Sec. 7. (a) The county home board shall, with the advice and approval of the board of commissioners, appoint a county home superintendent.

     (b) The county home superintendent shall be appointed solely on the basis of merit and fitness for the position and without regard to the appointee’s political affiliation. The county home superintendent must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States;

(2) be of good executive ability;

(3) be qualified as an institutional administrative officer;

(4) be a reputable citizen of good moral character; and

(5) have had the proper experience and training to manage efficiently the county home and to supervise or provide necessary and proper care and treatment for the county home’s patients and residents.

     (c) The county home superintendent may be removed from office only for cause, on charges of inefficiency or another proper charge, after a hearing before the county home board.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-4.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.24.