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IN Code § 14-33-5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-16. Compensation

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon approval of the initial district plan, the directors are entitled to compensation in an amount that the court orders, but not to exceed:(1) one hundred dollars ($100) for not more than two (2) regular or specially called board meetings per month; and(2) fifty dollars ($50) for not more than five (5) days per month devoted to the work of the district in addition to any day for which payment is received under subdivision (1). In addition, the directors shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, including traveling expense at a rate equal to the rate paid to state officers and employees. Claims for expense reimbursement must be accompanied by an itemized written statement approved by a recorded motion of the board.(b) At any time after all directors have been elected to the board, the directors may receive an increase in compensation up to a reasonable amount that is:(1) approved by a majority vote of the board of directors; and(2) authorized by a court order.(c) An increase in compensation authorized under subsection (b) may not be based upon an increase of any tax, assessment, rates, or charges by the district.(d) In addition to any compensation the directors may receive under subsection (b), the directors shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, including traveling expenses, at a rate equal to the rate paid to state officers and employees. Claims for expense reimbursement must be accompanied by an itemized written statement approved by a recorded motion of the board of directors.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-40.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.78-2007, SEC.2; P.L.113-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 14-33-5-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-17. Chairman and Vice Chairman

Sec. 17. Immediately following appointment and immediately following each annual meeting of the district, the directors shall meet and elect a chairman and a vice chairman. The vice chairman may act as chairman during the absence or disability of the chairman. The chairman shall promptly notify the commission in writing of the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the district, and the same information, together with the executed oaths, shall be filed with the circuit court.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-41.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-18. Employees; Contracts and Leases

Sec. 18. (a) The board may appoint, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of the following:(1) A secretary.(2) A financial clerk.(3) An engineer.(4) Employees that are necessary for the discharge of duties and responsibilities of the board.(b) A financial clerk shall execute a surety bond in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1.(c) The board may make contracts for the following:(1) Special and temporary services, including professional counsel.(2) Leases of land to a provider of commercial mobile service (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332) that allows for the construction, use, and maintenance of a tower that is used for telecommunications purposes.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-42.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.16-2010, SEC.3.
IN Code § 14-33-5-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-19. Office; Location

Sec. 19. (a) At the first meeting of the first board, the board shall adopt by majority vote a resolution designating the location in or near the district where the district will maintain an office. The board may adopt a resolution by majority vote at any meeting of the board to change the location of the district's office. The board shall report the location of the office and a change in location to the court establishing the district.(b) The board shall do the following:(1) Arrange for office space.(2) Keep a record of all transactions and minutes of all meetings in the office.(3) Keep all records and minutes available for inspection by any interested person of the district during the hours that the district office is open for business.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-43.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-20. Duties of Board

Sec. 20. The board shall do the following:(1) Exercise general supervision of and make regulations for the administration of the affairs of the district.(2) Prescribe uniform rules pertaining to investigations and hearings.(3) Supervise the fiscal affairs and responsibilities of the district.(4) Prescribe the qualifications of, appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of the employees of the district. The compensation must be reasonable and similar in amount to the compensation allowed employees performing similar service for the state and political subdivisions of the state. The board may delegate to employees authority to perform ministerial acts in all cases except where final action of the board is necessary.(5) Keep an accurate and complete record of all district proceedings and record and file all bonds and contracts, assuming responsibility for the custody and preservation of all papers and documents of the district.(6) Make an annual report to the court of income and expenses. The report must be submitted not later than thirty (30) days after the annual meeting and may include any of the following:(A) A statement of the progress in accomplishing each purpose for which the district is established.(B) Recommendations for amendment to the district plan.(C) Any matter that the board believes should be brought to the attention of the court for instructions or approval.(7) Adopt a seal and certify all official acts.(8) Sue and be sued collectively by the legal name "________ Conservancy District", with service of process made on the chairman of the board. However, costs may not be taxed against the directors individually in an action.(9) Invoke any legal, equitable, or special remedy for the enforcement of this article or of any proper action of the board in a court.(10) If advisable, establish an advisory committee.(11) Exercise the powers granted under this article to accomplish each purpose for which the district is established.(12) If a purpose of the district is the construction or maintenance of a levee in cooperation with the United States Secretary of the Army, divide, by resolution, the levee into maintenance sections and make assignment of each section to a director who must be a resident freeholder near the maintenance section. The director shall, upon assignment, supervise and assist in the maintenance of the assigned maintenance section.(13) Protect against encroachment by a stream. The board may, alone or in cooperation with state or federal agencies, do whatever is necessary to provide bank stabilization for the protection of the works of improvement of the district.(14) Insure property, personnel, and operations of the district against risks and in amounts that the board determines necessary to protect the district.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-44.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5-20.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-20.5. Prior Approval of Expenses; Review of Claims

Sec. 20.5. (a) A board may adopt a resolution allowing money to be disbursed for lawful district purposes under this section.(b) Notwithstanding IC 5-11-10, with the prior written approval of the board, the financial clerk of the district may make claim payments in advance of board allowance for the following kinds of expenses if the board has adopted a resolution under subsection (a):(1) Property or services purchased or leased from the United States government, its agencies, or its political subdivisions.(2) License or permit fees.(3) Insurance premiums.(4) Utility payments or utility connection charges.(5) General grant programs for which advance funding is not prohibited and the contracting party posts sufficient security to cover the amount advanced.(6) Grants of state funds authorized by statute.(7) Maintenance or service agreements.(8) Leases or rental agreements.(9) Bond or coupon payments.(10) Payroll.(11) State or federal taxes.(12) Expenses that must be paid because of emergency circumstances.(13) Expenses described in a resolution.(c) Each payment of expenses under this section must be supported by a fully itemized invoice or bill and certification by the financial clerk of the district.(d) The board shall review and allow the claim at its next regular or special meeting following the preapproved payment of the expense.As added by P.L.129-2011, SEC.7.
IN Code § 14-33-5-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-21. Powers Relating to Sewage and Liquid Waste

Sec. 21. (a) If the board issues revenue bonds for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and liquid waste, the board may do the following:(1) Subject to sections 21.1 and 21.2 of this chapter, establish just and equitable rates and charges and use the same basis for the rates as provided in IC 36-9-23-25 through IC 36-9-23-29.(2) Collect and enforce the rates, beginning with the commencement of construction as provided in IC 36-9-23.(3) Establish rules and regulations.(4) Require connection to the board's sewer system of any property producing sewage or similar waste and require discontinuance of use of privies, cesspools, septic tanks, and similar structures. The board may enforce this requirement by civil action in circuit or superior court as provided in IC 36-9-23-30.(5) Provide for and collect a connection charge to the board's sewer system as provided in IC 36-9-23-25 through IC 36-9-23-29.(6) Contract for treatment of the board's sewage and pay a fair and reasonable connection fee or rate for treatment, or a combination of both, as provided in IC 36-9-23-16.(7) Secure the bonds by a trust indenture as provided in IC 36-9-23-22.(8) Create a sinking fund for the payment of principal and interest and accumulate reasonable reserves as provided in IC 36-9-23-21.(9) Issue temporary revenue bonds to be exchanged for definite revenue bonds as provided in IC 36-9-23-17 through IC 36-9-23-20.(10) Issue additional revenue bonds as part of the same issue if the issue does not meet the full cost of the project for which the bonds were issued as provided in IC 36-9-23-17 through IC 36-9-23-20.(11) Issue additional revenue bonds for improvements, enlargements, and extensions as provided in IC 36-9-23-18.(12) Covenant with the holders of the revenue bonds for the following:(A) Protection of the holders concerning the use of money derived from the sale of bonds.(B) The collection of necessary rates and charges and segregation of the rates and charges for payment of principal and interest.(C) Remedy if a default occurs.The covenants may extend to both repayment from revenues and other money available to the district by other statute as provided in IC 36-9-23.(b) In the same manner as provided by IC 36-9-23, the rates or charges made, assessed, or established by the district are a lien on a lot, parcel of land, or building that is connected with or uses the works by or through any part of the sewage system of the district. The liens:(1) attach;(2) are recorded;(3) are subject to the same penalties, interest, and reasonable attorney's fees on recovery; and(4) shall be collected and enforced;in substantially the same manner as provided in IC 36-9-23-31 through IC 36-9-23-32.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-45.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.168-2009, SEC.1.
IN Code § 14-33-5-21.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-21.1. Campgrounds; Rates for Sewage Service

Sec. 21.1. (a) This section applies to a campground that:(1) is connected with the sewage works of a district established for the purpose described in IC 14-33-1-1(a)(5); or(2) uses or is served by the sewage works of a district established for the purpose described in IC 14-33-1-1(a)(5).(b) Beginning September 1, 2009, if a campground is billed for sewage service at a flat rate under section 21(a)(1) of this chapter, the campground may instead elect to be billed for the sewage service under this subsection by installing, at the campground's expense, a meter to measure the actual amount of sewage discharged by the campground into the district's sewers. If a campground elects to be billed by use of a meter:(1) the rate charged by the district's board for the metered sewage service may not exceed the rate charged to residential customers for equivalent usage; and(2) the amount charged by the board for the campground's monthly sewage service for the period beginning September 1 and ending May 31 must be equal to the greater of:(A) the actual amount that would be charged for the sewage discharged during the month by the campground as measured by the meter; or(B) the lowest monthly charge paid by the campground for sewage service during the previous period beginning June 1 and ending August 31.(c) If a campground does not install a meter under subsection (b) and is billed for sewage service at a flat rate under section 21(a)(1) of this chapter, for a calendar year beginning after December 31, 2009, each campsite at the campground may not equal more than one-third (1/3) of one (1) resident equivalent unit. The basic monthly charge for the campground's sewage service must be equal to the number of the campground's resident equivalent units multiplied by the rate charged by the board for a resident unit.(d) The board may impose additional charges on a campground under subsections (b) and (c) if the board incurs additional costs that are caused by any unique factors that apply to providing sewage service for the campground, including, but not limited to:(1) the installation of:(A) oversized pipe; or(B) any other unique equipment;necessary to provide sewage service for the campground; and(2) concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) that exceed federal pollutant standards.As added by P.L.168-2009, SEC.2.
IN Code § 14-33-5-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-22. Agreements With People or Entities; Debt Agreements

Sec. 22. (a) The board may do the following:(1) Enter into agreement with and accept money from a federal or state agency or department.(2) By the agreement provide the manner in which resulting debt is evidenced, with:(A) the term;(B) the interest rate; and(C) the method and time of repayment;subject to statutes governing the federal or state agency or department, without regard to other limitations of this article.(b) The board may also enter into an agreement with a person, municipality, county, or special taxing district, whether or not the person, municipality, county, or special taxing district is in the district, for any purpose compatible with the purposes for which the district exists. The municipality, county, or special taxing district may enter into the agreement.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-46.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-23. Gifts of Money or Property

Sec. 23. The board may accept gifts of money or other property to be used for certain aspects of a general purpose for which the district is established.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-47.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5. Board of Directors|14-33-5-24. Petition to Enjoin or Mandate Board

Sec. 24. An interested person adversely affected by an action committed or omitted by the board in violation of this chapter may petition the court having jurisdiction over the district to enjoin or mandate the board.[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-48.]As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
IN Code § 14-33-5.4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5.4. Election of Board Members in Specific Conservancy Districts|14-33-5.4-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to conservancy districts located wholly within a county having a population of more than twenty-three thousand three hundred (23,300) but less than twenty-four thousand (24,000).(b) This article governs conservancy districts located wholly within a county having a population of more than twenty-three thousand three hundred (23,300) but less than twenty-four thousand (24,000) generally except when this article conflicts with a section of this chapter.As added by P.L.185-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.97; P.L.119-2012, SEC.123.
IN Code § 14-33-5.4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5.4. Election of Board Members in Specific Conservancy Districts|14-33-5.4-2. "Relative" Defined

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "relative" of a candidate or trustee means an individual who is related to the candidate or trustee, or to the spouse of the candidate or trustee, as one (1) of the following:(1) Son.(2) Daughter.(3) Grandson.(4) Granddaughter.(5) Great-grandson.(6) Great-granddaughter.(7) Father.(8) Mother.(9) Grandfather.(10) Grandmother.(11) Great-grandfather.(12) Great-grandmother.(13) Brother.(14) Sister.(15) Nephew.(16) Niece.(17) Uncle.(18) Aunt.(b) For the purposes of this section, relatives by adoption, half-blood, marriage, or remarriage are treated as relatives of whole kinship.As added by P.L.185-1995, SEC.2.
IN Code § 14-33-5.4-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5.4. Election of Board Members in Specific Conservancy Districts|14-33-5.4-3.5. Effect of Dividing Freehold to Increase Votes; Secretary's Determination; Challenge of Determination

Sec. 3.5. (a) If in the opinion of the secretary of the district a freehold has been divided into multiple freeholds for the sole purpose of increasing the number of freeholders eligible to cast a vote in an election under this chapter, the secretary of the district may determine to exclude the freeholders of those multiple freeholds from the list of freeholders referred to in section 3(f) of this chapter.(b) The determination of the secretary of the district under subsection (a) may be challenged by petitioning the circuit court, superior court, or probate court that created the district.As added by P.L.16-2010, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.76.
IN Code § 14-33-5.4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5.4. Election of Board Members in Specific Conservancy Districts|14-33-5.4-4. Requirements for Voting Eligibility

Sec. 4. (a) The auditor of each county shall, at least forty-five (45) days before the election of directors of the district, provide the district with a current list of freeholders that sets forth:(1) each parcel of real property that is:(A) located within the county and the district; and(B) subject to property tax under IC 6-1.1; and(2) the name of each individual who is identified in property tax records as the holder of a freeholder's interest in a parcel of property described in subdivision (1).(b) To be eligible to vote in an election of directors of a district:(1) an individual must have a freeholder's interest in real property listed on the current tax list provided under subsection (a); and(2) the individual's name must appear on the list of freeholders provided under subsection (a).(c) Before casting a vote at a polling place, a freeholder shall sign the list of freeholders in the presence of the secretary of the district or an election clerk appointed under section 3(h) of this chapter. The freeholder shall sign the list in the space opposite the name of the freeholder on the list.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2), if:(1) a freeholder's name does not appear on the list of freeholders; and(2) the secretary of the district or an election clerk finds that the freeholder's name was erroneously omitted from the list;the secretary or clerk shall place the freeholder's name on the list. After the freeholder's name is placed on the list, the freeholder is entitled to cast a ballot in the election.(e) After placing a freeholder's name on the list under subsection (d), the secretary or clerk shall mark the list opposite the name of the freeholder who cast that vote to note the receipt of a valid written ballot vote from the freeholder.As added by P.L.185-1995, SEC.2.
IN Code § 14-33-5.4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources|Article 33. Conservancy Districts|Chapter 5.4. Election of Board Members in Specific Conservancy Districts|14-33-5.4-5. Voting Procedures; Presence of Candidate at Polling Place

Sec. 5. (a) Two (2) observers may monitor the voting at each polling place on behalf of each candidate for director. The district must provide each observer with a copy of the list of freeholders provided to the district under section 4(a) of this chapter.(b) A candidate for director may not be present in a polling place during the day of the election of directors except to cast a ballot.(c) The relative of a candidate for director may not be present in a polling place during the day of the election of directors except:(1) to cast a ballot; or(2) to act as an observer under subsection (a).As added by P.L.185-1995, SEC.2.