§ 12-30-4-11 — Payments to county; maximum monthly amounts per individual; taxation

(a) Each township trustee as the
administrator of township assistance shall pay to the county the amount
fixed for each individual admitted into the county home or other
charitable institution from the township, except those otherwise able to
pay the cost of their care from their own resources or from other
assistance awards. Except as provided in subsection (b), the amount
that may be charged to the township may not exceed one hundred
dollars ($100) per month per individual.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more
than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred
thousand (700,000). The amount charged the township per individual
may not exceed forty-eight dollars ($48) per month or twelve dollars
($12) per week.
(c) Each township shall levy a tax sufficient to meet those expenses.
(d) Payment and settlement shall be made in July and December of
each year for the preceding year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-4(2)(d) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.163; P.L.11-2023, SEC.45.