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MAY 1 AIC NW District Meeting and Institute Budget 1 2 AIC NE District Meeting and Institute Budget 1 7 Primary Election Day 10 Spring Property Tax Due Date 15-17 GIS Conference, Bloomington/ Monroe Convention Center 14 AIC WC District Meeting and Institute Budget 1 15 AIC SW District Meeting and Institute Budget 1 16 AIC SE District Meeting and Institute Budget 1 21 AIC Institute Budget 2, French Lick 22-24 State Called Auditors Conference, French Lick
JUNE 6 Indiana Association of County Highway Engineers & Supervisors Summer Conference Features Extras 7 AIC Board Meeting 10-12 State Called Clerks of the Circuit 3 Changes to the Court System Reflects 13 Indiana County Council Court Conference, Sheraton Today’s “Customers” State Called Meeting Keystone at the Crossing By David Bottorff 29 State Called County Council 15 AIC 2019 Scholarship Meeting, Indiana Grand, The Indiana Tax Court’s Jurisdiction Applications Shelbyville 4 By Ryan Hoff
JULY 6 Evidence-Based Pretrial Practices: Part One 12-15 NACo Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV 9 Evidence-Based Pretrial Practices: Part Two By Mary Kay Hudson AUGUST 7-9 State Called Treasurers Indiana Problem-Solving Courts: On the Conference, Sheraton Keystone 12 at the Crossing Frontline of a Drug Epidemic 19-22 Indiana County Assessors By Hon. Jonathan Cleary Summer Conference, Hilton Downtown Indianapolis 23 AIC Board Meeting Stay Connected. Follow the AIC on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube! indianacounties.org www.IndianaCounties.org March/April 2019 INDIANA NEWS 92 1 The Director’s Chair
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The official magazine of Association of Indiana Counties, Inc. U.S. Counties 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1575 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2051 (317) 684-3710 FAX (317) 684-3713 FREE for NACo www.indianacounties.org Karen Avery, Editor Member Counties OFFICERS President: Stacey O’Day, Allen County Assessor Be a Live Healthy county First Vice President: Anton Karl Neff, Owen County Council Second Vice President: Ken Paust, Wayne County with health discount Commissioner programs for residents Third Vice President: Kent Ward, Hamilton County Surveyor Treasurer: Mendy Lassaline, Perry County Assessor
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Changes to the Court System Reflects Today’s “Customers”
By David Bottorff, Executive Director | [email protected]
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush provided a report to a joint session of the General Assembly and the citizens of Indiana on January 16. Her report, the State of the Judiciary, had a theme of “Addressing the Needs of Our Customers.” The state’s court administration has been pro-active in addressing today’s public challenges reflected in the customers using the court system.
The Chief Justice reported on the Court’s action to address the public health crisis that is the Opioid Epidemic. A summit organized by the state court administration focused on the need for more addiction services and mental health treatment as a part of the criminal justice system. Over 1,000 attendees representing all 92 counties participated in the summit and learned about the science of addiction and how quickly people’s brains and bodies can become dependent on drugs. The state court administration is scheduling regional workshops this year to follow-up on training and to share what types of programs are working in our communities. We will share those workshop dates with you when they become available. release policies in an effort to help alleviate jail overcrowding. Indiana’s As many counties realize, many court cases involve children. These bail policy and efforts to address drug addiction and mental health “customers” rely on the courts to act in their best interest. The Chief in pre-trial detainees is an aggressive effort to help individuals, Justice’s report identified that nearly 135,000 current court cases maintain public safety and reduce recidivism. Thirty-one counties are involve children. These cases involve divorce, adoption, termination of participating in developing pre-trial best policies. These community parental rights and other child related court cases. Courts are expected based efforts require cooperation and communication across a broad to help children with a variety of services. To address this growing list of local agencies, but the long term results can be worthwhile. demand, the state court administration increased the number of family courts from seven in 2018 to eighteen in 2019. Access to the courts can be an expensive endeavor. Many court customers lack the means to gain access to the courts so reliance on Increased reliance on technology is making the court system more Civil Legal Aid is critical for many to know their basic rights in civil cases. efficient through the collection of data, but also helps court customers. The court administration has been a great advocate for organizing legal The court administration is also advocating the use of technology to assistance services through the Coalition for Court Access. remind defendants of their court hearings through text messages. This means fewer people miss their court hearings and have to be sent back The state court administration under the leadership of Chief Justice to jails for failure to appear violations. Rush is helping local communities and the state by addressing our society’s evolving challenges. County officials should work with the The court administration had been very active in reviewing pre-trial courts to bring these reforms to your county. www.IndianaCounties.org March/April 2019 INDIANA NEWS 92 3 Politics & Policy
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The Indiana Tax Court’s Jurisdiction By Ryan Hoff, General Counsel and Director of Government Relations | [email protected]
While discussion of the structure of the Indiana Tax Court’s jurisdiction This means that the Tax Court has jurisdiction over county decisions may not typically be of interest to a wide swath of Hoosiers, or even on property tax matters such as exemptions, deductions, and property many Indiana local officials, this jurisdiction plays an interesting and valuation. Prior to its creation by the General Assembly in 1986, the impactful role in funding of local government in Indiana. Their decisions cases over which the Tax Court now has jurisdiction were heard in (and the policy implications of their decisions) have been the topic of the Circuit or Superior Courts of the county of location of property in growing conversation in local government. As such, it is useful to take a property tax cases. closer look at the overall structure the General Assembly has created to judge questions of taxation in our state. Further within the jurisdictional statutes lies the Indiana Board of Tax Review (“IBTR”). A three-member bipartisan board governs the IBTR, Under its own description, the Tax Court “has exclusive jurisdiction over which conducts reviews of tax appeals concerning: (1) the assessed any case that arises under the Indiana tax laws and that is an initial valuation of tangible property; (2) property tax deductions; (3) property appeal of a final determination made by the Indiana State Department tax exemptions; or (4) property tax credits; that are made from a of Revenue or the Indiana Board of Tax Review. In addition, the Tax determination by an assessing official or a property tax assessment Court has jurisdiction over certain appeals from the Department of board of appeals (“PTABOA”). The Board also reviews assessment Local Government Finance.” determinations made by the Department of Local Government Finance (“DLGF”). Appeals from IBTR determinations are made to the Indiana
4 INDIANA NEWS 92 March/April 2019 Association of Indiana Counties Inc. Tax Court, and if further appealed, to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Since the General Assembly shifted jurisdiction to the Tax Court by statute, decisions of that court have had significant impact on the fiscal status of local taxing units. This includes watershed tax cases which changed the very fundamentals of property taxation in Indiana, including the Town of St. John chain of cases (which eventually found Indiana’s property tax system to be unconstitutional) and Meijer Stores v. Wayne Co. Assessor (which first allowed the so-called dark box theory of tax valuation in Indiana). Both of these cases spawned years of policy discussion about local funding and property taxes at the Indiana General Assembly, and those discussions continue to this day.
More recently, in December of 2018, the Indiana Tax Court decided Daw, et al v. Hancock Co. Assessor. In this case, the Tax Court’s decision held that a stormwater fee in the Town of McCordsville was actually a tax, thus allowing the Tax Court jurisdiction over the case. As a policy matter, this decision which found jurisdiction also creates several other questions that will be of interest to the fiscal status of many other fees that local units rely upon. If that local fee was found to be a tax, are there now other implications involving tax caps and many typical tax exemptions for charitable, religious, educational and governmental use? These questions are among the many possible policy issues that may spawn from this jurisdictional issue.
As the Tax Court maintains jurisdiction over many issues of local tax interest, it is important for county officials to keep up-to-date on its decisions.
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Since the Supreme Court adopted Criminal Rule (CR) 26 in September 2016, the Pretrial Committee, the Indiana Evidence-Based Decision Making Evidence- (EBDM) Policy Team, and the Indiana Office of Court Services (IOCS) have diligently worked with 11 counties to implement CR 26 and other evidence based pretrial practices. Here are some of the activities completed or Based underway across Indiana:
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Pretrial In 2016, IOCS conducted regional, multidisciplinary stakeholder trainings on risk assessment that were attended by over 400 justice professionals. Practices In August 2017, IOCS hosted an NIC-sponsored (National Institute of Corrections) pretrial training for judicial officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers, and community corrections officers PART ONE participating in the pilot project. IOCS provided CR 26/pretrial related education sessions at several education events, including the 2016 and 2017 Annual Judges’ Conference, the 2017 and 2018 Spring Judicial College, the 2017 Probation Officers Annual Meeting, and the 2018 Justice Services Conference.
IOCS staff presented on the pretrial project at the Indiana Association of Community Corrections Act Counties conference in November 2017.
Altogether, IOCS and its partner agencies have provided over 95 hours of pretrial and evidence based practices education and training to over 2,000 criminal justice professionals since April 2016.
A pretrial web page was launched @ https://www.in.gov/judiciary/ iocs/3721.htm with the latest information on Indiana pretrial activities.
PRETRIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Throughout 2017, NIC provided technical assistance to the 11 pilot sites to develop local pretrial policies and procedures regarding pretrial assessment, release and supervision matrices, and defense counsel at first appearance.
In December 2017, the Pretrial Committee completed the Indiana Pretrial Practices document, which provides an overview of the legal framework for bail in Indiana and evidence based pretrial practices, sample forms, and a description of the pretrial pilot site activities.
In January and February 2018, IOCS staff met with local policy teams in Madison, LaPorte, and Vigo counties to provide an overview of CR 26 and the pilot project activities.
IOCS staff convenes the pretrial pilot judicial officers and coordinators on Indiana Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Slaughter speaks during the National a quarterly basis to discuss local practices, progress, and challenges. Center for State Courts’ Pretrial Justice Reform Summit in May 2018.
6 INDIANA NEWS 92 March/April 2019 Association of Indiana Counties Inc. The EBDM Policy Team submitted a request for pretrial expansion to NIC in November 2017. The request is pending approval from the NIC Director.
DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION All pilot sites are collecting uniform data sets through SRS, Odyssey Supervision, and other data collection systems that will be used to examine pretrial outcomes at the county and state level.
Dr. Ray at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis’ School of Public and Environmental Affairs published the first pretrial evaluation report in July 2017 and is collecting data to complete an Indiana Risk Assessment System-Pretrial Assessment Tool validation for each pilot site. The first validation results will be available in late 2018. Indiana judicial officers attend the Pretrial Release panel at the Spring Judicial Results from the evaluation will be used to inform future pretrial policy Conference in South Bend. and practice. CONCLUSION FUNDING With support from the National Institute of Corrections, the Indiana Department of Correction, and the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana is In fiscal year 2018, the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana emerging as a leader in evidence based pretrial practices. Department of Correction awarded a combined total of approximately $2.9M for pretrial activities to the 11 pilot sites, and For information on enhancing pretrial practices in your county, Marion and Clark counties. contact Mary Kay Hudson, Deputy Director, Indiana Office of Court Services. Grant funds covered the cost of project coordination, pretrial assessment, supervision, defense counsel and prosecutor services Reprinted with permission from the (June 21, 2018) online edition at initial hearing, training, and court notification systems. of INDIANA courttimes, published by the http://indianacourts.us. Copyright (2018), ICT. All rights reserved. Grant awards per county range from $50K to $335K.
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Communities across Indiana depend on their county officials to make important decisions that Evidence-Based will benefit citizens. As Indiana’s largest law firm, Barnes & Thornburg LLP is passionate about assisting many county officials with legal issues they face on a Pretrial Practices daily basis, including: • Financing county facilities • Generating economic development strategies • Litigating cases when necessary PART TWO • Developing county employment policies • Addressing environmental issues By Mary Kay Hudson | Deputy Director, Indiana Office of Court Services You can’t teach that kind of passion. But when you come to us for advice, you can certainly expect it. In 2016, eleven counties committed to • Data collection to evaluate pretrial probation officer and periodic records participate in local criminal justice reform outcomes to determine pretrial court checks. The court may also order other initiatives through Indiana’s Evidence- appearance rates and safety rates (the conditions on a case-by-case basis, such as Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative in percentage of pretrial defendants not chemical testing or day reporting. Uncommon Value collaboration with the Indiana EBDM policy rearrested during the pretrial period) team (state team). In November 2018, Indiana University– Purdue University Indianapolis School of MONROE COUNTY PRETRIAL Since then, all eleven counties, under the Public and Environmental Affairs completed REFORM HIGHLIGHTS leadership of their local EBDM policy teams Monroe County’s initial IRAS-PAT validation. and guided by the state team, have launched Since implementing their pretrial pilot project, The study included 562 pretrial defendants pretrial pilot @ programs www.in.gov/ Monroe County Assistant Chief Probation who were arrested and whose case went to judiciary/iocs/3721.htm that follow best Officer Troy Hatfield and Pretrial Director disposition between October 1, 2016 and practices in pretrial release and supervision. Becca Streit have worked diligently to collect September 30, 2017. The pilot sites have implemented evidence- data documenting pretrial outcomes. based practices in the following areas: The sample characteristics were: In Monroe County, all arrestees are assessed using the IRAS-PAT. In addition to the • An average age of 29.82 years • Indiana Risk Assessment System – Pretrial (range: 18 to 77) Assessment Tool (IRAS-PAT) results used IRAS-PAT, pretrial officers obtain collateral to guide pretrial release and supervision information from sources such as Odyssey, • Primarily male (75.8%) Doxpop, probation and pretrial case files, the decisions • Primarily Caucasian (79.4%) National Crime Information Center, and other • Defense counsel and a deputy prosecutor verified sources, such as employers. • African American (14.8%) available at initial hearings so the court can quickly review release decisions and Pretrial officers use this information, along MONROE COUNTY VALIDATION conditions for persons not released prior to with information on the instant arrest, to STUDY CONCLUSIONS: complete a pretrial release recommendation initial hearing The research shows the IRAS-PAT accurately that is provided to the court, prosecutor, predicts the likelihood of pretrial misconduct • Locally established procedures for and defense attorney. All parties, including (Failure to Appear (FTA)/any arrest), meaning determining pretrial release conditions and a pretrial probation officer, attend initial the higher the individual’s risk score the more responses to pretrial violations hearings, which are held daily at 1:30 PM. likely the person will not appear or will have All defendants released pretrial receive an arrest during pretrial supervision. Elkhart Fort Wayne Indianapolis South Bend • Text or telephone notification systems that reminders of court hearings 24-48 hours in remind defendants of court dates from one advance of the hearing. 574-293-0681 260-423-9440 317-236-1313 574-233-1171 Of the 562 arrestees studied by IUPUI: to several days in advance of the hearing date Defendants may also be ordered to one • Low Risk Arrestees: Only 8.4% had ATLANTA CALIFORNIA CHICAGO DELAWARE INDIANA MICHIGAN MINNEAPOLIS OHIO TEXAS WASHINGTON, D.C. of three pretrial monitoring levels that either FTA/arrest (any failure) during pretrial btlaw.com include face-to-face meetings with a pretrial supervision period
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• Moderate Risk Arrestees: About 33% WHAT’S NEXT IN 2019 “EBDM pretrial data tools shift judicial had either FTA/arrest (any failure) during In December 2018, the National Institute resources from consideration of money pretrial supervision period of Corrections awarded the Indiana EBDM for release to practices that correlate more policy team ongoing technical assistance closely to ensuring appearance and reducing • High Risk Arrestees: About 52.5% had to develop a strategic plan to expand and recidivism. EBDM has resulted in more either FTA/arrest (any failure) during pretrial sustain Indiana’s Evidence-Based Decision people being released pretrial. EBDM is a supervision period Making Initiative. Strategic planning activities framework that can move Indiana’s criminal will commence in January 2019 and extend system toward the justice that encourages IRAS-PAT ARESTEE RISK LEVELS through September 2019. citizen confidence.”
Low Risk David Powell, Executive Director of the 57.3% Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, OTHER HIGHLIGHTS COMING supports Indiana’s continued involvement in IN 2019 Moderate Risk 35.6% EBDM: “As vice chair of the State Evidence- • Dr. Bradley Ray and the research team Based Decision Making team, I have had the will begin IRAS-PAT validation studies in High Risk the remaining pilot sites, starting with Allen 7.1% privilege of collaborating with criminal justice stakeholders from all branches of local and and Hamilton counties. Results from those state government. counties will be available in mid-2019.
Knowing this information, pilots are better “Our focus has been a safer and healthier • Allen, Hamilton, Hendricks, and Monroe able to improve pretrial practices and gain Indiana. Work sessions have been counties will work with Dr. Ray and Dr. confidence in using assessment results along challenging, enlightening, and respectful. We Evan Lowder to conduct a multi-site with other critical information to make release have identified and targeted areas to study analysis comparing pretrial outcomes in decisions. and improve. One of our biggest challenges cases where risk assessment is used to and goals is to produce objective data that inform decisions to outcomes in cases Judge Mary Ellen Diekhoff, chair of Monroe will allow all of us with confidence to measure when it is not. County’s EBDM policy team, is pleased with and test our programs and practices. the county’s progress. “After working through • On April 2-5, 2019, the Indiana EBDM a few minor issues starting out, our process “We know we have a long way to go policy team will host a pretrial orientation has gained acceptance and confidence and to achieve the change targets we have for local criminal justice stakeholders has become everyday practice. Our pretrial identified. However, I am confident that interested in learning more about evidence officers work diligently every day to provide decision making based upon evidence and based pretrial practices. the court with risk assessment information data will lead to lasting improvements in the The Indiana Office of Court Services is to make more informed decisions regarding criminal justice system.” bail.” available to provide information, resources, Bernice Corley, Executive Director of the and technical assistance to courts interested Monroe County’s commitment to system Indiana Public Defender Council, expressed in learning more about EBDM. Contact improvement has provided valuable similar support for Indiana’s participation Samantha Goodson, IOCS EBDM/Pretrial information to guide local criminal justice in EBDM, and specifically the pretrial pilot Coordinator at samantha.goodson@courts. decisions. Judge Diekhoff observed: project: “If the presumption of innocence is to in.gov for more information or to schedule a “The recent validation study has provided have any meaning at all, it is essential that the site visit to your county. confirmation of what our local data has been pretrial detention of people be reduced. informing us, which is that the IRAS-PAT Reprinted with permission from the is appropriately measuring a defendant’s “Cash bonds have been a barrier to indigent (January 15, 2019) online edition of risk for failing to appear and risk of re-arrest people, who are over-represented in the INDIANA courttimes, published by the while a case is pending. We look forward to criminal system, being released pretrial. The http://indianacourts.us. Copyright (2018), collecting additional data and learning more cash bond system benefits only those who ICT. All rights reserved. so we can adjust our practices to achieve can afford to pay for their release, while those greater success and better outcomes.” who cannot remain in custody until the case is resolved.
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Indiana Problem-Solving Courts: ON THE FRONTLINE OF A DRUG EPIDEMIC
By Hon. Jonathan Cleary | Judge, Dearborn Superior Court
As our nation is devastated by drug abuse, in counties that do not have the specific transfers from referring courts within the same Indiana is uniquely positioned to improve problem-solving court model needed. county (including from city and town courts) outcomes with 94 certified problem-solving and from out-of-county courts pursuant to courts in 46 counties and 13 additional Problem-solving courts provide a highly Section 26 of the Problem-Solving Court problem-solving courts in the planning stages. structured judicial intervention intended to Rules for the purpose of problem-solving address the core reasons why individuals court supervision. Problem-solving courts are one part of the become involved in the justice system. complex solution to the drug epidemic, yet Problem-solving courts can serve both Local court rules or local court administrative it is not judicially or economically responsible criminal defendants and juveniles as well policy dictate the transfer of cases among for each of the 92 counties to have its own as parents with an open CHINS case. circuit and superior courts within the same veterans court, drug court, mental health Problem-solving courts may be utilized in county. Sharing problem-solving courts across court, or other problem-solving court. pre-conviction, post-conviction, and post- county lines is strictly voluntary and based imprisonment contexts. upon each community’s unique resources. However, under the Judicial Conference of Interested counties are encouraged to identify Indiana Problem-Solving Court Rules, and There is a problem-solving court near you with one person, as the sole point of contact other applicable Indiana law, courts can at least one in every judicial district! Problem- between counties, to help facilitate a smooth voluntarily work together to serve Hoosiers solving courts are authorized to accept supervision transfer into a problem-solving court.
12 INDIANA NEWS 92 March/April 2019 Association of Indiana Counties Inc. To initiate a transfer, the individual is first screened by the problem-solving court for legal and clinical eligibility. If found eligible, the Mark Your Calendar! problem-solving court assumes jurisdiction over a transferred case only for the purpose of County Council State Called Meeting problem-solving court participation. The Indiana County Council Association (ICCA) The State Board of Accounts will be available is excited to be hosting another State Called throughout the day to answer any questions. Once a participation agreement is signed meeting on June 28-29, 2019. Once again, it New for this year on Friday afternoon from by the problem-solving court judge and the will be held at the Indiana Grand Racing and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., there will be an AIC Institute parties, the problem-solving court judge has Casino in Shelbyville. There will be a reception elective course on Jail Population Reduction. on Friday, June 28 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. jurisdiction over the participant. Problem-solving Additional registration is required and all are with heavy hors d’oeuvres. Registration on welcome to attend. court requirements include case management Saturday, June 29 will begin at 7:30 a.m. with appointments, status hearings, treatment a hot breakfast, and the program will begin at Overnight room blocks have been secured at services, and drug testing. 8:30 a.m. the following hotels. Tell them you are with the Indiana County Council Association for The agenda is still being finalized however discounted rates. The judge may impose incentives as well topics will include: as sanctions for non-compliance. With the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES • Legislative Update Including the Dark Box 38 W Rampart St, Shelbyville exception of some transfers involving individuals Legislation participating in problem-solving court as a (317) 398-0800 | Group Code IAC • Training Requirements for County Council condition of probation, upon discharge from the HAMPTON INN Members problem-solving court the underlying case is 59 E Rampart St, Shelbyville • Parliamentary Procedures/Conduction of (317) 398-9100 referred back to the city, town, or out-of-county Meetings court for final case disposition. ECONO LODGE • Appointments of Boards and Commissions 68 E Rampart St, Shelbyville (317) 398-0472 ON THE FRONTLINE OF The Problem-Solving Courts Committee has • How Funds Are to Be Spent: Sheriff developed practice guidelines and sample Commissary, Perpetuation Funds, 911 The official letter and registration will be forms to assist courts interested in making and Funds, Cum Cap Fund, etc available in late May. We hope to see you in Shelbyville on June 28 and 29! A DRUG EPIDEMIC receiving referrals to certified problem-solving • Election Equipment Mandates courts. The problem-solving court judge must Linda Sanders, ICCA President • Panel Discussion approve the admission of all eligible individuals. Sue Ann Mitchell, ICCA Vice President Ind. Code § 33-23-16-13(2). Anton Neff, ICCA Secretary
As the Ancient Greek Philosopher Pythagoras stated, “Friends share all things.” Through this supervision transfer model, Indiana judges can help fulfill Chief Justice Loretta Rush’s vision Don’t forget to... that Veterans Courts are available for all Indiana UPDATE your AIC contact info! veterans in need and all other problem-solving courts are available for all Hoosiers in need. Visit www.IndianaCounties.org to update your contact information
For information on Problem-Solving Courts, visit courts.in.gov/pscourts, or contact Judge Email your contact information to Molly Smith at Jonathan Cleary at jcleary@dearborncounty. [email protected] in.gov or Jamie Bergacs, Justice Services Assistant Administrator, at jamie.bergacs@ Fax your contact information to courts.in.gov. 317.684.3713 attn: Molly Smith Scan this QR Code and get right to the Reprinted with permission from the (Dec. 4, update form on smartphone or tablet 2018) online edition of INDIANA courttimes, published by the http://indianacourts.us. Copyright (2018), ICT. All rights reserved. indianacounties.org
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2019 INDIANA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Sponsored by Association of Indiana Counties & SRI, Inc.
ELIGIBILITY SRI is awarding $500 scholarships to four students. To be eligible for this $500 scholarship, the applicant must be a spring 2019 graduate of an Indiana high school and plan to start attending a school of higher education in Indiana in the fall of 2019. The applicant must be either an employee of county government or the child or grandchild of an Indiana county employee or an elected official of an AIC Affiliate Office. Applicant must write a 500-800 word essay using the following criteria as a guideline and include this completed application or all information included in this application in your cover letter.
CRITERIA • Community or school involvement and/or achievements • Demonstrated leadership • Financial need. Are you receiving any other scholarships that cover tuition? • Clear goals • Writing skill and essay presentation
Applicant must complete this application and return with essay by June 12, 2019 (postmarked date) to:
Association of Indiana Counties, Inc. (AIC) Attn: Awards Committee 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 1575 Indianapolis, IN 46204
The winner(s) will be announced this fall at the AIC Annual Conference and at a County Commissioner’s meeting in the winner’s home county. Each $500 award will be presented to the winners at the AIC Annual Conference this September. If selected as a winner, please email a digital photo (headshot) and brief bio (50-70 words) for inclusion in AIC announcements to [email protected] no later than September 10, 2019.
Student’s Name ______
Student’s Address ______
Student’s Phone Number ______Student’s email address______
High School She/He Attends______
College or University She/He Plans to Attend______
Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s) Name(s) ______
Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s) email address______
Name of County Government where parent is employed______
Job Title & AIC Affiliate Office where qualifying parent is employed______
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2019 INDIANA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Sponsored by Association of Indiana Counties & Nationwide Retirement Solutions
ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for this $1,000 scholarship, the applicant must be the graduate of an Indiana high school and plan to enroll in a school of higher education in the fall of 2019 for undergraduate studies. Previous winners of this scholarship are not eligible to apply. The applicant’s parent, grandparent or legal guardian must be an Indiana county employee of an AIC Affiliate Office. NOTE: the parent, grandparent or legal guardian must be enrolled in and contribute to the NACo 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Applicant must write a 500-800 word essay using the following criteria as a guideline and include this completed application or all information included in this application in your cover letter.
CRITERIA • Community or school involvement and/or achievements • Demonstrated leadership • Financial need. Are you receiving any other scholarships that cover tuition? • Clear goals • Writing skill and essay presentation
Applicant must complete this application and return with essay by June 12, 2019 (postmarked date) to:
Association of Indiana Counties, Inc. (AIC) Attn: Awards Committee 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 1575 Indianapolis, IN 46204
The winner will be announced this fall at the AIC Annual Conference and at a County Commissioner’s meeting in the winner’s home county. The first $500 installment will be presented to the winner during the first semester of the 2018-2019 college year and the second $500 installment will be awarded during the second semester in early 2019. The winner will be recognized at the 2018 AIC Annual Conference. If selected as a winner, please email a digital photo (headshot) and brief bio (50-70 words) for inclusion in AIC announcements to [email protected] no later than September 10, 2019.
Student’s Name ______
Student’s Address ______
Student’s Phone Number ______Student’s email address______
High School Name______High School location ______Graduation Year______
College or University She/He Plans to Attend______
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