▁town ship . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁it ▁borders ▁the ▁following ▁town ships : ▁Center ▁Township ▁- ▁n ortheast ▁Wayne ▁Township ▁- ▁east ▁Washington ▁Township ▁- ▁sout heast ▁Fox ▁Township , ▁Car roll ▁County ▁- ▁south west ▁East ▁Township , ▁Car roll ▁County ▁- ▁west ▁Han over ▁Township ▁- ▁north west ▁ ▁One ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Franklin ▁Township : ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Sum mit ville , ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁ ▁Name ▁and ▁history ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁Franklin ▁Town ships ▁state wide . ▁The ▁town ship ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁town ship ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁three - member ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁odd - number ed ▁years ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁beginning ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁January ▁ 1 . ▁Two ▁are ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁one ▁is ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁it . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁elected ▁town ship ▁fis cal ▁officer , ▁who ▁serves ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁beginning ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁president ial ▁election . ▁V ac an cies ▁in ▁the ▁fis cal ▁offic ership ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁are ▁filled ▁by ▁the ▁remaining ▁trust ees . ▁ ▁Township ▁Trust ees ▁Joe ▁Med ure , ▁Chair man ▁Mike