Sec. 7. (a) In a case of emergency, a trustee shall accept and promptly act upon a completed application from an individual requesting assistance. In a nonemergency request for township assistance, the trustee shall act on the completed application not later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the application, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9. The trustee's office shall retain a copy of each application and affidavit whether or not relief is granted.
(b) The actions that a trustee may take on a completed application for township assistance, except in a case of emergency, are the following:
(1) Grant assistance.
(2) Deny assistance, including a partial denial of assistance requested.
(3) Leave the decision pending.
(c) A decision pending determination under subsection (b)(3):
(1) may not remain pending for more than seventy-two (72) hours after the expiration of the period described in subsection (a); and
(2) must include a statement listing the specific reasons that assistance is not granted or denied within the period required under subsection (a).
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.27; P.L.259-2001, SEC.3; P.L.73-2005, SEC.35.
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