Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 11. If a dissolution proceeding under this chapter is unsuccessful, the person seeking dissolution may not attempt a new proceeding under this chapter or IC 36-5-1 for at least one (1) year following the hearing under section 3 or 10.5 of this chapter or the election under s…

Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to a town described by IC 36-5-1-11.5. (b) A town subject to this chapter may be dissolved if the county election board of the county in which the greatest percentage of population of the town is located conducts a public hearing and finds…

Sec. 2. (a) Proceedings to dissolve a town may be instituted under section 10.5 or 10.6 of this chapter or by filing with the executive of the county containing more than fifty percent (50%) in assessed valuation of the land in the town: (1) a resolution adopted by the town legis…

Sec. 3. The county executive shall hold a public hearing on a petition or resolution for dissolution filed under section 2 of this chapter not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days after the date of the filing of the petition or resolution. The county executive shal…

Sec. 4. (a) The county executive shall forward one (1) copy of the resolution or petition filed under section 2 of this chapter to the plan commission, if any, having jurisdiction. (b) The plan commission shall submit their written recommendations for approval or disapproval of d…

Sec. 5. The recipients of the notice required by section 3 of this chapter are parties to and are entitled to be heard at the public hearing. The petition for dissolution shall be dismissed if at any time during the dissolution proceedings, including an appeal, the county executi…

Sec. 6. The county executive shall, on the date fixed under section 3 of this chapter, hear and determine the petition or resolution and render a decision on the question of dissolution. As added by P.L.342-1987, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. At the hearing the county executive shall approve dissolution unless the evidence establishes that: (1) the petition requesting dissolution has not been signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters; (2) there are enough invalid signatures on the petition req…

Sec. 8. The county executive shall permit the residents of the town to submit evidence challenging the sufficiency or the validity of either: (1) a petition or resolution for dissolution; or (2) a petition opposed to dissolution. As added by P.L.342-1987, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. (a) A person aggrieved by a decision made by the county executive under section 6 of this chapter may, within thirty (30) days, appeal that decision or result to the circuit court for the county containing more than fifty percent (50%) in assessed valuation of the land in…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any township boundary line that was altered before 1900 but for which the county auditor's records were never updated to reflect the boundary alteration. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.655.

Sec. 2. If the property tax records for the townships involved on December 31, 1984, did not reflect the boundary alteration, then the township boundary line shall be treated as if it had never been altered. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.655.

Sec. 3. Any action occurring before April 3, 1985, that failed to recognize a township boundary alteration to which this chapter applies is legalized and validated. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.655.