§ 12-30-3-7 — County home superintendent; appointment; qualifications; removal

Indiana § 12-30-3-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30: COUNTY HOMES AND OTHER COUNTY
• Ch. 3: County Homes in Certain Counties

Text

(a) The county home board shall, with the
advice and approval of the board of commissioners, appoint a county
home superintendent.
(b) The county home superintendent shall be appointed solely on the
basis of merit and fitness for the position and without regard to the
appointee's political affiliation. The county home superintendent must:
(1) be a citizen of the United States;
(2) be of good executive ability;
(3) be qualified as an institutional administrative officer;
(4) be a reputable citizen of good moral character; and
(5) have had the proper experience and training to manage
efficiently the county home and to supervise or provide necessary
and proper care and treatment for the county home's patients and
residents.
(c) The county home superintendent may be removed from office
only for cause, on charges of inefficiency or another proper charge,
after a hearing before the county home board.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-4.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.