Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1924 — Page 17
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PROPOSED CHARITY PLAN
F~~ OLLOWING !s the text of the proposal of William Fortune i___J for re-organization of charity work In Marion County: ‘‘The objects are: To weld into an efficient and properly coordinated system, under the general management of one board, all agencies, governmental and voluntary, for administration of charities in Marlon County, instead of depending on present inadequate methods; to provide with certainty for such charities under this system sufficiently and equitably, through taxation, instead of leaving such support to inequitable and uncertain voluntary contributions: to thus obviate the occasion for publicity exploiting Instances of distress and poverty as an appeal to generous and sympathetic people, as well as to ob-date the misuse of such appeals to serve other purposes. ‘‘While charities are now being largely administered under existing
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law. It may be better to provide a new and comprehensive law for a more complete system. It is contemplated that this would apply only to counties In Indiana of 300.000 population or more, which would, of course, embrace only Marion county. "The new board of charities should be free from partisan influences and control; should be large enough to be fairly representative of various elements of community life; should be composed of citizens who are known by their public spirit and their voluntary service to have good qualifications for dealing with the problems coming under the jurisdiction of the board, who should serve without remuneration and should be vested with broad powers of discretion in determining administrative methods. Including control of all poor relief and charity now being administered by township trustees and other local agencies.
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both governmental and voluntary. "The law should define with some precision the character of charities to be undertaken by the county, but it may be suggested that in general the county should limit its help to individuals and families who are found to be in-distress for the want of food, clothing, suitable shelter or attention to health, and unable to obtain such relief except through public charity. Many activities now supported by voluntary contributions are outside the scope of these plans. These activities would be left free to determine whether they would endeavor to obtain funds for their purposes collectively or independently. | "In the aim to protect the new board from partisan influence or control there should be provided a method, as may be agreed upon, to insure selection of the ablest and best qualified men and women available In the community. Independently of political considerations or
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powers. The board should be representative of the county’s major civic and philanthropic interests. The precise method of selection need not be set forth at this time. The suggestion is that members might be selected by nomination of certain organizations which could be depended upon to make wise selections, that certain heads of organizations having wide civic and philanthropic interests might he designated to serve as members or that certain nominations might be made by the State board of charities or that after the original board has been created appointments may be on the recommendations exclusively of a majority of the members whose terms are not expiring. "Iy is suggested that the board may be composed of nine, twelve or fifteen members, according to requirements as to representative considerations, ability and experience, each member serving for a period of three years, except that one-third of the original appointees might serve for one year and one-third for two years so that annually thereafter one-third of the board’s mem-
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bershlp would be renewed. “It is not contemplated that there would be created any independent powers as to taxation, but the new system would conform to existing governmental methods. The new board would submit its budget of expenditures, and its recommendations, as do other departments, and tax levies and appropriations for its purposes would be determined by the county council. The administrative powers of the hoard of charities should, however, be broad enough to provide for unhampered and effective work. The board should be given the responsibility of developing a county-wide policy and program for the administration of charities and should be free to determine the most, economical and es flclent methods for the accomplish ment of Its task. It should have control of all governmental charities in Marion County and should have power to utilize existing agencies, or supplant them, and to create whatever county administrative methods may, in their discretion, be advantageous."
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