Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 6. This chapter does not do any of the following: (1) Void an ordinance, rule, policy, or other requirement of a political subdivision adopted before March 1, 2013. (2) Prohibit a political subdivision from doing any of the following: (A) Requiring a person who engages in a …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. An ordinance adopted under section 7 of this chapter may provide that businesses established within the district after the creation of the district are exempt from special assessments for a period not to exceed one (1) year. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. An ordinance adopted under section 7 of this chapter must establish an economic improvement board to be appointed by the legislative body. The board must have at least three (3) members, and a majority of the board members must own real property within the district. Howe…

Sec. 12. (a) The board shall use the formula approved by the legislative body under section 7(a)(4) of this chapter to determine the percentage of benefit to be received by each parcel of real property within the economic improvement district. The board shall apply the percentage…

Sec. 13. (a) Any owner of real property in an economic improvement district may file an action contesting the validity of: (1) the ordinance adopted under section 7 of this chapter; or (2) the assessment schedule adopted under section 12 of this chapter. (b) An action under this …

Sec. 14. Within thirty (30) days after the county auditor receives the certification of final scheduled assessments for the completion of the economic improvement project, the auditor shall deliver a copy of the certificate to the county treasurer. Each year, the treasurer shall …

Sec. 15. Assessments collected under this chapter shall be paid to the board. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 16. (a) The board shall establish an economic improvement fund and shall deposit in this fund all assessments received under this chapter and any other amounts received by the board. (b) Money in the economic improvement fund may be used only for the purposes specified in th…

Sec. 17. (a) Before November 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and submit to the fiscal body a budget for the following calendar year governing the board's projected expenditures from the economic improvement fund. The fiscal body may approve, modify, or reject the proposed…

Sec. 18. The board must comply with IC 36-1-12 when contracting for public works. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.150.

Sec. 19. The board may enter into lease or contractual agreements, or both, with governmental, not-for-profit, or other private entities for the purpose of carrying out economic improvement projects. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to an economic improvement board established under section 11 of this chapter. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 20. If the ordinance that established an economic improvement district is repealed, the assets and liabilities of the economic improvement district shall be disposed of in the manner determined by the unit. However, liabilities incurred by the economic improvement district a…

Sec. 21. The board shall submit an annual report to the legislative body and the fiscal body before February 15 of each year. The report must summarize the board's activities and expenditures during the preceding calendar year. As added by P.L.195-1988, SEC.1.

Sec. 22. The board may: (1) exercise of any of the powers of a unit under IC 36-7-12-18 or IC 36-7-12-18.5; or (2) issue revenue bonds; to finance an economic improvement project. As added by P.L.131-2008, SEC.56.

Sec. 23. Upon acceptance or rejection of a proposed economic improvement district following a petition under this chapter, the resulting district (or the person that files the petition, if the proposed district is rejected) shall, at the request of the unit, reimburse the unit fo…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "economic improvement project" means the following: (1) Planning or managing development or improvement activities. (2) Designing, landscaping, beautifying, constructing, or maintaining public areas, public improvements, or public ways (including …

Sec. 4. (a) A person that intends to file a petition for the establishment of an economic improvement district under this section must first provide written notice to the clerk (as defined in IC 36-1-2) in the case of a municipality, or the county auditor, in the case of a county…

Sec. 5. (a) The benefits accruing to parcels of real property within an economic improvement district may be apportioned among those parcels on any basis reasonably representative of the diffusion of benefits from the economic improvement project, including the following: (1) Pro…

Sec. 6. (a) After receipt of a petition under section 4 of this chapter, the clerk of the municipality or the county auditor shall, in the manner provided by IC 5-3-1, publish notice of a hearing on the proposed economic improvement district. The clerk of the municipality or the …

Sec. 7. (a) After conducting a hearing on the proposed economic improvement district, the legislative body may adopt an ordinance establishing the economic improvement district if it determines that: (1) the petition meets the requirements of this section and sections 4 and 5 of …

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an ordinance adopted under section 7 of this chapter may be repealed or amended only after notice of the proposed repeal or amendment is published and mailed in the manner provided by section 6 of this chapter. (b) The legislative body of a …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2007. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. This chapter is not intended to circumscribe or modify the existing right of an employer to: (1) direct the work of the employer's employees; (2) hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign, and retain employees in positions; (3) suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline e…

Sec. 11. An employer may not do the following: (1) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed under this chapter. (2) Dominate, interfere with, or assist in the formation or administration of an employee organization, or contribute fina…

Sec. 12. (a) An exclusive recognized representative of the employees of an employer that elects to meet and confer with an employer must notify the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative intends to exercise its rights under this chapter. (b) Except as pr…

Sec. 13. (a) An employer is not required to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter unless the exclusive recognized representative has notified the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative elects to exercise its right…

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "deficit financing" means making expenditures that exceed the money legally available to an employer in any budget year. (b) An employer may not enter into an agreement under section 12 of this chapter that will place the employer in a positi…

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to employees of an employer regardless of population. (b) An employee, an employee organization, or an exclusive recognized representative may not participate in or encourage participation in a strike against an employer. (c) An employee engaging…

Sec. 16. The term of any written agreement entered into under section 12 of this chapter may not exceed forty-eight (48) months. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employee" means a full-time employee of a police or fire department. However, the term does not include an employee in an upper level policymaking position. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employee organization" means an organization: (1) that includes employees as members; and (2) whose primary purpose is to represent the members of the organization on issues concerning grievances, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, conditi…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "employer" means a unit. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "exclusive recognized representative" means an employee organization elected under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "strike" means a: (1) work stoppage by two (2) or more employees to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer; or (2) temporary stoppage of work activities by two (2) or more employees in protest against an act or condition. As added by …

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, this chapter does not apply to an employer with a population of less than seven thousand (7,000). (b) This chapter does not apply to an employer that has adopted by: (1) ordinance; (2) resolution; (3) amendment; or (4)…

Sec. 8. (a) All employees have the right to: (1) meet and freely assemble to discuss their interests as employees on the employees' own time; (2) form an employee organization on the employees' own time; and (3) join and assist an employee organization. (b) The rights guaranteed …

Sec. 9. (a) An employee organization is the exclusive recognized representative of the employees of an employer if: (1) before January 1, 2008, the employee organization was recognized by the employer as the sole representative of the employer's employees; or (2) after December 3…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-2-7-16 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.95.

Sec. 2. (a) The power of the municipal works board to fix the terms of a contract under this section applies to contracts for the installation of sewage works that have not been finally approved or accepted for full maintenance and operation by the municipality on July 1, 1979. (…

operation Sec. 3. (a) Plans and specifications for the sewage works contracted for must be approved by the municipal works board before construction is begun. (b) Upon their completion, final inspection, and approval the sewage works become the property of the municipality, and t…

Sec. 4. (a) A person may not be granted a permit or be authorized to tap into, use, or deposit sewage into any sewage works contracted for under this chapter, or any extension of them, during the period prescribed in the contract without first: (1) obtaining the approval of the m…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies when: (1) any part of the cost of a sewer, whether local or general, storm, sanitary, combination, or otherwise, is to be assessed against the owners of real property; (2) the proposed sewer is to be connected into sewage works constructed under t…