CHAPTER 5. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE IN ADMINISTERING TOWNSHIP ASSISTANCE
IC 12-20-5
Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in
Administering Township Assistance
IC 12-20-5-1
Powers and duties
Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee of each township is ex officio the
administrator of township assistance within the township.
(b) The township trustee shall perform all duties with reference to
the poor of the township as prescribed by law.
(c) A township trustee, in discharging the duties prescribed by this
article, is designated as the administrator of township assistance.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.21.
IC 12-20-5-2
Oversight and care
Sec. 2. The township trustee, as administrator of township
assistance, in each township is responsible for the oversight and care
of all poor individuals in the township as long as the individuals
remain in the trustee's charge. The township trustee shall see that the
individuals are properly taken care of in the manner required by law.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.22.
IC 12-20-5-3
Temporary relief
Sec. 3. The township trustee, as administrator of township
assistance, shall investigate and grant temporary relief as provided
in IC 12-20-17-3.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.23.