Indiana § 36-6-4-3 Duties

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-6-4-3 — Duties

Indiana § 36-6-4-3

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 6GOVERNMENT OF TOWNSHIPS

Ch. 4Township Executive

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Ind. Code § 36-6-4-3 (2026).

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The executive shall do the following:

(1)Keep a written record of official proceedings.

(2)Manage all township property interests.

(3)Keep township records open for public inspection.

(4)Attend all meetings of the township legislative body.

(5)Receive and pay out township funds.

(6)Examine and settle all accounts and demands chargeable against the township.

(7)Administer township assistance under IC 12-20 and IC 12-30-4.

(8)Perform the duties of fence viewer under IC 32-26.

(9)Provide and maintain cemeteries under IC 23-14.

(10)Provide fire protection under IC 36-8, except in a township that:

(A)is located in a county having a consolidated city; and

(B)consolidated the township's fire department under IC 36-3-1-6.1.

(11)File an annual personnel report under IC 5-11-13.

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The executive shall do the following:
(1) Keep a written record of official proceedings.
(2) Manage all township property interests.
(3) Keep township records open for public inspection.
(4) Attend all meetings of the township legislative body.
(5) Receive and pay out township funds.
(6) Examine and settle all accounts and demands chargeable
against the township.
(7) Administer township assistance under IC 12-20 and IC 12-30-4.
(8) Perform the duties of fence viewer under IC 32-26.
(9) Provide and maintain cemeteries under IC 23-14.
(10) Provide fire protection under IC 36-8, except in a township
that:
(A) is located in a county having a consolidated city; and
(B) consolidated the township's fire department under IC 36-3-1-6.1.
(11) File an annual personnel report under IC 5-11-13.
(12) Prepare a statement of estimated expenditures and present
the statement to the legislative body at the annual meeting under
section 11 of this chapter.
(13) File the annual budget adopted by the township legislative
body with the department of local government finance within the
time specified and otherwise in accordance with IC 6-1.1-17-5(d).
(14) Submit information to the department of local government
finance's computer gateway within the time specified as
prescribed under IC 6-1.1-17-3(a).
(15) Provide and maintain township parks and community centers
under IC 36-10.
(16) Destroy detrimental plants, noxious weeds, and rank
vegetation under IC 15-16-8.
(17) Provide insulin to the poor under IC 12-20-16.
(18) Perform other duties prescribed by statute.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
subdivision (1) formerly 17-4-6-2 part; subdivision (2) formerly
17-4-6-2 part; subdivision (3) formerly 17-4-6-3 part; subdivision
(4) formerly 17-4-6-3 part; subdivision (5) formerly 17-4-6-8;
subdivision (6) formerly 17-4-28-3 part; subdivision (7) formerly
17-4-6-2 part; subdivision (8) formerly 17-4-6-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.191-1987, SEC.14; P.L.2-1992, SEC.889; P.L.2-1993, SEC.203;
P.L.51-1996, SEC.76; P.L.2-2002, SEC.108; P.L.227-2005, SEC.36;
P.L.73-2005, SEC.173; P.L.1-2006, SEC.562; P.L.2-2008, SEC.82;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.709; P.L.1-2009, SEC.163; P.L.24-2022,
SEC.4.