Sec. 8. (a) The board of commissioners shall, as a board, visit and inspect the county home at least one (1) time in every three (3) months and enter a report of the board of commissioners' inspection, stating needs and conditions of the institution in the records of the board of commissioners. The report shall be signed by each member of the board of commissioners.
(b) The members of a board of commissioners that has established a county home under this chapter shall, in person, annually inspect the county home with regard to the fitness of the county home in all respects for the object for which the county home was established.