Sec. 13. (a) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, appoint as many assistants as the superintendent and the county home board determine to be necessary to do the following:
(1) Administer the activities and services of the county home.
(2) Provide proper and adequate care for patients and residents.
(3) Perform all other duties required of the county.
(b) Assistants must be appointed under this section solely on the basis of qualification and training for the duties assigned and without regard to political affiliation.
(c) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, fix the compensation of the assistants appointed under this section within the lawfully established appropriations.
(d) Assistants appointed under this section may be dismissed only for cause by the county home superintendent with the approval of the county home board. An assistant dismissed under this subsection has the right to a hearing before the county home board if requested within ten (10) days after the effective date of dismissal.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 30. County Homes and Other County Facilities
Chapter 3. County Homes in Certain Counties
12-30-3-1. Application of Chapter
12-30-3-2. Establishment of Homes
12-30-3-3. County Home Board; Membership; Qualifications; Term of Office; Vacancies
12-30-3-4. County Home Board; Members; Mileage Payments; per Diem
12-30-3-5. County Home Board; Meetings; Quorum
12-30-3-6. County Home Board; Official Seal; Minute Book
12-30-3-7. County Home Superintendent; Appointment; Qualifications; Removal
12-30-3-8. County Home Superintendent; Duties; Compensation; Mileage Payments; Oath; Bond
12-30-3-10. County Home Board; Duties
12-30-3-11. County Home Board; Development Plan; Cooperation With Other Agencies
12-30-3-12. County Home Board; Inspection of Facilities
12-30-3-15. Hospitalization or Medical Care Needed by Patient or Resident
12-30-3-19. Money for Operation and Maintenance of County Homes
12-30-3-20. Employment of Residents or Patients
12-30-3-21. County Home Board; Power to Sue and Be Sued
12-30-3-22. County Home Board; Rights and Powers
12-30-3-23. Gifts, Devises, and Bequests; Investment; Special Fund; Expenditures
12-30-3-24. Bond and Liability Insurance Premiums
12-30-3-25. Immunity From Personal Liability