(Indianapolis, IN) – Decatur County Coroner Charity Banks was presented the 2024 Outstanding County Coroner Award by the Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) at the organization’s recent annual conference.
She is being recognized for her contributions to county government during her years of public service.
Banks is serving her second term as Decatur County Coroner.
She and her husband Doug have served the coroner’s office for the past 21 years.
Banks became a certified Medicolegal Death Investigator in 2010 after having worked eight years as an assistant for the office.
In 2011, she was elected to the Indiana State Coroners Association Board of Directors and has held the offices of secretary, vice president and president.
The AIC’s Annual Conference is the largest gathering of county officials in the state.
Representatives from public agencies, private entities, and local elected officials addressed issues at the conference such as retirement, transportation, public records, human resources, elections, public health funding, cybersecurity, and the future of local funding.
