(A) This section, and all ordinances supplemental or amendatory hereto, shall be known as the Jail Commissary Fund Ordinance and may be cited as such.
(B) The purpose of this section is to provide for a Jail Commissary Fund, and the procedures for and administration thereof. The fund established by this section shall be known as the Jail Commissary Fund.
(C) A Jail Commissary Fund is hereby established, which Fund shall be separate from the General Fund and monies deposited therein shall not revert to the General Fund.
(D) The Sheriff, or his or her designee, shall deposit all monies from commissary sales conducted in the jail into this Fund, which funds shall be kept in a depository properly designated under I.C. 5-13-1 et seq.
(E) The Sheriff, or his or her designee, at his or her discretion, may disperse money from the Jail Commissary Fund for the following purposes:
(1) Merchandise for resale to inmates through the commissary;
(2) Expenses for operating the commissary, including, but not limited to, facilities and personnel;
(3) Special training in law enforcement for employees of the Sheriff’s Department, or;
(4) Any other purpose that benefits the Sheriff’s Department but is not included in the Department's regular appropriation.
(F) The Sheriff shall maintain a record of the funds, receipts and disbursements, which record shall be in the form prescribed by the State Board of Accounts.
(G) The Sheriff shall maintain these funds in a separate bank account exclusively for the Jail Commissary Fund and such account shall be reconciled monthly. Transactions in this fund shall not be posted to the Sheriff’s cashbook.
(BC Ord. 3-1991, passed 11-4-91)