-profit agencies serving low-income persons.
The Assessor's Office determines the fair market value of taxable property within Cunningham Township to ensure an equitable distribution of the tax burden.
Urbana City Council members serve ex officio as the Township Board of the Town of Cunningham. The Board meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the City Council Chambers.
For more information, please see the Cunningham Township website.
The Township Supervisor is Danielle Chynoweth.
The Township Assessor is Ivana Owana.
To view the Cunningham Township financial reports, signed ordinances and resolutions, or past meeting agendas, minutes, and attachments, please see the City Clerk document archive.
Prevailing Wage Act
The Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) requires contractors or subcontractors to pay prevailing wages to all laborers, workers, and mechanics working on a public works project. The Illinois Department of Labor's website provides further information, including the current prevailing wage rates.