Sec. 8. (a) The county home superintendent:
(1) is the executive and administrative officer of the county home;
(2) serves as the secretary of the county home board but is not a voting member of the county home board; and
(3) shall perform all duties and functions of county home superintendent as provided by law under the direction and supervision of the county home board.
(b) A county home superintendent is entitled to compensation as fixed by the county home board within the lawfully established appropriations, which shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the compensation of the county officers as provided by law.
(c) In addition to the compensation referred to in subsection (b), the county home superintendent may receive for each mile actually and necessarily traveled an amount for mileage at a rate determined by the county fiscal body.
(d) Before entering upon the duties of the superintendent's office, the county home superintendent:
(1) shall take the oath of office required by law; and
(2) may, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1, be required to execute a surety bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the superintendent's duties.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.10-1997, SEC.18.
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