(A) Pursuant to I.C. 36-2-13-15, the county elects to implement the provisions of the statute, effective January 1, 2010.
(B) The amount of reimbursement shall be as described in I.C. 36-2-13-15(d) or as set by the court in I.C. 35-50-5-4(c).
(C) The County Council hereby fixes a daily per diem amount, payable by the prisoners of $35.
(D) (1) The Board of Commissioners hereby directs the County Sheriff to collect and account for the prisoner reimbursement payments pursuant to the statute.
(2) If the County Sheriff fails to collect such amounts, the County Attorney is authorized to begin legal proceedings or take other action to collect such amounts.
(E) (1) The Board of Commissioners and County Council hereby establish a separate, non-reverting fund for the placement of the funds collected pursuant to the ordinance, to be designated as the county’s Prisoner Reimbursement Fund, as established in I.C. 36-2-13-16.
(2) Such Fund may be used for any purposes now or in the future permitted by law, which purposes include the operation, remodeling, maintenance, repair, enlarging, or equipment of, or for, the county jail.
(3) Money from the Fund cannot be used to augment the salaries of the Sheriff or other jail personnel.
(Ord. IX, passed 9-1-2009)