Sec. 13. (a) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, appoint as many assistants as the superintendent and the county home board determine to be necessary to do the following:

(1) Administer the activities and services of the county home.

(2) Provide proper and adequate care for patients and residents.

(3) Perform all other duties required of the county.

     (b) Assistants must be appointed under this section solely on the basis of qualification and training for the duties assigned and without regard to political affiliation.

     (c) The county home superintendent shall, with the approval of the county home board, fix the compensation of the assistants appointed under this section within the lawfully established appropriations.

     (d) Assistants appointed under this section may be dismissed only for cause by the county home superintendent with the approval of the county home board. An assistant dismissed under this subsection has the right to a hearing before the county home board if requested within ten (10) days after the effective date of dismissal.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-4-3-7.]

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