▁Township ▁- ▁north ▁Ple asant ▁Township ▁- ▁north west ▁Kentucky ▁lies ▁across ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁south west : ▁Mason ▁County ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Bra cken ▁County ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Ri ple y ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁south western ▁Union ▁Township , ▁along ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River . ▁ ▁Name ▁and ▁history ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁twenty - se ven ▁Union ▁Town ships ▁state wide . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁Union ▁Township ▁contained ▁six ▁gr ist m ills ▁and ▁eight ▁saw ▁mill s . ▁ ▁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 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁County ▁website ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Brown ▁County , ▁Ohio ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Ohio <0x0A>