§ 36-6-8-10 — Assessor; appropriations to pay salaries and per diems; preparation of budget estimates

(a) The county fiscal body shall, in the
manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 or IC 36-2-6, fix and appropriate
money to pay the per diem established under section 5 of this chapter
and the salaries and per diems of the county's township assessors and
any deputies or other employees that assist the elected township
assessor.
(b) Each township assessor shall file the budget estimate required
by IC 36-2-5-5 or IC 36-3-6-4. The budget estimate filed under this
subsection must include all estimated expenses of the office, including
costs incurred through litigation for the office.
(c) If the township executive is performing the duties of assessor,
the county fiscal body shall appropriate money for the purposes of
subsection (a) and other expenses of acting as assessor, including all
costs incurred through litigation for the office. However, it may not
provide a salary that is below the amount fixed for that salary for the
year 1984.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-1-14
part; 17-4-27.6-2 part; 17-4-27.7-8 part; 17-4-27.8-7 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.46, SEC.4; P.L.196-1984, SEC.4; P.L.17-1985, SEC.25;
P.L.219-1986, SEC.1; P.L.222-1997, SEC.3.