Jefferson County creates two donation funds for animal shelter operations and capital projects
March 19, 2026 | Jefferson County, Indiana
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Jefferson County commissioners on March 19 adopted two ordinances to formalize donation funds for the county animal shelter.
The first ordinance establishes a Jefferson County Animal Shelter donation fund to receive and disburse gifts for shelter operations, medical care, adoption promotion and related expenses. The ordinance lists permitted expenditures (food, bedding, veterinary care) and prohibits use for employee bonuses unrelated to salary ordinance rules. It also requires that donations with conditions or restrictions be reviewed and accepted by the board at a public meeting.
The second ordinance creates the Jefferson County Animal Shelter Capital Projects Fund for planning, construction and significant equipment purchases for a shelter facility. That fund is non‑reverting while projects are active and prohibits routine operational expenditures such as food or litter.
Both ordinances cite Indiana Code 36‑1‑4‑10 and guidance from the Indiana State Board of Accounts; the board forewent second and third readings and adopted each ordinance by voice vote.
Why it matters: the ordinances formalize accounting and transparency rules for donated funds, ensuring donor‑designated money for operations or capital projects is tracked separately and not co‑mingled with the general fund.
Both ordinances were adopted and staff were instructed to record the funds with the county treasurer.
The first ordinance establishes a Jefferson County Animal Shelter donation fund to receive and disburse gifts for shelter operations, medical care, adoption promotion and related expenses. The ordinance lists permitted expenditures (food, bedding, veterinary care) and prohibits use for employee bonuses unrelated to salary ordinance rules. It also requires that donations with conditions or restrictions be reviewed and accepted by the board at a public meeting.
The second ordinance creates the Jefferson County Animal Shelter Capital Projects Fund for planning, construction and significant equipment purchases for a shelter facility. That fund is non‑reverting while projects are active and prohibits routine operational expenditures such as food or litter.
Both ordinances cite Indiana Code 36‑1‑4‑10 and guidance from the Indiana State Board of Accounts; the board forewent second and third readings and adopted each ordinance by voice vote.
Why it matters: the ordinances formalize accounting and transparency rules for donated funds, ensuring donor‑designated money for operations or capital projects is tracked separately and not co‑mingled with the general fund.
Both ordinances were adopted and staff were instructed to record the funds with the county treasurer.
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