Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "fund" refers to a county elected officials training fund established under subsection (b). (b) Each county legislative body shall establish a county elected officials training fund to supplement appropriations that may come from the county g…

Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided by sections 6, 9, and 13 of this chapter, the compensation fixed for county officers and employees under this title is in full for all governmental services and in lieu of all: (1) fees; (2) per diems; (3) penalties; (4) costs; (5) interest; (…

Sec. 3. County officers, except for officers subject to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, are entitled to a sum for mileage in the performance of their official duties in an amount determined by the county fiscal body. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-14 par…

Sec. 4. (a) This chapter does not apply to travel required of a county sheriff under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (IC 35-33-10). (b) If the county sheriff uses a personal automobile for travel within Indiana for use in an emergency, the county sheriff is entitled to a sum…

Sec. 5. (a) The following persons may use their own conveyances when necessary for the performance of their official duties, and are entitled to a sum for mileage at a rate determined by the county fiscal body: (1) The county surveyor, if authorized by the county executive to use…

Sec. 6. Sums for mileage prescribed by this chapter are in addition to other compensation prescribed by statute, and the persons receiving such sums are not required to pay them into the county general fund. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-70-1 part; 17-3-77-…

Sec. 7. Any changes in the sum per mile that the state establishes by July 1 of any year shall be included in the compensation that the county fiscal body fixes in that same year to take effect January 1 of the next year. However, the fiscal body may, by ordinance, provide for th…

Sec. 8. This chapter does not affect statutes permitting counties to furnish motor vehicles for use of a county officer. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-72-15.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. This chapter does not require the county sheriff to pay the following into the county general fund: (1) Any damages set forth in a warrant that is issued by the department of state revenue and on which collection is made by the sheriff, including damages prescribed by IC …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each consolidated city and its county. In addition, IC 36-4-8 applies to the consolidated city, and IC 36-2-6 applies to the county. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The consolidated city is entitled to receive the following monies, as they become available, to use in carrying out the powers, duties, and obligations of the consolidated city and its special service districts and special taxing districts: (1) Revenues from the levies of…

Sec. 3. (a) For purposes of determining the right of the consolidated city to receive a distribution of money described by section 2 of this chapter based on population, the population of the fire special service district is considered the population of the consolidated city. (b)…

Sec. 4. Whenever any money is held, appropriated, or contributed for a specific function, or in a special fund or trust, the consolidated city, or its special service district or special taxing district, shall administer that money according to the requirements and limitations pl…

Sec. 5. (a) Liens for taxes levied by the consolidated city are perfected when evidenced on the tax duplicate in the office of the treasurer of the county. (b) Liens created when the city enters upon property to make improvements to bring it into compliance with a city ordinance,…

Sec. 6. The governing body of a public library located in the county may recommend and the county fiscal body may elect to provide revenue to the public library from part of the certified distribution, if any, that the county is to receive during that same year under IC 6-3.6-9. …

Sec. 7. (a) The definitions in IC 8-14-1 apply throughout this section. (b) Beginning in calendar year 2024, the following amounts must be used by the consolidated city for the construction, reconstruction, and preservation of the consolidated city's local streets (as defined in …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to second and third class cities. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.45.

Sec. 10. The department budgets prepared under section 6 of this chapter must include the compensation of department heads and must be submitted to the city legislative body under section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-6.5-6.] As added by A…

Sec. 11. If the city legislative body does not pass the ordinance required by section 7 of this chapter before November 2 of each year, the most recent annual appropriations and annual tax levy are continued for the ensuing budget year. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citati…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "compensation" means the total of all money paid to an elected city officer for performing duties as a city officer, regardless of the source of funds from which the money is paid. The term includes all employee benefits paid to an elected cit…

Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to compensation paid by a city to members of its police and fire departments. (b) Subject to the approval of the city legislative body, the city executive shall fix the compensation of each appointive officer, deputy, and other employee of …

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to the approval of the city legislative body, the city executive may provide that city officers (including elected city officers) and employees receive additional compensation for services that: (1) are performed for the city; (2) are not governmental in natur…

Sec. 5. Salaries of city officers and employees shall be scheduled as provided in the budget classification prescribed by the state board of accounts. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-2-1-13 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.

Sec. 6. Before the publication (before January 1, 2015) and before the submission of notice of budget estimates required by IC 6-1.1-17-3, each city shall formulate a budget estimate for the ensuing budget year in the following manner: (1) Each department head shall prepare for t…

Sec. 7. (a) The fiscal officer shall present the report of budget estimates to the city legislative body under IC 6-1.1-17. After reviewing the report, the legislative body shall prepare an ordinance fixing the rate of taxation for the ensuing budget year and an ordinance making …

Sec. 8. After the passage of the appropriation ordinance, the city legislative body may, on the recommendation of the city executive, make further or additional appropriations by ordinance, unless their result is to increase the tax levy set under IC 6-1.1-17. The legislative bod…

Sec. 9. An appropriation ordinance must specify, by items, the amount of each appropriation and the department for which it is made. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-3-6 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all towns that have not abolished the office of town marshal. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. The town legislative body shall appoint a town marshal and fix the town marshal's compensation. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-16 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.151.

Sec. 3. The marshal serves at the pleasure of the town legislative body. However, before terminating or suspending a marshal who has been employed by the town for more than six (6) months after completing the minimum basic training requirements adopted by the law enforcement trai…

Sec. 4. The marshal is the chief police officer of the town and has the powers of other law enforcement officers in executing the orders of the legislative body and enforcing laws. The marshal or the marshal's deputy: (1) shall serve all process directed to the marshal or deputy …

Sec. 5. The town legislative body may require the marshal to serve as street commissioner, chief of the fire department, or both. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-20 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. (a) The town legislative body shall by ordinance fix the number of deputy marshals. The town legislative body may by ordinance authorize the marshal to appoint deputy marshals. Deputy marshals have the powers and liabilities of the marshal in executing the orders of the l…

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "body armor" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-5-13(a). (b) After December 31, 2010, a town shall provide the town marshal and active deputy marshals of the town with body armor for the torso. The town shall replace the body armor for the …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. An officer of a township may appoint and remove all deputies and other employees in the officer's office, shall appoint deputies and other employees necessary for the proper discharge of the officer's duties, and is responsible for the official acts of the officer's deput…

Sec. 3. The legislative body shall make annual appropriations for assistants in township offices. Payments shall be made to assistants on vouchers verified by the claimant and approved by the officer in whose office the assistant is employed. [Pre-Local Government Recodification …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any area consisting of two (2) or more counties (referred to as a "region" in this chapter). [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-1.1-3(f).] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.26.

Sec. 10. (a) A commission may organize into not more than two (2) subregions and provide for the organization of two (2) subregional planning committees, and for meetings and rules of procedure of those committees. These rules of procedure shall be adopted as a part of the rules …

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission as reviewed and recommended by the executive board. The executive director must be qualified by training and experience in the management of public agencies and knowl…

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall prepare and adopt an annual appropriation budget for its operation, which shall be apportioned to each participating county on a pro rata per capita basis. After adoption, any amount that does not exceed an amount for each participating county eq…

Sec. 13. (a) An economic development district is a group of adjacent counties that: (1) contains at least two (2) redevelopment counties; (2) includes an economic development growth center; and (3) has been officially designated as an economic development district by the federal …

Sec. 2. (a) The legislative bodies of all the counties in a region may, by concurrent resolutions, request the establishment of a regional planning commission (referred to as a "commission" in this chapter). Official copies of the resolutions must be forwarded to the governor, wh…

Sec. 3. (a) A county may request a change in its participation from one (1) commission to another, or request to join a commission if it is not participating, under subsection (b). (b) The legislative body of the county must, by resolution, request the inclusion of the county in …

Sec. 4. (a) The following members of the commission shall be appointed from each county in the region: (1) A representative of the county executive who may be either a member of the executive or a person appointed by it. (2) A representative of the county fiscal body who must be …

quorum Sec. 5. (a) At its first regular meeting in each year the commission shall elect from its members a chair, vice chair, secretary, and a treasurer, not more than two (2) of whom may be from the same county. If the region is divided into subregions under section 10 of this c…