by Don Counts Associate Editor
The City-County Observer contacted Kathryn Martin and asked her what she would like for the public to know about her. She said:
After the residents of Knight Township granted me the opportunity to serve as Trustee, my first priority was to renew the trust and improve community relations.
I am restoring consistency and stability to the Knight Township Trustee’s office with a qualified, effective and efficient staff who remember each day that they are working for the people of Knight Township. Together, we are genuinely committed to improving the reputation of this important office.
When families need emergency assistance, from fire protection to stabilizing their basic household needs, they turn to their Township Trustee. In this position, I will continue to work with our community’s many non-profit agencies to ensure residents are utilizing all available resources.
As a wife, mother of four and someone who has been touched by circumstances I could not control, I bring compassion, respect, and a deep dedication to assisting residents who are facing emergency needs. I look forward to the privilege of remaining your Trustee and will continue strengthening the bond between my office and the people of Knight Township.
Many members of the public do not know what their trustee’s responsibilities are. Briefly they are to dispense vouchers to low-income residents for emergency help with rent and medicine, contracts for fire protection and maintains a cemetery.
This is not a position that will make the trustee rich. The annual salary is $31,395 and is responsible for presiding over a separate taxing unit that administers a combined budget of $885,623.
