Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 5. The department of local government finance shall do the following: (1) Maintain a schedule of the adjusted value of taxable property of each political subdivision. (2) Provide the political subdivision and the county auditor for the county in which a political subdivision…

Sec. 6. Subject to section 7 of this chapter, a political subdivision may not become indebted in any manner or for any purpose in an amount in the aggregate that exceeds two percent (2%) of the latest adjusted value of taxable property determined for the political subdivision imm…

Sec. 7. A political subdivision may incur debt that exceeds the maximum amount allowed under section 6 of this chapter as necessary for the public protection and defense only: (1) in time of war, foreign invasion, or other great public calamity; and (2) upon petition of a majorit…

Sec. 8. Debt in excess of the maximum amount specified in sections 6 and 7 of this chapter is void. As added by P.L.6-1997, SEC.203.

Sec. 9. The department of local government finance is not liable for an erroneous determination or computation made by the department under this chapter. As added by P.L.6-1997, SEC.203. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.468.

Sec. 0.3. (a) The following are transferred to the county assessor: (1) On July 1, 2008: (A) employment positions as of June 30, 2008, of each elected township assessor in the county whose duties relating to the assessment of tangible property are transferred to the county assess…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-69.5-1 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) A county assessor shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of the county. (b) To be eligible to serve as an assessor, an individual must meet the following qualifications before taking office: (1) If the individual has never held the office of county assessor…

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the assessor shall keep the assessor's office in a building provided at the county seat by the county executive. The assessor shall keep the office open for business during regular business hours on every day of the year except Sundays and l…

Sec. 4. A legal action required to be taken in the assessor's office on a day when the assessor's office is closed under section 3 of this chapter may be taken on the next day the assessor's office is open. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-2-1 part.] As added b…

Sec. 5. (a) The county assessor shall perform the functions assigned by statute to the county assessor, including the following: (1) Countywide equalization. (2) Selection and maintenance of a countywide computer system. (3) Certification of gross assessments to the county audito…

Sec. 7. (a) Each county assessor, elected township assessor, or township trustee-assessor whose assessment duties prescribed by IC 6-1.1 will be transferred under section 5 of this chapter shall: (1) organize the records of the assessor's office relating to the assessment of tang…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following counties: (1) A county having a consolidated city. (2) A county having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000). (3) A county that adopts an ordinance providing for th…

Sec. 10. Whenever the board determines that: (1) it is necessary for the general welfare of the persons residing within the district; and (2) it will be of public utility and benefit to the property in the district to undertake and carry out any project of purchasing, acquiring, …

Sec. 11. (a) The resolution and all matters included with the resolution shall be filed and open to inspection by the public at the office of the board. (b) The board shall give notice of: (1) the adoption and general purport of the resolution; (2) the fact that the resolution an…

Sec. 12. At or before the time fixed for the hearing designated in the notice published under section 11 of this chapter, any person interested in or who will be affected by the proposed project may file with the board a written objection against the proposed project, in whole or…

Sec. 13. After final approval of the resolution by the board, the board shall proceed with the project, or any part thereof, and shall let all contracts, upon separate plans and specifications, in accordance with IC 5-22, IC 36-1-10, IC 36-1-12, and IC 36-9-13. The projects autho…

Sec. 14. All taxable property located within the district is subject to a special benefit tax for the purpose of providing money to pay the total cost of the project, including all necessary incidental expenses of programming, planning, and designing the project. The tax shall co…

Sec. 15. (a) For the purpose of raising money to pay for any real or personal property to be acquired for a project within the district or to pay for the purchasing, acquiring, erecting, installing, constructing, equipping, or upgrading of a facility within the district, and in a…

Sec. 15.1. (a) A board may enter into a lease of any facility that may be financed with the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter with a lessor for a term not to exceed fifty (50) years. The lease may provide for payments to be made by the board from special benefits taxes …

Sec. 15.2. (a) Any of the following persons may lease facilities referred to in section 15.1 of this chapter to a board: (1) A not-for-profit or for-profit corporation organized under Indiana law or admitted to do business in Indiana. (2) An authority established under IC 36-9-13…

Sec. 16. (a) The total issue of bonds under section 15 of this chapter, for purposes of the district, including bonds already issued or to be issued, may not exceed one percent (1%) of the adjusted value of the taxable property within the district, as determined under IC 36-1-15.…

Sec. 17. All proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under section 15 of this chapter shall be kept as a separate and specific fund to be known as the public communications systems and computer facilities district bond fund. The bond fund shall be used to pay for the cost of acqui…

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a county having a consolidated city. (b) For the purpose of raising money to pay off bonds issued under section 15 of this chapter and any interest on them, the county fiscal body may levy each year a special tax upon all of the property locat…

Sec. 19. (a) This subsection applies to a county that has a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000). For the purpose of raising money to fund the operation of the district, the county fiscal body may impose, for pr…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" means the following: (1) In a county having a consolidated city, a board established by and operated as set forth in an ordinance of the city-county legislative body. (2) In a county not having a consolidated city, the board of commissione…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "communications system" means any system: (1) designed for the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, data, and sounds of all kinds by any means, device, or apparatus; and (2) intended for use only by public safety agencies for public …

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "computer" means computer hardware and computer software. As added by P.L.82-1985, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "district" refers to the public communications systems and computer facilities district created by section 7 of this chapter. As added by P.L.82-1985, SEC.3.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "facility" means computers and communication systems or any necessary appurtenances and improvements thereto, including real and personal property required to house such facilities and all equipment, apparatus, devices, and instrumentalities requi…

Sec. 7. (a) This subsection applies to a county having a consolidated city. The ____________ (name of consolidated city) __________________ public safety communications systems and computer facilities district is created in the county as a special taxing district of the consolida…

Sec. 8. The purposes of the district are the following: (1) To provide and maintain modern, dependable, and efficient public safety communications systems within the district for the purpose of promoting the expeditious delivery of public services to the residents and taxpayers t…

Sec. 9. (a) The board is the governing body of the district. (b) The board may do the following: (1) Finance, purchase, acquire, lease, erect, install, construct, equip, upgrade, operate, and maintain facilities. (2) Sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded. (3) Condemn, appropriate…

Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to a county having a consolidated city. (b) The communications system may be combined or shared with the public service radio system. (c) The board may do the following for the combined or shared system: (1) Authorize expenditures from the distr…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-84-1 part; 17-3-84.8-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.88.

Sec. 10. (a) The county fiscal body may establish a debt service fund for the payment of: (1) a debt or other obligation arising out of money borrowed or advanced for a jail that it purchases from the proceeds of a bond issue for capital construction under IC 36-2-6-18; or (2) a …

Sec. 2. (a) A county fiscal body may establish cumulative building funds under IC 6-1.1-41 or sinking funds in the same manner as cumulative funds are established under IC 6-1.1-41 for the: (1) construction, repair, remodeling, enlarging, and equipment of: (A) a county jail; or (…

Sec. 1. The common council of the city of Hammond shall administer the operation of Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the same manner as other city parks located in the city. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.686.

Sec. 2. All that part of the real property known as Wolf Lake Memorial Park located in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, that: (1) on March 14, 1957, was held by the state; and (2) was not in use and occupied on March 15, 1957, by a toll road project constructed and maintaine…

Sec. 3. The real property dedicated by this chapter: (1) shall be administered, operated, maintained, and developed as a public park in the city; and (2) shall not be withdrawn from the city as long as the use and possession of the real property by the city is consistent with the…

Sec. 4. If the city: (1) converts the dedicated real property or any part of the property to a use other than as a public park in the city; or (2) dumps or deposits or suffers or permits to be dumped or deposited garbage, refuse, or other worthless matter in or upon the dedicated…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governing body" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-2-2. [2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.198.

Sec. 2. In cities and incorporated towns, a governing body may establish a free public library in connection with the common schools for: (1) the care, protection, and operation of the library; (2) the care of books and other materials; and (3) borrowing and returning books and o…

Sec. 3. The governing body may levy a tax of not more than one-tenth cent ($0.001) on each one dollar ($1) of taxable property assessed for taxation in a city or incorporated town in each year. The tax shall be placed on the tax duplicate of the city or incorporated town and coll…

Sec. 4. A city or incorporated town in which a free public library is established under this chapter may acquire by purchase or take and hold by gift, grant, or devise any real estate necessary for, or that is donated or devised for, the library. Any revenue derived from the real…