Ind. Code ch. 12-20-22

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Ind. Code § 12-20-22-1 Additional appropriations

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not, acting as administrator of township assistance, disburse any money or incur any obligation in the furnishing of township assistance in excess of the amount appropriated for that purpose. (b) Appropriations for township assistance purposes must be made in the manner provided by law for appropriations for other township purposes. (c) When preparing the annual budget for a township, the township trustee and the township board shall set out in the budget the amount of expenditures estimated to be reasonably required for current township assistance in the following calendar year. If the amount provided for township assistance in the annual budget as finally adopted and approved is insufficient to meet the requirements for that purpose, additional appropriations may be made in the manner provided by law for the making of additional appropriations by townships for other purposes. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-1.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.97.

Ind. Code § 12-20-22-2 Certified copies of record; payment

Sec. 2. (a) Copies of all township budgets for current township assistance shall, as finally adopted and approved, be placed on file in the office of the county auditor. If an additional appropriation for current township assistance is made by a township: (1) a certified copy of the action of the township board in making the additional appropriation; and (2) a certified copy of the order of the department approving the additional appropriation; shall be filed in the office of the county auditor. (b) A township trustee may not pay any township assistance order or claim in excess of the amount appropriated for current township assistance purposes, except as otherwise provided by law. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.6; P.L.101-2000, SEC.6; P.L.90-2002, SEC.348; P.L.73-2005, SEC.98.

Ind. Code § 12-20-22-3 Uniform rules and forms

Sec. 3. The state board of accounts shall adopt uniform forms and necessary rules under this chapter to make the method of budgeting and appropriating township assistance money uniform in all townships. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-4.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.99.

Ind. Code § 12-20-22-4 Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-5.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.101-2000, SEC.11.

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