CHAPTER 6. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR COUNTY OR CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS
IC 16-20-6
Chapter 6. Acceptance of Gifts for County or City Health
Department Buildings
IC 16-20-6-1
Authority to accept gifts to erect and equip building; use
Sec. 1. (a) The executive of a county or the fiscal body of a city
may accept gifts, devises, and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for the
purpose of erecting and equipping a suitable building for the county
or city health department.
(b) The building may contain the offices of local health officers,
local boards of health, and other facilities and equipment that will
serve to promote the efficient operation of local health boards and
officers and best serve the community's public health administration.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
IC 16-20-6-2
Form of gift; conversion into cash; separate account for proceeds
Sec. 2. (a) The gifts, devises, and bequests accepted under this
chapter may be in the form of cash or real, personal, or mixed
property that, in accordance with the terms of a gift, devise, or
bequest, may be converted into cash by the county executive or city
fiscal body as follows:
(1) If real property, by sale as county and city real property may
be sold.
(2) If personal property, by sale at private sale through the
office of auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer, upon two (2) weeks
publication of notice.
(b) The sale may be continued from day to day and shall be
approved by the county executive or city fiscal body before the
execution of a bill of sale. The auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer may
execute bills of sale.
(c) Revenues realized from the gifts, devises, and bequests must
be kept in a separate account for the purposes specified in this
chapter. However, the account may not be permitted to exceed one
dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per capita of the population of the
county or city.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
IC 16-20-6-3
Construction and equipment of building
Sec. 3. Upon the accumulation of a sufficient amount to construct
and equip a building for the county or city health department as
provided in this chapter, the county executive or city fiscal body
may, after consultation with local health boards and officers and after
approval of plans and specifications by the state department, provide
for the construction and equipment of the building.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
IC 16-20-6-4
Real property acquisition; surplus funds; tax for maintenance
Sec. 4. (a) Real property and easements or appurtenances may be
acquired by any of the following methods:
(1) Gift as provided in section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Purchase with money accepted for that purpose.
(3) Condemnation proceedings as prescribed by statute.
(b) Upon condemnation, all damages must be paid from the
money accepted as provided in section 1 of this chapter. All money
remaining in the account after the construction and equipment of the
building may be used for the maintenance of the building. The
county or city may levy a tax sufficient to maintain the buildings
when constructed as provided in this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.
IC 16-20-6-5
Alternative use for gifts if insufficient for building
Sec. 5. A gift, grant, or conveyance made under this chapter is
upon the implied condition that if sufficient money is not available
within ten (10) years of the acceptance of the gift, grant, or
conveyance, the property or the proceeds from the property, may be
used by the county or city, with the approval of the court having
probate jurisdiction in the county, for a purpose that will promote the
general health of the people of the county or city.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.