Ind. Code ch. 16-20-6

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Ind. Code § 16-20-6-1 Authority to accept gifts to erect and equip building; use

Sec. 1. (a) The executive of a county or the fiscal body of a city may accept gifts, devises, and bequests, in trust or otherwise, for the purpose of erecting and equipping a suitable building for the county or city health department. (b) The building may contain the offices of local health officers, local boards of health, and other facilities and equipment that will serve to promote the efficient operation of local health boards and officers and best serve the community's public health administration. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-1.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 16-20-6-2 Form of gift; conversion into cash; separate account for proceeds

Sec. 2. (a) The gifts, devises, and bequests accepted under this chapter may be in the form of cash or real, personal, or mixed property that, in accordance with the terms of a gift, devise, or bequest, may be converted into cash by the county executive or city fiscal body as follows: (1) If real property, by sale as county and city real property may be sold. (2) If personal property, by sale at private sale through the office of auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer, upon two (2) weeks publication of notice. (b) The sale may be continued from day to day and shall be approved by the county executive or city fiscal body before the execution of a bill of sale. The auditor, clerk, or clerk-treasurer may execute bills of sale. (c) Revenues realized from the gifts, devises, and bequests must be kept in a separate account for the purposes specified in this chapter. However, the account may not be permitted to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per capita of the population of the county or city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-2.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 16-20-6-3 Construction and equipment of building

Sec. 3. Upon the accumulation of a sufficient amount to construct and equip a building for the county or city health department as provided in this chapter, the county executive or city fiscal body may, after consultation with local health boards and officers and after approval of plans and specifications by the state department, provide for the construction and equipment of the building. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 16-20-6-4 Real property acquisition; surplus funds; tax for maintenance

Sec. 4. (a) Real property and easements or appurtenances may be acquired by any of the following methods: (1) Gift as provided in section 1 of this chapter. (2) Purchase with money accepted for that purpose. (3) Condemnation proceedings as prescribed by statute. (b) Upon condemnation, all damages must be paid from the money accepted as provided in section 1 of this chapter. All money remaining in the account after the construction and equipment of the building may be used for the maintenance of the building. The county or city may levy a tax sufficient to maintain the buildings when constructed as provided in this chapter. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 16-20-6-5 Alternative use for gifts if insufficient for building

Sec. 5. A gift, grant, or conveyance made under this chapter is upon the implied condition that if sufficient money is not available within ten (10) years of the acceptance of the gift, grant, or conveyance, the property or the proceeds from the property, may be used by the county or city, with the approval of the court having probate jurisdiction in the county, for a purpose that will promote the general health of the people of the county or city. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-5.1-4.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

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