Indiana § 16-20-4-16 - Officers and employees; duties; compensation; approval
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§ 16-20-4-16. Officers and employees; duties; compensation; approval
Sec. 16. (a) The board of each city health department shall prescribe the duties of all officers and employees.
(b) The board shall fix compensation of all officers and employees. However, in counties having joint city-county full-time health departments, the prescription of duties and fixing of compensation is subject to prior approval by the city legislative body and the county executive of cities and counties maintaining the department.
(c) The city board of health may recommend compensation for any officer or employee of the board subject to approval by the city fiscal body.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-29.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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