Section 36-6-4-17 - Failure to perform duty; liability; compensation; personal use of township funds(a) Except as provided in IC 5-11, an executive who fails to perform a duty imposed by section 3(1), 3(2), 3(3), 3(4), 3(5), 3(7), 3(8), 5, or 14(1) of this chapter is liable to the township in a sum of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), to be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the township.(b) An executive is entitled to receive the following:(1) The executive's salary.(2) Reimbursement for expenses that are reasonably incurred by the executive for the following: (A) The operation of the executive's office.(B) Travel and meals while attending seminars or conferences on township matters.(C) A sum for mileage as permitted under IC 36-6-8-3(b). The executive may not make any other personal use of township funds without prior approval by the legislative body of the township.
(c) An executive who fails to perform a duty imposed by section 3(12), 3(13), or 3(14) of this chapter or subsection (b) may be removed from office by an action under IC 5-8-1-35 that is initiated under IC 36-6-4.5.Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-6-10.
Amended by P.L. 58-2023,SEC. 32, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 24-2022,SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2022.As added by Acts1980 , P.L. 212, SEC.5. Amended by P.L. 34-1992, SEC.3.