§ 12-20-25-30 — Powers and duties of control board

(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.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.131; P.L.169-2006, SEC.41.