36-6-4-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.
36-6-4-10. Verified Statement of Indebtedness; Posting
Sec. 10. On the first Monday of each August the executive shall post, in a conspicuous place near the executive’s office, a verified statement showing the indebtedness of the township in detail and giving the number and total amount of outstanding orders, warrants, and accounts. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-13-1 part.] As added by Acts […]
36-6-4-11. Annual Meeting; Statement of Estimated Expenditures; Forms; Amounts
Sec. 11. (a) At the township legislative body’s annual meeting under IC 36-6-6-11, the executive shall: (1) present an itemized written statement of the estimated expenditures for which appropriations are requested, specifying: (A) the number of teachers employed; (B) the salary of each teacher employed; (C) the property of the township (and supplies on hand); […]
36-6-4-12. Annual Meeting; Report of Receipts and Expenditures of Preceding Calendar Year; Failure to File; Penalty
Sec. 12. (a) At the annual meeting of the township legislative body under IC 36-6-6-9 the executive shall present a complete report of all receipts and expenditures of the preceding calendar year, including the balance to the credit of each fund controlled by the executive. If the executive controls any money that is not included […]
36-6-4-13. Abstract of Receipts and Expenditures; Publication; Failure to Comply; Offense
Sec. 13. (a) When the executive prepares the annual report required by section 12 of this chapter, the executive shall also prepare, on forms prescribed by the state board of accounts, an abstract of receipts and expenditures: (1) showing the sum of money in each fund of the township at the beginning of the year; […]
36-6-4-14. Expiration of Term; Delivery of Funds, Property, and Annual Report; Submission to Inquiries at Annual Meeting
Sec. 14. When the executive’s term of office expires, the former executive shall: (1) immediately deliver to the new executive custody of all funds and property of the township, except records necessary in the preparation of the former executive’s annual report; (2) deliver to the new executive, not later than the second Monday in the […]
36-6-4-15. Resignation or Death; Issuance of Call for Special Meeting by New Executive; Annual Report
Sec. 15. (a) If the executive resigns or dies, the former executive or the former executive’s personal representative shall immediately deliver to the new executive custody of all funds and property of the township. The new executive shall then issue a call for a special meeting of the township legislative body, to be held not […]
36-6-4-16. Incapacity; Petition; Hearing; Acting Executive; Salaries; Restoration of Capacity; Resumption of Duties
Sec. 16. (a) When twenty-five (25) or more resident freeholders of a township file a petition with the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county, alleging that the township executive is incapable of performing the executive’s duties due to mental or physical incapacity, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons […]
36-6-4-17. Failure to Perform Duty; Liability; Compensation; Personal Use of Township Funds
Sec. 17. (a) 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 […]
36-6-4-18. Designation of Alternate to Perform Executive’s Duties and Functions
Sec. 18. (a) Within thirty (30) days after taking office, the executive shall designate a person who shall perform the executive’s duties whenever the executive is incapable of performing the executive’s functions because the executive: (1) is absent from the township; or (2) becomes incapacitated. The executive shall give notice of the designation to the […]
36-6-4-19. Use of Funds for Drug Awareness Programs
Sec. 19. The township executive may pay township funds for the purpose of supporting a drug awareness program that is implemented in schools. As added by P.L.2-1997, SEC.83.
36-6-4-2. Township Trustee; Residence; Term of Office
Sec. 2. (a) A township trustee shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of each township. The trustee is the township executive. (b) The township trustee must reside within the township as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The trustee forfeits office if the trustee […]
36-6-4-3. Duties
Sec. 3. 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 […]
36-6-4-4. Powers
Sec. 4. The executive may do the following: (1) Administer oaths when necessary in the discharge of official duties. (2) Appoint an attorney to represent the township in any proceeding in which the township is interested. (3) Enter into certain oil and gas leases of township property under IC 36-9. (4) Personally use a township […]
36-6-4-5. Records; Maintenance
Sec. 5. The executive shall maintain: (1) a general account showing the total of all township receipts and expenditures; and (2) the financial and appropriation record of the township, which must include an itemized and accurate account of the township’s financial affairs. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-6-5 part; 17-4-28-4 part.] As added by Acts 1980, […]
36-6-4-6. Financial and Appropriation Record; Requisites
Sec. 6. (a) For each sum of money received by the executive, the financial and appropriation record must show: (1) the date it was received; (2) from whom it was received; and (3) to what account it was credited. (b) For each sum of money paid by the executive, the financial and appropriation record must […]
36-6-4-7. Purchases; Written Order; Warrant; Violation; Liability
Sec. 7. (a) Each purchase for the township by the executive must be made on written order of the executive, certifying that sufficient funds have been appropriated to pay the full price of the purchase. The executive shall issue a warrant and pay for the purchase not later than receipt of the county treasurer’s first […]
36-6-4-8. Use of Funds Appropriated for Community Services; Contracts for Ambulance Services; Fees
Sec. 8. (a) The executive may use the township’s share of state, county, and township tax revenues and federal revenue sharing funds for all categories of community services, if these funds are appropriated for these services by the township legislative body. The executive may use these funds for both operating and capital expenditures. (b) With […]
36-6-4-9. Repealed
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-15-1 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.57, SEC.45.