Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 3. (a) If a county is required to pay for the installation of municipal street lights under this chapter, the amount to be paid by the county shall be determined under this section. (b) If the contract for the installation of the lighting system calls for payment for the sys…

Sec. 4. (a) If a county is required to pay for the maintenance and operation of municipal street lights under this chapter, the amount to be paid by the county shall be determined under this section. (b) If the contract for the maintenance and operation of the lighting system cal…

Sec. 5. (a) If a county is required to pay for the installation, maintenance, or operation of municipal street lights under this chapter, the municipal clerk shall verify the amount to be paid by the county. The municipal legislative body must approve this amount by resolution, a…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the two (2) cities having the largest populations in a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000). As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.1…

Sec. 10. The board may finance and construct a building or buildings to be used as a convention center on land owned or leased by the authority and lease that land and building or buildings to the city in which the authority has been created. The board, acting in the name of the …

Sec. 11. (a) A city may lease land and buildings from the authority for civic purposes. A contract of lease on a particular building may not be entered into for a period of more than forty (40) years, but the lease may be renewable for a similar or shorter period of time. (b) A c…

Sec. 12. A lease under this chapter must provide for the payment of the lease rental by the city from the levy of taxes against the real and personal property located within the city. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.522; P.L.197-2016, SEC.153.

Sec. 13. (a) When the authority, the city executive, and a majority of the city legislative body have agreed upon the terms and conditions of a lease, and before the final execution of the lease, a notice shall be given by the city clerk by publication of a public hearing to be h…

government finance Sec. 14. (a) If the execution of the lease is authorized, notice of the execution shall be given on behalf of the city by publication one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation printed in the English language and published in the city. Fifty (50) or mor…

Sec. 15. An action to contest the validity of the lease or to enjoin the performance of any of the terms and conditions of the lease may not be brought at any time later than fifteen (15) days after publication of notice of the execution of the lease, or if an appeal has been tak…

Sec. 16. (a) A lease may provide that the lessee has an option to renew the lease for a similar or shorter term, on conditions that are provided in the lease. The lease must contain an option to purchase at any time after ten (10) years from the execution of the lease and before …

Sec. 17. Before the execution of a lease, the authority proposing to build a convention center for lease to a city shall submit to and receive approval by the city executive and city legislative body of the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for the convention center. T…

Sec. 18. (a) A city desiring to have a convention center erected on land owned or to be acquired by it may sell or lease the land to the authority. The land may be leased at a nominal lease rental, but the term of the lease may not be less than the term of the lease of the conven…

Sec. 19. (a) In order to procure funds to pay the cost of a convention center to be built or acquired under this chapter, and to repay advances for preliminary expenses made to the authority by the city under section 9 of this chapter, the board may issue revenue bonds of the aut…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: "Authority" refers to a civic center building authority created under this chapter. "Board" refers to the board of directors of the authority. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.

Sec. 20. (a) The bonds shall be executed by the president of the board, and the corporate seal of the authority shall be affixed and attested by the secretary of the board. The interest coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by placing the facsimile signature of the trea…

Sec. 21. All money received from any bond issued under this chapter, after reimbursement and repayment to the city of all amounts advanced for preliminary expenses as provided in section 9 of this chapter, shall be applied to the payment of the costs of site acquisition and const…

Sec. 22. In the discretion of the board, the bonds may be secured by a trust indenture between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or national or state bank within Indiana having trust powers. The trust indenture may mortgage all or part of the l…

Sec. 23. (a) The legislative body of a city that has entered into an approved lease contract under this chapter shall annually levy a tax sufficient to produce each year the necessary revenues that, with other available money, are sufficient to pay the lease rental provided to be…

Sec. 24. All: (1) property owned by the authority; (2) revenues of the authority; and (3) bonds or other securities issued by the authority, the interest on them, the proceeds received by a holder from the sale of bonds to the extent of the holder's cost of acquisition, proceeds …

Sec. 25. (a) Unless provided otherwise, all funds coming into possession of the authority shall be deposited, held, and secured or invested in accordance with the general statutes relating to the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of funds coming into possessi…

Sec. 26. An authority may be liquidated after redemption of all of its securities, payment of all of its debts, and termination of all of its leases if the board files a report with the judge of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court showing those facts and stating t…

Sec. 27. The city may construct an addition to the convention center leased by it under this chapter. The construction of an addition is subject to all statutes generally applicable to the construction of an addition to a city building owned by a city. In order to provide money f…

Sec. 28. A city and an authority that enter into a lease under this chapter may enter into party wall agreements or other agreements concerning the attaching of an addition or additions to a convention center. The agreement shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the c…

Sec. 29. (a) The city legislative body shall adopt an ordinance creating a city board of nine (9) members to be known as the "Civic Center Board of Managers". The board of managers shall supervise, manage, operate, and maintain: (1) the convention center and its programs; and (2)…

Sec. 3. The legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance to create an authority under this chapter for the purpose of financing, acquiring, constructing, equipping, and leasing to the city in which the authority is created land and a building or buildings for civic purposes.…

Sec. 30. The board of managers may supervise, manage, operate, and maintain the convention center and its programs. It may do the following: (1) Receive and collect money due to or otherwise related to the convention center; employ an executive manager, an associate manager, and …

Sec. 31. (a) The board of managers shall prepare a budget for each calendar year governing the projected operating expenses, the estimated income, and reasonable reserves. It shall submit that budget for review, approval, or addition to the city legislative body. (b) The board of…

Sec. 32. (a) The city controller shall serve as controller of the board of managers and is the official custodian of all funds and assets of the board of managers for proper safeguarding and accounting. The controller shall, with the approval of the board of managers, appoint an …

Sec. 33. Persons serving on the board of managers shall disclose any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any employment, financing agreement, or other contract made under this chapter before any action is taken on it by the board of managers. Any manager having a pecuniary…

Sec. 4. (a) Within thirty (30) days after the filing of the certified copy of the resolution, the executive of the city shall appoint five (5) directors of the authority. All of the directors must be residents of the county and at least three (3) of them must be residents of the …

Sec. 5. A director may be removed from office for good cause by an order of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county in which the authority is located, subject to the procedure of this section. A complaint stating the preferred charges may be filed by any…

Sec. 6. The directors originally appointed shall meet within fifteen (15) days after their appointment at a time and place designated by the executive for the purpose of organization. The directors shall elect the following officers of the board from among their number: (1) Presi…

Sec. 7. The board may adopt the bylaws and resolutions that it considers necessary for the proper conduct of proceedings, the carrying out of its duties, and the safeguarding of the funds and property of the authority. Regular and special meetings shall be held at the times that …

Sec. 8. A director may not have any pecuniary interest in any contract, employment, purchase, or sale made under this chapter. A transaction in which any director has a pecuniary interest is void. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.

Sec. 9. (a) All necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred in the: (1) making of surveys; (2) estimates of cost and receipts; (3) employment of architects, engineers, attorneys, or other consultants; (4) giving of notices; (5) taking of options; and (6) all other expenses n…

Sec. 1. The rates and charges made, assessed, or established under this article against: (1) a lot; (2) a parcel of land; or (3) a building; that is served by the district are a lien against the lot, parcel of land, or building. As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, S…

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a lien attaches on the date the rates and charges become sixty (60) days delinquent. The lien: (1) is superior to and takes precedence over all other liens except a lien for taxes; and (2) shall be enforced under this artic…

Sec. 3. If rates and charges are not paid within the time fixed by the governing body, the rates and charges become delinquent, and a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the rates and charges attaches to the rates and charges. The governing body may recover: (1) the amo…

Sec. 4. The rates and charges, together with the penalty, are collectible in the manner provided by this article. As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. (a) A rate or charge is not enforceable as a lien against a subsequent owner of property unless the lien for the rate or charge was recorded with the county recorder before the conveyance to the subsequent owner. (b) If the property is conveyed before the lien can be file…

Sec. 6. (a) The district shall release: (1) liens filed with the county recorder after the recorded date of conveyance of the property; and (2) delinquent fees incurred by the seller; upon receipt of a verified demand in writing from the purchaser. (b) The demand must state the f…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a municipal corporation that operates and maintains library facilities. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-10-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.42-2018, SEC.48.

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies only to a sale of real property: (1) under this chapter; and (2) by a municipal corporation that operates and maintains library facilities. (b) This section and not: (1) IC 36-1-11; or (2) any other statute; applies to a sale of real property und…

Sec. 11. (a) A corporation qualifying as a lessor corporation under this chapter may, in furtherance of the corporation's purposes, issue and sell bonds and other securities. Mortgage bonds issued by a lessor corporation that are a first lien on the leased property are legal and …

Sec. 12. A municipal corporation may issue the corporation's general obligation bonds to procure funds to pay the cost of acquisition of real property. The bonds must be authorized, issued, and sold in accordance with IC 6-1.1-20. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Reco…