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IN Code § 36-2-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-2. County Council to Be County Fiscal Body

Sec. 2. (a) The seven (7) member county council elected under this chapter is the county fiscal body. The fiscal body shall act in the name of "The _________ County Council".(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) but less than two hundred seventy thousand (270,000), the county council has nine (9) members.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: Part new; 17-1-24-1; 17-1-28-1 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.142; P.L.12-1992, SEC.152; P.L.119-2012, SEC.181.
IN Code § 36-2-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-3. Election of Fiscal Body; Terms

Sec. 3. (a) The fiscal body shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13. Except in a county having only single-member districts, members elected from districts and at large members, respectively, are to be elected in alternate, succeeding general elections under section 4 of this chapter. In a county having only single-member districts, the terms of the members are staggered as was provided by law before September 1, 1980.(b) The term of office of a member of the fiscal body is four (4) years, beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-4; 17-1-25.1-1; 17-1-25.1-2; 17-1-25.1-3; 17-1-28-9.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.143; P.L.5-1986, SEC.35.
IN Code § 36-2-3-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-4.5. Territory Not Included in Any District

Sec. 4.5. (a) If any territory in any county is not included in one (1) of the districts established under section 4 of this chapter, the territory is included in the district that:(1) is contiguous to that territory; and(2) contains the least population of all districts contiguous to that territory.(b) If any territory in any county is included in more than one (1) of the districts established under section 4 of this chapter, the territory is included in the district that:(1) is one (1) of the districts in which the territory is described in the ordinance adopted under section 4 of this chapter;(2) is contiguous to that territory; and(3) contains the least population of all districts contiguous to that territory.As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.258.
IN Code § 36-2-3-4.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-4.7. Ordinance for Division of County Into Districts

Sec. 4.7. (a) Whenever the county executive or the county fiscal body divides the county into districts under section 4 of this chapter, the county executive or the county fiscal body shall adopt an ordinance.(b) The county executive or the county fiscal body shall file a copy of an ordinance adopted under subsection (a) with the circuit court clerk.As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.259.
IN Code § 36-2-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-5. Election of Fiscal Body; Prerequisites; Forfeiture of Office

Sec. 5. (a) To be eligible to serve as a member of the fiscal body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-22.(b) A member of the fiscal body must reside within:(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and(2) the district from which the member was elected, if applicable.(c) A member who fails to comply with subsection (b) forfeits the office.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-2 part; 17-1-24-3; 17-1-28-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.145; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.11; P.L.5-1986, SEC.36; P.L.3-1987, SEC.543; P.L.225-2011, SEC.91; P.L.90-2012, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-2-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-6. Election of Presiding Officers; County Auditor to Serve as Clerk; Certain Counties Posting Roll Call Votes on Internet Web Site; Execution of Orders by Sheriff; Employment of Legal and Administrative Personnel

Sec. 6. (a) At its regular meeting required by section 7(b)(1) of this chapter, the fiscal body shall elect a president and president pro tempore from its members.(b) The county auditor is the clerk of the fiscal body and shall do the following:(1) Preserve the fiscal body's records in the county auditor's office.(2) Keep an accurate record of the fiscal body's proceedings.(3) Record the ayes and nays on each vote appropriating money or fixing the rate of a tax levy.(4) Record the ayes and nays on other votes when requested to do so by two (2) or more members.(5) This subdivision applies only to a county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) that maintains an Internet web site. The county auditor shall post on the county's Internet web site the roll call votes of the county fiscal body not later than three (3) business days after the following:(A) The date the roll call vote is taken if the county's software is able to generate a roll call vote.(B) If the county's software is not able to generate a roll call vote, the date the county fiscal body is first able to approve the minutes of the meeting at which the roll call vote was taken.The county auditor shall maintain the roll call vote information on the Internet web site for a period of four (4) years.(c) The county sheriff or a county police officer shall attend the meetings of the fiscal body, if requested by the fiscal body, and shall execute its orders.(d) The fiscal body may employ legal and administrative personnel necessary to assist and advise it in the performance of its functions and duties.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-6 part; 17-1-24-8; 17-1-24-8.5; 17-1-24-9; 17-1-28-6 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.18; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.12; P.L.131-1983, SEC.12; P.L.127-2017, SEC.22; P.L.204-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-2-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-7. Meetings; Location; Duties; Special Meetings; Notice; Emergency Meetings

Sec. 7. (a) The fiscal body shall hold its meetings in the county seat, in the county auditor's office, or in another location provided by the county executive and approved by the fiscal body.(b) The fiscal body:(1) shall hold a regular meeting in January after its election, for the purpose of organization and other business;(2) shall hold a regular meeting annually, as prescribed by IC 6-1.1-17, to adopt the county's annual budget and tax rate;(3) may hold a special meeting under subsection (c) or (d); and(4) in the case of a county subject to IC 36-2-3.5, shall hold meetings at a regularly scheduled time each month that does not conflict with the meetings of the county executive.(c) A special meeting of the fiscal body may be called:(1) by the county auditor or the president of the fiscal body; or(2) by a majority of the members of the fiscal body.At least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting, the auditor, president, or members calling the meeting shall give written notice of the meeting to each member of the fiscal body and publish, at least one (1) day before the meeting, the notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4. This subsection does not apply to a meeting called to deal with an emergency under IC 5-14-1.5-5.(d) If a court orders the county auditor to make an expenditure of county money for a purpose for which an appropriation has not been made, the auditor shall immediately call an emergency meeting of the fiscal body to discuss the matter. Notwithstanding subsection (c), the meeting must be held within three (3) working days of the receipt of the order by the auditor, and notice of the meeting day, time, and places is sufficient if:(1) given by telephone to the members of the fiscal body; and(2) given according to IC 5-14-1.5.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-6 part; 17-1-24-6.5; 17-1-28-7 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.19; Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.146; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.13; Acts 1982, P.L.33, SEC.17.
IN Code § 36-2-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-8. Adverse Interest; Forfeiture

Sec. 8. A member of the fiscal body who purchases a bond, order, claim, or demand against the county for less than its face value shall forfeit it to the county and may not enforce it by legal action.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-24-13.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-9. Expulsion of Member of Fiscal Body; Declaring Seat of Member Vacant; Procedure

Sec. 9. The fiscal body may:(1) expel any member for violation of an official duty;(2) declare the seat of any member vacant if the member is unable or fails to perform the duties of the member's office; and(3) adopt its own rules to govern proceedings under this section, but a two-thirds (2/3) vote is required to expel a member or vacate a member's seat.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-24-11.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.23.
IN Code § 36-2-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3. County Fiscal Body|36-2-3-10. Employment of Attorney to Represent and Advise Fiscal Body

Sec. 10. (a) The fiscal body may employ and fix the compensation of an attorney to represent and advise the fiscal body.(b) For the purposes of Section 9, Article 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, employment by a county fiscal body as an attorney does not constitute a lucrative office.As added by P.L.137-1989, SEC.13.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to:(1) a county having a population of:(A) more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000); or(B) more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) but less than two hundred seventy thousand (270,000); and(2) any other county not having a consolidated city, if both the county executive and the county fiscal body adopt identical ordinances providing for the county to be governed by this chapter beginning on a specified effective date.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-28-1 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.307, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.154; P.L.119-2012, SEC.183.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-2. Executive and Legislative Branches; Separation of Powers

Sec. 2. The powers of the county are divided between the executive and legislative branches of its government. A power belonging to one (1) branch of the county's government may not be exercised by the other branch.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-2 part; 17-1-28-6 part; 17-1-28-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-3. Board of Commissioners as Executive; County Council as Legislative and Fiscal Body

Sec. 3. The board of commissioners elected under IC 36-2-2 is the county executive. The county council elected under IC 36-2-3 is the county legislative body as well as the county fiscal body.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-3 part; 17-1-28-6 part; 17-1-28-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-4. Executive Powers and Duties

Sec. 4. (a) All powers and duties of the county that are executive or administrative in nature shall be exercised or performed by its executive, except to the extent that these powers and duties are expressly assigned to other elected officers.(b) The executive shall:(1) report the state of the county annually before March 1 to the county legislative body and to the people of the county;(2) recommend annually before March 1 to the legislative body whatever action or program it considers necessary for the improvement of the county and the welfare of its residents;(3) submit to the legislative body an annual budget in accordance with IC 36-2-5;(4) establish the procedures to be followed by all county departments, offices, and agencies under its jurisdiction to the extent these procedures are not expressly assigned to other elected officers;(5) administer all statutes applicable to the county, and its ordinances and regulations, to the extent these matters are not expressly assigned to other elected officers;(6) supervise the care and custody of all county property;(7) supervise the collection of revenues and control all disbursements and expenditures, and prepare a complete account of all expenditures, to the extent these matters are not expressly assigned to other elected officers;(8) review, analyze, and forecast trends for county services and finances, and programs of all county governmental entities, and report and recommend on these to the legislative body by March 15 each year;(9) negotiate contracts for the county;(10) make recommendations concerning the nature and location of county improvements, and provide for the execution of those improvements;(11) supervise county administrative offices except for the offices of elected officers; and(12) perform other duties and functions that are imposed on it by statute or ordinance.(c) The executive may:(1) order any agency under its jurisdiction to undertake any task for any other agency under its jurisdiction on a temporary basis, if necessary for the proper and efficient administration of county government;(2) approve or veto ordinances passed by the legislative body, in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-4-8; and(3) establish and administer centralized budgeting, centralized personnel selection, and centralized purchasing.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-28-3 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-5. Legislative Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. (a) All powers and duties of the county that are legislative in nature shall be exercised or performed by its legislative body.(b) The legislative body may:(1) establish the committees that are necessary to carry out its functions;(2) employ legal and administrative personnel necessary to carry out its functions;(3) pass all ordinances, orders, resolutions, and motions for the government of the county, in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-4;(4) receive gifts, bequests, and grants from public or private sources;(5) conduct investigations into the conduct of county business for the purpose of correcting deficiencies and insuring adherence to law and county policies and regulations; and(6) establish, by ordinance, new county departments, divisions, or agencies whenever necessary to promote efficient county government.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-6 part; 17-1-28-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147.
IN Code § 36-2-3.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 3.5. Division of Powers of Certain Counties|36-2-3.5-6. Elections; Stay Upon Failure to Divide County Into Districts; Court Orders

Sec. 6. (a) A court may issue an order, before final hearing, to stay an election if there is sufficient evidence to withstand a motion for summary judgment that the county has not been divided into districts that comply with IC 36-2-2-4 or IC 36-2-3-4. A preliminary hearing on the question may be held upon the court's own motion.(b) Final judgment on the merits in such a case shall be made within thirty (30) days of the stay of election order. If the redistricting is found not to be in compliance with law, the court shall retain jurisdiction and shall order the proper officials to submit within thirty (30) days a redistricting plan complying with law. If the proper officials fail to comply with the order, the court shall order the Indiana election commission to divide the county into districts in compliance with law.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-28-12.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.147. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.288.
IN Code § 36-2-4-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to sections 7 and 8 of this chapter by P.L.335-1985 do not affect a proposal initiated before September 1, 1986, to amend, repeal, or otherwise change a comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance under IC 36-7-4. Such a proposal may be considered, adopted, and approved under the statutes in effect before September 1, 1986, as if P.L.335-1985 had not been enacted.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.642.
IN Code § 36-2-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties not having a consolidated city.[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-2. Adoption of Ordinance, Order, Resolution, or Motion

Sec. 2. A county executive or county fiscal body adopting an ordinance, order, resolution, or motion for the government of the county or the transaction of county business must comply with this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-16-3; 17-1-28-3 part; 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.148.
IN Code § 36-2-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-3. Quorum

Sec. 3. (a) A majority of all the elected members constitutes a quorum, except as provided by subsection (b).(b) A county fiscal body may, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, adopt a rule specifying that a certain number of members greater than a majority constitutes a quorum.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-1 part; 17-1-24-10 part; 17-1-28-3 part; 17-1-28-7 part; 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.149; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.14.
IN Code § 36-2-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-4. Majority Vote; Two-Thirds Vote

Sec. 4. (a) A requirement that an ordinance, resolution, or other action be passed by a majority vote means at least a majority vote of all the elected members.(b) A requirement that an ordinance, resolution, or other action be passed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote means at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the elected members.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-10 part; 17-1-28-10 part; 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-5. Majority Vote Required to Pass Ordinance

Sec. 5. A majority vote is required to pass an ordinance, unless a greater vote is required by statute.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-3 part; 17-1-28-10 part; 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-6. Disagreements on Question; Continuance

Sec. 6. If only two (2) members of a county executive are present at a meeting of the executive, and they disagree on a question that is before the executive, the question shall be continued until the next meeting.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-14-7.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-7. Consent to Pass Ordinance; Inapplicability to Additional Appropriations and Zoning Ordinances

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to:(1) an ordinance of a county fiscal body for additional appropriations; or(2) a zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance that is adopted under IC 36-7.(b) Unanimous consent of the members present is required to pass an ordinance on the same day or at the same meeting at which it is introduced.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-10 part; 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.335-1985, SEC.31.
IN Code § 36-2-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-9. Recording of Ordinance; Effect

Sec. 9. Within a reasonable time after an ordinance is adopted, the county auditor shall record it in a book kept for that purpose. The record must include the signature of the presiding officer and the attestation of the auditor. The record, or a certified copy of the record, is presumptive evidence that the ordinance was adopted and took effect.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-2-2.5-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-10. Meetings; Rules

Sec. 10. A county executive or county fiscal body may adopt rules for the transaction of business at its meetings.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-8 part; 17-1-24-7 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 4. Legislative Procedures|36-2-4-11. Seal

Sec. 11. A county executive shall use a common seal.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-14-9 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-2-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 2. Government of Counties Generally|Chapter 5. Budget Procedures|36-2-5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all counties not having a consolidated city.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: Acts 1971, P.L.258, SECTION 16.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.