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(A) The county hereby adopts the provisions of I.C. 36-2-13-15.
(B) A person who is any of the following shall reimburse the county for the costs described in this section:
(1) Sentenced under I.C. 35-50 for a felony or a misdemeanor;
(2) Subject to lawful detention as defined in I.C. 35-31.5-2-186, for a period of more than 72 hours;
(3) Not a member of a family that makes less than 150% of the federal income poverty level; and
(4) Not detained as a child subject to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court.
(C) A person described in division (B) above shall reimburse the county in an amount not to exceed:
(1) The lesser of: the per diem amount specified under division (D) below; or $30, multiplied by each day or part of a day that the person is lawfully detained in a county jail or lawfully detained under I.C. 35-33-11-3 for more than six hours;
(2) The direct cost of investigating whether the person is indigent; and
(3) The cost of collecting the amount for which the person is liable under this section.
(D) The County Council hereby fixes the sum of $30 as the per diem amount for reimbursement, based upon the average daily cost of housing a person in the county jail. If the county transfers a person to another county for detention or to the Department of Correction under I.C. 35-33-11-3, the per diem shall equal the per diem charged to the county under I.C. 35-33-11-5.
(E) The County Sheriff shall collect the amounts due under this section in the following manner: Upon a person’s release, he or she shall be given a written statement of the reimbursement due and owing under this section. Payment in full shall be made at the county jail within 90 days after the person’s release. If the Sheriff does not collect the amount due, the County Attorney may collect the amount due.
(F) All amounts collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the non-reverting County Prisoner Reimbursement Fund.
(1) Money in that fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of each fiscal year. Any amount earned from the investment of amounts in that fund becomes part of the fund.
(2) Upon appropriation by the County Council, amounts in the County Prisoner Reimbursement Fund may be used only for the operation, construction, repair, remodeling, enlarging and equipment of the county jail, but may not be used for salaries, wages or other personal service expenses.
(Council Ord. 1998-7, passed 6-15-1998)
(A) Purchasing agency. The purchasing agency for the county, the governmental body authorized to enter into contracts, is the Board of County Commissioners, as authorized by I.C. 36-2-2-2.
(B) Purchasing agents. The following purchasing agents are designated, who are authorized by the Board of County Commissioners to act as agents for the County Commissioners in administering their duties as the county’s purchasing agency:
(1) Each elected county officeholder;
(2) The Judges of the Circuit and Superior Courts, or their designee;
(3) The prosecuting attorney or his or her designee;
(4) The County Highway Superintendent;
(5) The Director of the Area Plan Commission and Building Department;
(6) The Administrative Officer of the County Health Department;
(7) The Chief Probation Officer or Manager of the Probation Department;
(8) The Manager of the County Extension Office;
(9) The Administrative Assistant to the Board of Commissioners;
(10) The Veterans Service Officer;
(11) The Superintendent of the Parks Department; and
(12) Such additional individuals as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
(C) Purchasing policies.
(1) These policies apply to the purchase of all office supplies, materials, equipment and furnishings.
(2) For expenditures up to $499 for each item or group of similar items, each purchasing agent may procure items for his or her agency. For expenditures over $100 per item or group of similar items, the purchasing agent must obtain two price quotes and retain them with other purchasing records.
(3) For expenditures of $500 or more, the purchasing agent must submit to the County Commissioners, prior to ordering, a description of the item and two price quotes. These purchases will be reviewed for purposes of avoiding unnecessary duplication of purchases, coordinating among offices, and achieving efficiency and savings in county purchases.
(4) The County Highway Superintendent may purchase supplies and services for the repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment, up to $2,500, without prior approval of the commissioners.
(5) As required by I.C. 5-22-15-21, purchasing agents shall purchase supplies manufactured in the United States unless it is determined that any one of the following apply.
(a) The supplies are not manufactured in the United States in reasonably available quantities.
(b) The price of the supplies manufactured in the United States exceeds by an unreasonable amount the price of available and comparable supplies manufactured outside the United States.
(c) The quality of the supplies is substantially less than the quality of comparably priced available supplies manufactured outside the United States.
(d) The purchase of supplies manufactured in the United States is not in the public interest.
(D) Revocation. The Board of Commissioners may revoke the designation of any purchasing agent who intentionally fails to follow the purchasing policies of this section. The Board of Commissioners may deny a claim for payment based upon a purchase if there has been an intentional violation of the policies of this section.
(Ord. 1998-14, passed 12-28-1998)
(A) Prior to submitting a grant application, the County Auditor shall meet with the subrecipient’s fiscal officer and with any grant administrator to review the procedural requirements of the grant.
(B) Upon receiving notice of approval of a grant, the Auditor, subrecipient’s fiscal agent and grant administrator will meet again and review the requirements of the grant agreement, laws and regulations, and determine how the subrecipient plans to comply with all requirements.
(C) The County Auditor shall assign one employee of the Auditor’s office to monitor subrecipients and process claims. That employee shall meet at least quarterly with the subrecipient’s fiscal agent and shall review the subrecipient’s records concerning the grant, to verify that all regulations are being followed.
(Res. 1999-1, passed 5-17-1999)
(A) The Auditor of the county is directed to deposit 40% of late payment fees collected under the local court rule to the Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Fund established under I.C. 33-37-5-2 and 60% of late payment fees to the County General Fund.
(B) This section applies to late payment fees distributed by the County Auditor after September 30, 2001.
(Council Ord. 2001-7, passed 8-21-2001)
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