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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-20-25-15

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 15. (a) The management committee appointed under section 8 of this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Conduct or have conducted a financial and compliance audit of the internal operations of the trustee's office.

(2) Conduct or have conducted, to the extent practicable, a financial and compliance audit of each township assistance recipient who received assistance from the township trustee over the five (5) years immediately preceding the assumption of control of the trustee's office.

(3) Conduct or have conducted an economy and efficiency audit of the internal operations of the trustee's office, which must determine the following:

(A) If the trustee's office is managing and utilizing the resources of the office, including personnel, property, and office space, economically and efficiently.

(B) If there are any inefficiencies or uneconomical practices and if so the causes.

(C) If the trustee's office has complied with statutes and rules concerning matters of economy and efficiency.

(4) Establish standards for the following:

(A) Eligibility for township assistance.

(B) Payments for township assistance claims.

(C) Contracts and payments on contracts for township assistance goods or services.

(D) Leases or rental agreements and payments on leases or rental agreements for facilities that relate to the provision of township assistance.

(E) Capital expenditures relating to township assistance.

(5) Implement a mandatory employment or workfare program under IC 12-20-10 or IC 12-20-11 or require that a township assistance recipient participate in a training program under IC 12-20-12.

(b) Notwithstanding IC 36-9, the management committee is not required to solicit bids before entering into a contract to have an audit conducted under this section.

(c) If the control board has adopted rules concerning the standards listed in subsection (a)(4), the management committee's rules must be consistent with the control board's rules.

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