Rock Island Township Officials

The Township Supervisor is the Township's chief executive officer and is responsible for all Township financial affairs, administering the General Assistance Program, preparing the tax levy and budget, preparing agendas and running Town Board Meetings.

John R. Brandmeyer Jr.
Township Supervisor
309/788-3417 (office)
563/508-3363 (cell)
ritownsupervisor@
gmail.com

Mr. Brandmeyer was elected to the position of Rock Island Township supervisor in May of 2021.

Mr. Brandmeyer received his Bachelor's Degree from St. Ambrose University, majoring in Business Administration, Economics, and minor in Accounting.previous education was in Rock Island(Sacred Heart grade school and Alleman High School).

I have been a lifelong resident of Rock Island and am very pleased to be able to serve the residents of Rock Island. Working at Farmall in Rock Island, The Quad City Times, and the Rock Island Argus retiring in 2019.

Spent my life volunteering for different organizations in Rock Island, a few examples are with Little League baseball, little Rocks football, on the board of the Rock Island Elks, member of the Rock Island Booster club, and several other organizations.

My door is always open to serve the residents of Rock Island Township in a courteous and professional manner.

The Assessor establishes property values of all parcels on the Township. She does not levy taxes. Based on Illinois law, this is the only elected position in the State that requires the candidate to have formal training and certification before seeking office.

Township Trustees set policies and priorities for the Township (excluding the Assessor’s office), adopt the Town budget and appropriation ordinance and approve all legally incurred bills.

Mr. Thomas has served as a Trustee since 2009. He is also an adjunct instructor at Black Hawk College, Moline. In 2001, after serving more than 29 years, he retired as executive director from Project NOW Community Action Agency, a “War on Poverty” program.

He was a newspaper reporter for the Moline Daily Dispatch, and The Morning Democrat, Davenport. He served in public relations for the mental health program at the former Franciscan Hospital, Rock Island, was coordinator of Operation Read (a west side branch of Rock Island Public Library) and an instructor at the East Moline Correctional Center for Roosevelt University, Chicago.

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Charleston University, West Virginia and his Journalism degree from Drake University, Iowa. Mr. Thomas received a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Iowa’s School of Social Work. He is a Certified Community Action Professional.

He has served in different capacities on many boards of local and statewide organizations, including NAACP and Left Bank Art League treasurer, Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities board, the US China People’s Friendship Association and a member of Casa Guanajuato in Moline. He is a founding member of the Quad Cities African American Museum.

Mr. Thomas was one of the first recipients of the Dr. Martin Luther King, “I Have a Dream” award in 1986. Other awards include Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, John H. Williams Community Service Award, Social Worker of the Year, Quad City League of Native Americans, Illinois Citizen Action, Illinois Statewide Housing Action Council. In 2007, he received the first Human Rights Award from Christian Women United.

Mr. Thomas and his wife published the New Times, a Quad Cities monthly alternative newspaper, from 1969 to 1985.

The Town Clerk is responsible for maintaining all Township records, except for the General Assistance program. This includes keeping accurate records of all meetings and posting all public notices.