Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may participate in and cooperate with the establishment and use of federal surplus commodities food, cotton, or other stamp plans created by a governmental agency of the United States in the purchase of food, clothing, or other township assistance supplies.
(b) If a township trustee's cooperation and participation in federal surplus commodities or stamp programs can be more efficiently and expeditiously handled in a larger unit than a single township, a group of township trustees, as administrators of township assistance, may do the following:
(1) Establish a single stamp issuing agency.
(2) Appoint and designate an issuing agent to issue stamps to recipients entitled to participate in the programs.
(3) Pay each township's pro rata share of all administrative and other costs incident to the maintenance and operation of the issuing office.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.87.