Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 2. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may be required to give a bond, in accordance with IC 5-4-1, for the proper discharge of the deputy's duties. (b) If required under IC 5-4-1-1, a deputy appointed under this chapter shall take the oath required of the officer who …

Sec. 3. (a) A deputy appointed under this chapter may perform all the official duties of the officer who appointed the deputy and is subject to the same regulations and penalties as the officer. (b) The officer appointing the deputy is responsible for all the official acts of the…

Sec. 4. Each of the following county officers is entitled to appoint one (1) first or chief deputy, and also may appoint the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal body: (1) The county auditor. (2) The county treasurer. (3) T…

and employees; bridge engineer; field notes Sec. 5. (a) The county surveyor may appoint one (1) first or chief deputy, if authorized by the county fiscal body, and also may appoint the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal b…

Sec. 7. The county coroner may appoint the number of deputies and clerical employees authorized by the county fiscal body. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-19-1; 17-3-19-2 part; 17-3-19-3 part; 17-3-20-1 part; 17-3-20-2 part; 17-3-20-3 part.] As added by Acts …

Sec. 8. (a) The county assessor may appoint the number of full-time or part-time deputies and employees authorized by the county fiscal body. (b) Before July 1, 2017, an employee of the county assessor who performs real property assessing duties must have attained the level of ce…

or branches Sec. 9. If a county has: (1) a superior court; or (2) two (2) or more courthouses in which branches of county offices are maintained; the deputies in charge of the various courts or branches rank as, and shall be compensated as, first or chief deputies. [Pre-Local Gov…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-7.5-2 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.35.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: "Agency" refers to the department of metropolitan development in a county having a consolidated city, the works board in second class cities, and the department of redevelopment in other units. "Home" means a residential building containing no mor…

Sec. 3. (a) A unit having an agency may appropriate money to the agency for the purpose of making rehabilitation loans and administering this chapter. (b) The unit, through its agency, may use federal monies that it receives for these purposes and monies that it receives as a res…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "concentrated code delinquency area" means an area of at least one-half (1/2) square block in which: (1) at least two-thirds (2/3) of the lots are occupied by improvements; (2) at least two-thirds (2/3) of the improvements are homes; and (3) a…

Sec. 5. (a) A purchaser under a land sales contract is eligible for a loan to cover the costs of repairs that will bring the purchaser's home into compliance with applicable building code standards, if all of the following conditions are present: (1) The contract is a written, le…

Sec. 6. If the agency acquires title to property as the result of a failure to comply with the terms of a loan made under this chapter, the agency may make the same use or disposition of the property that it may make of any other property to which it acquires title. [Pre-Local Go…

Sec. 7. The agency may not charge an application fee in connection with the loans authorized by this chapter. However, if an application is approved, the agency shall include in the principal amount of the loan an amount sufficient to cover closing costs and the cost of: (1) brin…

Sec. 8. (a) Loans made under this chapter shall be made at rates to be determined by the agency. The proceeds of loans shall be used to defray the expense of administering this chapter. (b) The agency may employ the persons and establish the administrative guidelines required to …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-6-1-1 part; 18-6-2-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.89. Amended by P.L.199-1988, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. (a) A unit may establish a cumulative building or sinking fund or cumulative capital improvement funds to provide money for one (1) or more of the following purposes: (1) To purchase, construct, equip, and maintain buildings for public purposes. (2) To acquire the land, a…

Sec. 3. A unit may establish cumulative capital improvement funds to provide money for one (1) or more of the following purposes: (1) To acquire land or rights-of-way to be used for public ways or sidewalks. (2) To construct and maintain public ways or sidewalks. (3) To acquire l…

Sec. 4. (a) A cumulative building fund or cumulative capital improvement fund may be established by a resolution that is: (1) adopted by the unit's legislative body; and (2) approved by the department of local government finance. (b) Notice of the proposed levy to provide money f…

Sec. 5. (a) The unit's fiscal body may levy a tax not to exceed thirty-three cents ($0.33) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property within the taxing district to provide for a cumulative building fund. The tax may be levied annually for any period not to exceed ten …

Sec. 6. (a) The unit's fiscal body may levy a tax not to exceed thirty-three cents ($0.33) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property within the taxing district to provide for a cumulative capital improvement fund. The tax may be levied annually for any period not to …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "airport authority" refers to an airport authority established under IC 8-22-3. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "eligible participant" refers to a state agency, a development authority, a state or local body corporate and politic, a tribal government of a reservation site, an eligible county, an eligible city, and any other eligible unit, along with any co…

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "eligible unit" means a unit within an eligible county. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "land use and zoning plan" means the land use and zoning plan adopted by the eligible county with the formation of the district. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.45-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "net income" means the gross income after deducting: (1) the necessary operational expenses of the board in performing its duties (the expenses not to exceed the amount budgeted or approved); and (2) any reserve provided for in the budget. As add…

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "reservation site" means the trust and reservation lands acquired under section 6 of the Act to Restore Federal Services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, P.L.103-323, Sept. 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 2154. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "trail project" refers to the acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance of a trail system designed to leverage the continental divide, the state parks and reserves, and the other ecotourism assets located in the territories of an eligibl…

Sec. 16. The commission established under this chapter is a separate body corporate and politic that shall carry out the purposes of this chapter by acquiring, developing, funding, constructing, equipping, and owning economic improvement projects in or serving the district. As ad…

Sec. 17. (a) The commission may be established by the legislative body of an eligible: (1) county; and (2) city; upon the adoption of an ordinance approved by both bodies establishing the commission. (b) The ordinance establishing the commission shall designate the boundaries of …

Sec. 18. (a) The commission is governed by the commission board composed of five (5) members. (b) The board shall consist of the following five (5) members: (1) One (1) member appointed by the eligible county executive. (2) One (1) member appointed by the eligible city executive.…

Sec. 19. (a) At the organizational meeting described in section 20(b)(1) and 20(b)(2) of this chapter, the board shall elect the following officers from the voting or nonvoting members: (1) A chair. (2) A vice chair. (3) A secretary-treasurer. (b) The affirmative vote of at least…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the commission board appointed under section 18 of this chapter. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 20. (a) The commission is a public agency for purposes of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3. The board is a governing body for purposes of IC 5-14-1.5. (b) The board shall meet quarterly subject to the following: (1) Within thirty (30) days of the appointment of all the board member…

Sec. 21. The board shall adopt the bylaws and rules that the board considers necessary for the proper conduct of the board's duties and the safeguarding of the commission's funds and property. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 22. (a) The commission shall comply with IC 5-22 (public purchasing), IC 36-1-12 (public work projects), and any applicable federal bidding statutes and regulations. A purchasing agency (as defined in IC 5-22-2-25) of a political subdivision or other eligible participant may…

Sec. 23. (a) The provisions of this section concerning publication, bidding, and other procedures and requirements do not apply to sales, leases, or other dispositions of real property to eligible participants or Indiana nonprofit corporations or, if constructed by a developer wi…

Sec. 24. (a) The state board of accounts shall, pursuant to IC 5-11-1-7 and IC 5-11-1-24, allow the commission to contract with a certified public accountant for an annual financial audit of the commission. The certified public accountant may not have a significant financial inte…

Sec. 25. (a) The commission shall do the following: (1) Assist in the coordination of efforts concerning projects that are located in or otherwise affect the district. (2) Assist an eligible county, an eligible unit, a tribal government of a reservation site, and a development au…

Sec. 26. The commission may enter into an agreement with an eligible participant or Indiana nonprofit corporation to: (1) jointly equip, own, and purchase economic improvement projects in or serving the district; or (2) otherwise carry out the purposes of the commission. As added…

Sec. 27. The commission shall before April 1 of each year issue a report to the legislative council, budget committee, and the legislative body and executive of the eligible county and the eligible city concerning the operations and activities of the commission during the precedi…

Sec. 28. (a) The board shall establish and administer the commission fund. (b) The commission fund consists of the following: (1) Amounts transferred to the fund by an eligible county or eligible unit, including any payments required under an interlocal agreement or other similar…

Sec. 29. (a) Bonds issued under IC 36-7-12, IC 36-7-14, or other applicable law may be refunded as provided in this section. (b) An eligible participant or Indiana nonprofit corporation may sell all or a part of land or an economic improvement project or projects to the commissio…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Midwest continental divide commission which is the governing body of the district. As added by P.L.141-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 30. (a) Before a lease may be entered into by an eligible participant under this chapter, the eligible participant must find that the lease rental provided for is fair and reasonable. (b) A lease of land or an economic improvement project from the commission to an eligible p…

Sec. 31. This chapter contains full and complete authority for leases between the commission and an eligible participant. No law, procedure, proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, or acts by the commission or the eligible participant or any other officer…