Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 7. (a) At the expiration of the surveyor's term of office, the surveyor shall turn over to the surveyor's successor all engineering and survey work in which the surveyor is engaged. (b) At the expiration of the surveyor's term of office, the surveyor's duties as surveyor, in…

Sec. 8. (a) If the surveyor is a competent civil engineer, the surveyor shall plan and supervise all surveying and civil engineering work of the county under the direction of the county executive. (b) If the surveyor is not a competent civil engineer, the county executive shall a…

Sec. 9. A survey by the surveyor constitutes prima facie evidence in favor of the corners and lines it establishes. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-58-5 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to third class cities. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 10. The city manager, under the direction of the executive, is responsible for the administrative duties of the city. The powers and duties of the city manager must be stated in the ordinance creating the city manager position. The city manager's powers and duties may includ…

Sec. 11. The city manager may not serve as a member of any body that hears disciplinary charges against: (1) the city police chief; (2) a member of the city police department; (3) the city fire chief; or (4) a member of the city fire department. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.…

Sec. 12. The city legislative body may not authorize the city manager to issue or execute bonds, notes, or warrants of the city. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 2. (a) A third class city may employ a nonpartisan city manager to be the administrative head of the city government. To employ a city manager, the executive must initiate an ordinance and the city legislative body must adopt an ordinance creating the city manager position. …

Sec. 3. The city manager may be employed to serve at the pleasure of the executive who may submit to the city legislative body for approval under IC 36-4-7-3 the city manager's compensation and terms of employment. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 4. The city legislative body may not employ a member of the legislative body as the city manager. A former member of the city legislative body may not be employed as the city manager for a period of two (2) years after leaving office. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 5. A city may hire a city manager solely on the basis of the applicant's administrative and educational qualifications. The city shall give special deference to actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practices in the field of municipal management. As added by P.L.10-1…

Sec. 6. A city manager may not campaign for or against a candidate for the city legislative body and may not participate in partisan political activities that would impair the city manager's performance as a professional administrator. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 7. Two (2) or more cities may employ the same person as the city manager of their respective cities. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 8. The city manager shall execute a bond for the faithful performance of the city manager's duties in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 9. The executive may appoint a qualified person to perform the duties of the city manager whenever the city manager is absent or unable to perform the city manager's duties. As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to towns having a population of less than five hundred (500). (b) A town may change the town's name under this chapter or IC 36-5-1. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. The town legislative body may not take further action in the case until the appeal is heard and determined. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. (a) The circuit court, superior court, or probate court shall hear an appeal under this chapter without a jury. (b) Change of venue from the judge may be granted, but change of venue from the county may not be granted. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.84-2…

Sec. 12. If an appeal has not been filed, not later than thirty (30) days after adoption of the resolution by the town legislative body, the town clerk-treasurer shall send a certified copy of the resolution to each of the following: (1) The clerk of the circuit court of each cou…

Sec. 13. A change of the town's name takes effect thirty (30) days after the later of the following: (1) Adoption of the resolution by the town legislative body under section 6 of this chapter. (2) Any appeals under this chapter are determined. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.…

Sec. 2. A proceeding to change the name of a town may be instituted under this chapter by filing with the town clerk-treasurer a petition that meets the following conditions: (1) The petition must be signed by a majority of the registered voters of the town. (2) The petition must…

Sec. 3. (a) A petitioner may withdraw from the petition before the town legislative body makes a decision on the petition under section 6 of this chapter. (b) In determining whether a sufficient number of registered voters have signed the petition, the legislative body may not co…

Sec. 4. If a petition is filed under section 2 of this chapter, the town clerk-treasurer shall give notice under IC 5-3-1 of the following: (1) The filing of the petition. (2) The day, time, and place of a hearing on the petition. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. On the day and time set in the notice given under section 4 of this chapter, the town legislative body shall hear and consider the petition. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. If after the hearing held under section 5 of this chapter, the town legislative body decides to change the name of the town as requested by the petition, the legislative body must, by a majority vote, adopt a resolution to change the name of the town. As added by P.L.258-…

Sec. 7. A person aggrieved by a decision made by the town legislative body under section 6 of this chapter may appeal the decision to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court with jurisdiction in the county in which the town is located. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.…

Sec. 8. To begin an appeal under section 7 of this chapter, a person must do the following not more than thirty (30) days after adoption of the resolution by the town legislative body: (1) Give written notice of the appeal to the legislative body. (2) File a bond with the town cl…

Sec. 9. If section 8 of this chapter is satisfied, the town clerk-treasurer shall file the following with the clerk of the circuit court: (1) A transcript of all proceedings in the case. (2) All papers filed in the case. As added by P.L.258-1993, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-6-4.5-3 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.31.

Sec. 10. (a) If a fiscal body fails to make a nomination within the time specified by section 9 of this chapter, the executive may select and appoint a person without a nomination. (b) If a person appointed as an economic development commissioner fails to take the oath of office …

Sec. 11. Before beginning the economic development commissioner's duties, each economic development commissioner, shall take and subscribe an oath of office in the usual form, to be indorsed upon the certificate of the economic development commissioner's appointment. The certific…

Sec. 12. (a) An economic development commission shall meet within thirty (30) days after its original appointment, at a time and place designated by the executive of the unit, for the purpose of organization, and shall meet to reorganize in February of each succeeding year. (b) A…

Sec. 13. (a) An economic development commission may adopt the bylaws, rules, and regulations that it considers necessary. Regular or special meetings shall be held at times and upon notice fixed by the commission, either by resolution or in accordance with the bylaws, rules, and …

Sec. 14. (a) An economic development commissioner of an economic development commission established under section 8 of this chapter may be removed from office for good cause as provided in subsection (c). (b) This subsection does not apply to an economic development commission es…

Sec. 15. An economic development commissioner is not entitled to any salary, but is entitled to: (1) reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the commissioner's duties; and (2) a per diem allowance for each day the commissioner attends a commission me…

Sec. 16. (a) An economic development commissioner shall disclose any pecuniary interest in any employment, financing agreement, or other contract made under this chapter before any action by the commission on it, and shall not vote on any such matter. (b) Notwithstanding any othe…

Sec. 17. (a) An economic development commission shall investigate, study, and survey the need for additional job opportunities, industrial diversification, water services, and pollution control facilities in the unit, and shall recommend action to improve or promote job opportuni…

Sec. 18. (a) A unit may: (1) enter into agreements concerning, and acquire by any lawful means, land or interests in land and personal property needed for the purposes of this chapter; (2) exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire unimproved land, unoccupied economic develo…

Sec. 18.5. A unit may initiate a program for financing economic development or pollution control facilities for developers and users in Indiana through the issuance of taxable or tax-exempt bonds. In furtherance of this objective, the unit may do any of the following: (1) Establi…

Sec. 19. (a) The fiscal body of a unit may levy a special tax to pay the costs of operation of its economic development commission, but this tax may not be used to pay any of the costs attributable to the acquisition and leasing or sale of economic development or pollution contro…

Sec. 20. (a) All tax revenues coming into possession of the economic development commission shall be deposited, held, and secured in accordance with the statutes relating to the handling and investing of public funds. The handling and expenditure of this money is subject to audit…

Sec. 21. (a) An economic development commission may enter into negotiations with one (1) or more persons concerning the terms and conditions for financing of economic development or pollution control facilities. (b) The commission shall consider whether a proposed economic develo…

Sec. 22. (a) Economic development or pollution control facilities are subject to applicable zoning laws. If a fiscal body of a unit establishes a department of development, the unit and its economic development commission have jurisdiction under this chapter throughout the county…

Sec. 23. (a) The economic development commission shall prepare a report that: (1) briefly describes the proposed economic development or pollution control facilities; (2) estimates the number and expense of public works or services that would be made necessary or desirable by the…

Sec. 24. (a) The economic development commission shall hold a public hearing, for itself and on behalf of the fiscal body of the unit proposing to issue the bonds, on the proposed financing of the economic development or pollution control facilities, after giving notice by public…

Sec. 25. (a) If the fiscal body of the unit proposing to issue the bonds finds that the financing approved under section 24 of this chapter will be of benefit to the health or general welfare of the unit proposing to issue the bonds the unit where the facilities are to be located…