Indiana § 12-20-25-30 - Powers and duties of control board
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§ 12-20-25-30. Powers and duties of control board
Sec. 30. (a) The control board shall supervise the township trustee in the administration of township assistance. The control board may appoint one (1) of the board's members to monitor the trustee's compliance with this chapter and to report discrepancies to the control board. The control board may require the board's approval of an expenditure of more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) Notwithstanding IC 36-6-6-11, the control board shall review and may reduce or increase the township's budget and proposed tax levy to be advertised by the county auditor. If the control board finds that there will be insufficient revenues available under this chapter for the township to pay valid township assistance claims, the control board may consent to proposed borrowing for township assistance under IC 12-20-24.
(c) The control board may approve the number, pay, and duties of employees who are employed for the distribution and administration of the distressed township's township assistance program.
(d) The control board may require the township trustee to submit reports on the amounts of township assistance by categories, including the types of goods or services furnished and the vendors who supplied the goods or services.
(e) The control board:
(1) shall operate the employment program implemented by the management committee under section 15(a)(5) of this chapter; and
(2) may require that a township assistance recipient participate in a training program under IC 12-20-12-1.
(f) The control board shall establish income eligibility standards for township assistance, subject to the requirements of section 18 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-25.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.131; P.L.169-2006, SEC.41.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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