Title 36, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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. (a) A town may be changed into a city only as provided in this chapter. (b) A town with a population of less than two thousand (2,000) may not be changed into a city. As added by P.L.111-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. A town may be changed into a city through the following: (1) The town legislative body must adopt a resolution submitting to the town's voters the question of whether the town should be changed into a city. The town legislative body shall adopt a resolution described in t…

Sec. 3. (a) A town legislative body may satisfy the requirements of this section in an ordinance adopted either before or after the town's voters vote on the question described in section 2 of this chapter. (b) If a resolution is adopted under section 2 of this chapter, the town …

Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the term of office of the city officers elected at the first election of city officers held under the ordinance adopted under section 3 of this chapter: (1) begins on January 1 after the first election of city officers; and (2) may not e…

Sec. 5. A town becomes a city under this chapter on January 1 after the first election of city officers under section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.111-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. (a) The acts, contracts, and obligations of a town that is changed into a city under this chapter become the acts, contracts, and obligations of the city. (b) The ordinances, rules, and regulations of a town that is changed into a city under this chapter continue in effec…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a township in a county containing a consolidated city. As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 1.5. (a) All of the following apply to a township that merges with another township under this chapter: (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the new township government may use any funds in excess of what the new township government determines is necessary to deliver effective…

Sec. 10. When a new township government is established under this chapter, the following occur: (1) The resolutions, rules, and bylaws of each of the former township governments: (A) remain in force within the territory to which they applied before the merger; and (B) continue in…

Sec. 11. (a) On the date the formation of a new township government takes effect, all money in the funds of each of the former township governments is transferred to the new township government. The new township government: (1) shall deposit the money in its funds that most close…

Sec. 12. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the officers of the new township government shall: (1) obtain from the department of local government finance approval under IC 6-1.1-18.5-7 of: (A) a budget; (B) an ad valorem property tax levy; and (C) a property tax rate; (2) fix the ann…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "former township government" means a township government that merges with at least one (1) other township government under this chapter. As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "new township government" means the township government that results from the merger of at least two (2) township governments under this chapter. As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. At least two (2) township governments may merge to form one (1) township government under this chapter, if: (1) the township governments are entirely located within the same county; (2) all the territory within the township governments is subject to the merger; and (3) ea…

Sec. 5. (a) The township trustees, with the approval of a majority of the members of the township legislative body of each township that wants to merge township governments under this chapter, must comply with this section. (b) The township trustees must present identical resolut…

Sec. 6. (a) This subsection does not apply to a merger under IC 36-6-1.7. The merger becomes effective on January 1 of the year following the adoption of the resolution approving the merger of the townships. (b) An officer elected to represent the merged township government shall…

Sec. 7. If township governments merge under this chapter: (1) IC 36-6-6 applies to the election of the township board; and (2) IC 36-6-5-1 applies to the election of a township assessor; of the new township government. As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. (a) On the date a merger takes effect: (1) the former township governments are abolished as separate entities; (2) each township subject to the merger retains its geographical boundaries and its name; (3) the territory of the new township government includes all the terri…

Sec. 9. Upon the corporate dissolution of a township government under this article, the following apply for purposes of all state and federal licensing and regulatory laws, statutory entitlements, gifts, grants-in-aid, governmental loans, or other governmental assistance under st…

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 …