Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the other methods of township assistance financing provided by this article, if a township trustee for a township determines that a particular township's township assistance account will be exhausted before the end of a fiscal year, the township trustee shall notify the township board of that determination.
(b) After receiving notice under subsection (a) that a township's township assistance account will be exhausted before the end of a fiscal year, the township board shall appeal to the department of local government finance for the right to borrow money on a short term basis to fund township assistance services in the township. In the appeal the township board must do the following:
(1) Show that the amount of money contained in the township assistance account will not be sufficient to fund services required to be provided within the township by this article.
(2) Show the amount of money that the board estimates will be needed to fund the deficit.
(3) Indicate a period, not to exceed five (5) years, during which the township would repay the loan.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.8; P.L.101-2000, SEC.8; P.L.73-2005, SEC.108; P.L.169-2006, SEC.36.
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