§ 36-2-5-3 — Compensation of officers and employees; local health department; not applicable to community corrections programs

(a) The county fiscal body shall fix the
compensation of officers, deputies, and other employees whose
compensation is payable from the county general fund, county highway
fund, county health fund, county park and recreation fund, aviation
fund, or any other fund from which the county auditor issues warrants
for compensation. This includes the power to:
(1) fix the number of officers, deputies, and other employees;
(2) describe and classify positions and services;
(3) adopt schedules of compensation; and
(4) hire or contract with persons to assist in the development of
schedules of compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board of each local health
department shall prescribe the duties of all its officers and employees,
recommend the number of positions, describe and classify positions
and services, adopt schedules of compensation, and hire and contract
with persons to assist in the development of schedules of
compensation.
(c) This section does not apply to community corrections programs
(as defined in IC 11-12-1-1 and IC 35-38-2.6-2).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
17-1-24-18.1 part; 17-1-24-18.3 part; 17-1-24-18.4 part; 17-1-28-10
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.11, SEC.152; P.L.16-1986, SEC.77; P.L.2-1993, SEC.200;
P.L.135-1993, SEC.10; P.L.198-2001, SEC.104; P.L.178-2002,
SEC.113; P.L.219-2007, SEC.106; P.L.167-2015, SEC.4.