§ 36-6-4-17 — Failure to perform duty; liability; compensation; personal use of township funds

Indiana § 36-6-4-17

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 6: GOVERNMENT OF TOWNSHIPS
• Ch. 4: Township Executive

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(a) Except as provided in IC 5-11, an
executive who fails to perform a duty imposed by section 3(1), 3(2),
3(3), 3(4), 3(5), 3(7), 3(8), 5, or 14(1) of this chapter is liable to the
township in a sum of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), to be
recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the township.
(b) An executive is entitled to receive the following:
(1) The executive's salary.
(2) Reimbursement for expenses that are reasonably incurred by
the executive for the following:
(A) The operation of the executive's office.
(B) Travel and meals while attending seminars or conferences
on township matters.
(C) A sum for mileage as permitted under IC 36-6-8-3(b).
The executive may not make any other personal use of township funds
without prior approval by the legislative body of the township.
(c) An executive who fails to perform a duty imposed by section
3(12), 3(13), or 3(14) of this chapter or subsection (b) may be removed
from office by an action under IC 5-8-1-35 that is initiated under IC 36-6-4.5.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
17-4-6-10.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.34-1992, SEC.3; P.L.24-2022, SEC.5; P.L.58-2023,
SEC.32.