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§ 33.006  MONITORING FUNDS; PASS-THROUGH ENTITY.
   (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)
§ 33.007  DEPOSIT OF LATE PAYMENT FEES.
   (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)
§ 33.008  USE OF EXISTING CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.
   The Cumulative Capital Development Fund of the county may be used for any purpose for which property taxes may be imposed under the authority of all statutes enumerated in I.C. 36-9-14.5-2.
(Ord. 2001-6, passed 9-17-2001)
§ 33.009  UNPAID BANK CHECK COLLECTION PROGRAM.
   (A)   (1)   The prosecuting attorney, 69th Judicial Circuit, who serves the county may establish an “Unpaid Bank Check Collection Program” (“Program”) through the office of prosecuting attorney in which the payee or holder or an unpaid or dishonored bank check who is requesting criminal prosecution of the maker of the unpaid or dishonored check may as follows:
         (a)   Authorize the office of prosecuting attorney to give statutory notice to the maker of the unpaid bank check that enables the maker of the unpaid check to redeem the unpaid check as a defense to criminal prosecution as provided under I.C. 35-43-5-5(e); and
         (b)   Designate and authorize the office of prosecuting attorney, to charge, collect and retain a collection service fee in the amount as allowed by I.C. 35-43-5-5(e).
      (2)   This section shall not restrict or limit in any way the lawful power or discretion of the prosecuting attorney in performing duties as prosecuting attorney. This section shall be construed as enlarging the power and discretion of the prosecuting attorney in the county, which includes the power and discretion to waive collection of any fees, or to negotiate or settle any issues of payment.
   (B)   Upon implementation of the program, the office of prosecuting attorney shall establish and maintain a special trust checking account for deposit of all funds received under the program. From this checking account, the office of prosecuting attorney shall disburse the lawfully due and correct amount of payment that the maker of the check owes to the check payee or holder.
      (1)   This account shall be processed and administered according to State Board of Accounts standards for public funds.
      (2)   Periodically, and not less than monthly, the office of prosecuting attorney shall deliver to the Treasurer of the county the accumulated of unpaid check collection services fees charged and retained by the office of prosecuting attorney. This amount shall be held by the Treasurer of the county in an account hereafter established, known as and designated as the “Decatur County Check Enforcement Fund”.
   (C)   Funds held in the County Check Enforcement Fund may be expended at anytime upon request by the prosecuting attorney and with the approval and by lawful appropriation by the County Council, as provided by law.
   (D)   This section shall be effective and full force January 1, 2002 and continuing thereafter indefinitely.
(Ord. 2001-9, passed 12-3-2001)
§ 33.010  CAGIT FUNDS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
   The Council hereby approves distributions of county adjusted gross income tax funds to the County Solid Waste Management District. This section will remain in effect until the County Council revokes or rescinds it.
(Council Res. passed 4-30-2002)
§ 33.011  DEDUCTION; ASSESSED VALUE OF INVENTORY.
   (A)   A deduction equal to 100% of the assessed value of inventory applies to the inventory located in the county beginning with the 2005 assessment year.
   (B)   The County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to provide a certified copy of this section to the department of local government finance and to each township assessor prior to February 1, 2005.
   (C)   State law allows the Council to increase the current rate of the county economic development income tax (“CEDIT”) by up to 0.25% for the sole purpose of mitigating the increased ad valorem property taxes on homesteads resulting from the deduction of the assessed value of inventory in the county.
   (D)   The current rate for CEDIT in the county is 0.25%, and it is necessary to increase this rate by 0.08% to mitigate the increased ad valorem property taxes on homesteads resulting from the deduction of the assessed value of inventory in the county.
   (E)   The county imposes the county economic development income tax on the county taxpayers of the county. The county economic development income tax is imposed at a rate of 0.33% on the county taxpayers of the county. This tax takes effect July 1 of this year.
   (F)   Beginning with the 2005 assessment year and continuing each year thereafter, the certified distribution described in state law shall be used to provide for allocated increased homestead credits as provided for in state law to offset the effect on homesteads resulting from the 100% deduction for inventory. The increased percentage of the homestead credit shall be determined by the County Auditor as specified in division (G) below.
   (G)   For the 2005 assessment year and continuing each year thereafter, the County Auditor shall determine the following:
      (1)   The amount of the certified distribution that is available to provide an increased homestead credit percentage for the year; and
      (2)   An increased percentage of homestead credit for each taxing district in the county that allocates to the taxing district an amount of increased homestead credits that bears the same proportion to the amount determined under division (G)(1) above that the amount of inventory assessed value deducted under I.C. 6-1.1-12-42 in the taxing district for the immediately preceding year’s assessment date bears to the total inventory assessed value deducted I.C. 6-1.1-32-42 in the county for the immediately preceding year’s assessment date.
   (H)   The County Auditor shall retain from the payments of the county’s certified distribution an amount equal to the revenue lost, of any, due to the increase of the homestead credit within the county. The money shall be distributed to the civil taxing units and school corporations of the county as if the money were from property tax collections and in such a manner that no civil taxing unit or school corporation will suffer a net revenue loss because of the allowance of an increased homestead credit.
(Council Ord. 2004-1, passed 3-30-2004)
§ 33.012  HEALTH CARE CO-PAYMENTS; PERSONS CONFINED TO JAIL.
   (A)   Except as otherwise provided herein, a person confined to the county jail shall be required to make a co-payment for health care services as follows:
      (1)   Medical care: $15;
      (2)   Dental care: 15;
      (3)   Eye care: $15;
      (4)   Any other health care related service: 15; and
      (5)   Prescription drugs: actual co-pay. Maximum $15 per prescription or refill.
   (B)   This section does not apply to a person confined to the county jail who maintains a policy of insurance from a private company covering the services listed above, or one who is willing to pay for his or her own medical care.
   (C)   Any person confined to the county jail shall not be required to make a co-payment under this section if:
      (1)   The person does not have funds in the person’s commissary or trust account at the time the service is provided;
      (2)   The person does not have funds in the person’s commissary or trust account within 60 days after the service is provided;
      (3)   The service is provided in an emergency;
      (4)   The service is provided as a result of an injury received in the jail; or
      (5)   The service is provided at the request of the Sheriff or Jail Administrator.
   (D)   Money collected under this section shall be deposited into a fund from which payments for inmates’ medical care are made.
   (E)   The medical care expenses of a person committed to the county jail by another county are the responsibility of the committing county. The medical care expenses of a person committed to the county jail by the Department of Corrections are the responsibility of the Department of Corrections.
   (F)   Rules for implementing this section must be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the county.
(Ord. 2004-4, passed 4-19-2004)
§ 33.013  MEAL ALLOWANCES TO PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICERS.
   Each precinct election officer, including each inspector, judge, poll clerk, assistant poll clerk and election Sheriff, if a Sheriff is appointed, shall be paid the sum of $25 as a meal allowance pursuant to I.C. 3-6-6-31(b). The meal allowance shall be paid at the same time that compensation is paid to the precinct election officer for the performance of their duties on election day.
(Ord. 2012-6, passed 9-4-2012)
§ 33.014  PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS IN ADVANCE OF ALLOWANCE.
   (A)   The County Auditor may make claim payments in advance of Board allowance for the following kinds of expenses:
      (1)   Property or services purchased or leased from the United States government, its agencies or its political subdivisions;
      (2)   License or permit fees;
      (3)   Insurance premiums;
      (4)   Utility payments or utility connection charges;
      (5)   General grant programs where advance funding is not prohibited and the contracting party posts sufficient security to cover the amount advanced;
      (6)   Grants of state funds authorized by statute;
      (7)   Maintenance of service agreements;
      (8)   Leases or rental agreements;
      (9)   Bond or coupon payments;
      (10)   Payroll;
      (11)   State or federal taxes;
      (12)   Expenses that must be paid because of emergency circumstances; and
      (13)   Expenses described in an ordinance.
   (B)   Each payment of expenses under this section must be supported by a fully itemized invoice or bill and certification by the County Auditor.
   (C)   The Board of County Commissioners shall review and allow the claim at its next regular or special meeting following the pre-approved payment of the expense.
(Ord. 2013-5, passed 7-1-2013)
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