CHAPTER 4. LOCAL ARMORY BOARDS
IC 10-16-4
Chapter 4. Local Armory Boards
IC 10-16-4-1
Establishment
Sec. 1. (a) There shall be a local armory board at each armory in
Indiana.
(b) This subsection applies to an armory that is used and occupied
by one (1) military unit. The local armory board consists of the
following three (3) members:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the state armory board.
(2) The ranking two (2) officers of the local military unit.
(c) This subsection applies to an armory that is used and occupied
by more than one (1) military unit. The local armory board consists
of the following members:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the state armory board.
(2) The ranking officer of each major unit using and occupying
the armory.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-2
Powers
Sec. 2. (a) The local armory boards shall do the following:
(1) Carry into effect all rules and regulations adopted by the
state armory board.
(2) Recommend rules and regulations concerning local matters
to the state armory board.
(3) Prescribe their own rules and regulations concerning local
matters.
(4) In the absence of any directive or rule from the state armory
board, take local actions necessary to maintain and administer
the needs of the local armory.
(b) A local armory board shall report any initial action described
in subsection (a) to the state armory board for final ratification. An
action described in subsection (a) is considered ratified by the state
armory board if:
(1) the state armory board does not take any action; and
(2) the local armory board receives notification of any action;
not more than twenty (20) days after the date the local armory board
files a report under this subsection.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-3
President
Sec. 3. (a) The senior member of a local armory board shall serve
as president of the local armory board.
(b) The president of a local armory board shall do the following:
(1) Report all actions taken by the local board to the state
armory board.
(2) Keep a record of all expenditures, income, and actions
authorized by the local board.
(3) Submit an annual report to the state armory board of the
information described in subdivisions (1) and (2) by January 15
of each year.
(c) A president of a local armory board is an ex officio member of
the state armory board and may attend all meetings concerning the
president's armory called by the president of the state armory board.
A president of a local armory board may be a voting member of the
state armory board only on matters of local concern and of specific
nature involving the particular local armory of which the person is
president.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-4
Donations and contributions
Sec. 4. (a) A local armory board may receive from counties, cities,
and municipalities donations of land or contributions of money to aid
in providing or erecting improvements on the armories.
(b) A donation or contribution received under this section shall be
held as other property for the use of the state.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-5
Examination of records by state examiner
Sec. 5. The state examiner of the state board of accounts
personally, or through the deputy examiners or field examiners, shall
make a full and complete examination and report upon the records
and receipts of the local armory boards to the extent of and as
provided for in the examination of the state armory board under
IC 10-16-3-17.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-6
Compensation
Sec. 6. The members of the local armory boards shall perform the
duties imposed upon them by this chapter without any compensation
for their services. However, the actual expenses incurred by the
members of the local armory boards incident to the management and
care of the armories are payable from the local armory board funds.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
IC 10-16-4-7
Record of receipts and disbursements; funds; reports
Sec. 7. (a) A local armory board may retain all rental, income,
earnings, and any and all other receipts accrued through its operation
of the local armory.
(b) The local armory board shall keep a full and complete record
of funds the board receives and disburses. The report is subject to
audit and submitted to the adjutant general not later than July 1 of
each year and at other times as the adjutant general requires.
(c) A local armory board, subject to approval of the state armory
board, may expend revenue received for the improvement, including
street improvement, alterations, repair, and maintenance of the
armory and facilities under its control. The local armory board may
expend the funds for the benefit of state military organizations
assigned to the local armory. If the funds are not needed for the
operation, repair, and maintenance of the armory, or if a military
organization is not assigned to the armory, the state armory board
may order the funds turned over to the state armory board. The
transferred funds may be used for the benefit of other armories of the
state or of the national guard of the state or expended as a whole.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.