(a) The chief administrative officer has supervision and control over and is responsible for all the machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and materials owned or used by the county in the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of the county roads and bridges. The chief administrative officer shall make or cause to be made a complete inventory of all machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, and materials, and file copies of the complete inventory with the county governing body, and the chief executive officer of the county within sixty (60) days after taking office, and thereafter a revised current inventory shall be submitted effective July 1 of each year. The revised inventory shall be submitted by September 1 of each year.
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(b) All machinery, equipment and tools shall be plainly marked as the property of the county road department and each item shall be numbered and the number entered on the inventory filed by the chief administrative officer. It is the duty of the chief executive officer of the county to examine the inventories for compliance with this subsection (b), and upon the chief executive officer’s determination that the inventory does not comply with the requirements of this chapter, the chief executive officer shall cause to be withheld from the chief administrative officer any funds due the chief administrative officer until the chief administrative officer complies with this subsection (b).
(c) The inventory filed by the chief administrative officer shall be maintained and made available to the comptroller of the treasury for audit purposes.
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