IC 5-11-14
    Chapter 14. Annual Conference of Local Fiscal Officers

IC 5-11-14-1
Conferences; expense allowance
    Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "official" includes thefollowing:
        (1) An elected official who is entitled to attend a conferenceunder this section.
        (2) An individual elected to an office who is entitled to attenda conference under this section.
        (3) A deputy or an assistant to an elected official who is entitledto attend a conference under this section.
    (b) The state board of accounts shall annually call a conference ofeach of the following:
        (1) County auditors and auditors elect.
        (2) County treasurers and treasurers elect.
        (3) Circuit court clerks and circuit court clerks elect.
    (c) Each of the conferences called under subsection (b):
        (1) must be held at a time and place fixed by the state examiner;
        (2) may be held statewide or by district; and
        (3) may not continue for longer than three (3) days in any one(1) year.
    (d) The following training must be provided at each conferencecalled under subsection (b):
        (1) The proper use of forms prescribed by the state board ofaccounts.
        (2) The keeping of the records of the respective offices.
        (3) At the conference for county treasurers and treasurers elect,investment training by the following:
            (A) The treasurer of state.
            (B) The board for depositories.
            (C) Any other person the state examiner considers to becompetent in providing investment training.
        (4) Any other training that, in the judgment of the stateexaminer, will result in the better conduct of the publicbusiness.
    (e) The state examiner may hold other conferences for:
        (1) the officials described in subsection (b); or
        (2) other county, city, or township officers;
whenever in the judgment of the state examiner conferences arenecessary.
    (f) Whenever a conference is called by the state board of accountsunder this section, an elected official, at the direction of the stateexaminer, may require the attendance of:
        (1) each of the elected official's appointed and acting chiefdeputies or chief assistants; and
        (2) if the number of deputies or assistants employed:
            (A) does not exceed three (3), one (1) of the elected official'sappointed and acting deputies or assistants; or            (B) exceeds three (3), two (2) of the elected official's dulyappointed and acting deputies or assistants.
    (g) Each official representing a unit and attending any conferenceunder this section shall be allowed the following:
        (1) A sum for mileage at a rate determined by the fiscal body ofthe unit the official represents for each mile necessarily traveledin going to and returning from the conference by the mostexpeditious route. Regardless of the duration of the conference,only one (1) mileage reimbursement shall be allowed to theofficial furnishing the conveyance even if the official transportsmore than one (1) person.
        (2) An allowance for lodging for each night precedingconference attendance in an amount equal to the single roomrate. However, lodging expense, in the case of a one (1) dayconference, shall only be allowed for persons who reside fifty(50) miles or farther from the conference location.
        (3) Reimbursement of an official, in an amount determined bythe fiscal body of the unit the official represents, for mealspurchased while attending a conference called under thissection.
    (h) The state board of accounts shall certify the number of daysof attendance and the mileage for each conference to each officialattending any conference under this section.
    (i) All payments of mileage and lodging shall be made by theproper disbursing officer in the manner provided by law on a dulyverified claim or voucher to which shall be attached the certificate ofthe state board of accounts showing the number of days attended andthe number of miles traveled. All payments shall be made from thegeneral fund from any money not otherwise appropriated and withoutany previous appropriation being made therefor.
    (j) A claim for reimbursement under this section may not bedenied by the body responsible for the approval of claims if the claimcomplies with IC 5-11-10-1.6 and this section.
(Formerly: Acts 1943, c.116, s.1; Acts 1949, c.89, s.1; Acts 1967,c.67, s.1; Acts 1972, P.L.39, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.15, SEC.5.) Asamended by Acts 1977, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.53, SEC.1;P.L.72-1995, SEC.1; P.L.10-1997, SEC.5; P.L.35-1999, SEC.3;P.L.98-2000, SEC.3; P.L.169-2006, SEC.6.

IC 5-11-14-2
Training institute for clerk-treasurers or city clerks
    Sec. 2. The state board of accounts shall annually conduct atraining institute for clerk-treasurers and may conduct a traininginstitute for city clerks, either of the entire state or by districts. Theprovisions of IC 5-11-14, are applicable to any such training institute.
(Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.50, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1977,P.L.55, SEC.2.