(A) There is created a County Home Fund to be administered by the Auditor of the county.
(B) The county shall accept donations and gifts given for the purpose of keeping the Owen County Home open, and deposit same in said Fund.
(C) The use of said Fund(s) shall be limited to the operation of the Owen County Home, including, but not limited to personnel costs, utilities, maintenance and capital improvements.
(D) Said fund shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year but instead be maintained in the Fund for the stated purposes in this section.
(E) The Auditor shall keep a record of all individuals and businesses that contribute money into this Fund, and in the event that the donations and gifts are insufficient to keep the Owen County Home open, then the Auditor shall within 30 days of such occurrence refund the donations and gifts to the individuals or businesses that made contributions.
(F) If the donations and gifts are sufficient to keep the Owen County Home open, the citizens who requested this section shall cause to be created a not-for-profit organization, with at least one Commissioner and one Council member as directors, to administer the continuation of fund raising effort for the Owen County Home.
(G) Nothing in this section commits the county to keeping the Owen County Home open or in operation unless sufficient donations and gifts are received into the Fund in adequate time at the outset to forestall closing of the home and on a continuing basis thereafter.
(BC Ord. 2002-72, passed 11-8-2002)