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IN Code § 36-9-4-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-26. Printing and Distribution of Ordinances

Sec. 26. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may provide for the printing of all or part of the ordinances of the corporation in pamphlet form or in bound volumes, and may distribute them without charge or may charge the cost of printing and distribution.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-18 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-27. Controller

Sec. 27. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation shall appoint a qualified person to serve as controller. The controller is the chief fiscal officer of the corporation, and the controller must give bond in the sum and with the conditions prescribed by the board and with surety to the approval of the board.(b) All money payable to the public transportation corporation shall be paid to the controller, and the controller shall deposit it under IC 5-13-6. The controller shall deposit this money in the depositories and in the accounts that the board designates by ordinance.(c) The controller shall keep an accurate account of all appropriations made and all taxes levied by the public transportation corporation, all money owing or due to the corporation, and all money received and disbursed by the corporation, and the controller shall preserve all vouchers for payments and disbursements.(d) The controller shall issue all warrants for the payment of money from the funds of the public transportation corporation, but the controller may not issue a warrant for the payment of a claim until the claim has been allowed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the rules of the board. All warrants must be countersigned by the chair of the board.(e) If the controller is called upon to issue a warrant, the controller may require evidence that the amount claimed is justly due, and for that purpose the controller may summon before the controller any officer, agent, or employee of the public transportation corporation and examine the officer, agent, or employee on oath or affirmation relating to the warrant. The controller may administer the oath or affirmation.(f) Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e), the board may authorize the controller to pay a per diem in advance to a public transportation employee or board member who will attend a training session or other special business meeting required as a duty of the public transportation employee or board member.(g) Each year, and more often if required by the board, the controller shall submit the controller's records of account as controller for audit to the certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants designated by the board. The certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants shall submit to the board a certified report of the records of account, exhibiting the revenues, receipts, and disbursements, the sources from which the revenues and funds are derived, and the manner in which they have been disbursed.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-19.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.19-1987, SEC.53; P.L.327-1995, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.281.
IN Code § 36-9-4-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-28. Purchase of Property From System by Corporation

Sec. 28. (a) The board of directors of the public transportation corporation and the management of the urban mass transportation system shall negotiate for the purchase of all the real and personal property, licenses, rights, and interests of the system by the corporation, unless the system shows that part of its property is not necessary for the proper operation of the system.(b) If the parties agree upon the terms and conditions of the purchase, the board shall adopt an ordinance incorporating those terms and conditions.(c) If the parties cannot agree upon the terms and conditions of the purchase, the board may adopt an ordinance directing the acquisition of the property that has been the subject of the negotiations through eminent domain proceedings under section 32 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-20.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-29. Public Transportation Corporation; Operation of System; Contracts or Leases for Use of System

Sec. 29. (a) Upon acquisition of the necessary property by a public transportation corporation, the board of directors of the corporation may:(1) operate and maintain the system;(2) lease the system to any operator; or(3) contract for the use of the system by any operator.(b) The board may also contract with any organization that has executive personnel with experience and skill applicable to the superintendence of the operation and maintenance of an urban mass transportation system. The contract must require the organization to furnish its services and the services of its personnel for the superintendence of the system.(c) The maximum term of a contract or lease executed under this section is twenty-five (25) years.(d) A contract or lease executed under this section must be confirmed by ordinance of the board.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-21.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-9-4-29.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-29.4. Expansion of Services Outside Operational Boundaries

Sec. 29.4. (a) This section does not apply to a public transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated city.(b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate boundaries.(2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the following:(A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area or the existing service area.(B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or other persons who are in need of public transportation.(3) Except as provided in subsection (e), the expanded service does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in which the corporation is located.(c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.(d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation of an expanded service under this section.(e) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-10) or a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8) that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted under IC 20-27-9.As added by P.L.229-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.278-2001, SEC.9; P.L.1-2005, SEC.238; P.L.99-2007, SEC.223; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.452.
IN Code § 36-9-4-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-30. Board of Directors; Power to Acquire, Hold, and Dispose of Property

Sec. 30. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may:(1) acquire by grant, purchase, gift, lease, or otherwise; and(2) hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of;real and personal property, licenses, patents, rights, and interests necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers under this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-31. Board of Directors; Seal

Sec. 31. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may adopt a seal to be impressed upon its instruments and may provide for the impression of that seal by printed or lithographic facsimile. An executed instrument bearing the seal of the board is prima facie evidence of its execution by the board and that its execution was legally authorized by the board.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-32. Eminent Domain; Procedure

Sec. 32. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may exercise the power of eminent domain for the condemnation of any interest in real or personal property for use within the taxing district of the corporation.(b) Proceedings for the condemnation of property by the board are governed by IC 32-24-1 to the extent it is not in conflict with this chapter.(c) The board may not institute proceedings until it has adopted an ordinance generally describing the property to be acquired, declaring that the public interest and necessity require the acquisition by the corporation of the property involved, and declaring that the acquisition is necessary for the establishment, development, extension, or improvement of the system. The ordinance is conclusive evidence of the public necessity of the proposed acquisition and that the proposed acquisition is planned in a manner most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.119.
IN Code § 36-9-4-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-33. Board of Directors; Power to Contract

Sec. 33. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may contract with any person upon the terms and conditions the board considers best for the corporation including the following:(1) Contracting for self-insurance protection of its property or liability under IC 34-13-3.(2) Engaging in commissions or entering into agreements for the mutual insurance or sharing of risks for liability or property damage.(3) Agreeing to join with other municipal corporations for the mutual risk sharing of losses due to casualty or acts of God.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.353-1987, SEC.1; P.L.1-1998, SEC.214.
IN Code § 36-9-4-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-34. Contracts for Operation of Systems in Contiguous Territory and Transfer of Passengers Between Systems

Sec. 34. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may enter into agreements with any urban mass transportation system operating in territory contiguous to the taxing district of the corporation, for:(1) the operation and maintenance of that system, including the use, sale, or lease of the real and personal property necessary for operation of the system; or(2) the transfer of passengers between that system and the system owned by the corporation, with a special rate to be charged for those passengers.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-35.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-35.1. Board of Directors; Adoption of Rules for Operation of Systems; Rates, Routings, and Standards of Service

Sec. 35.1. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation shall, by ordinance, make rules governing the use, operation, and maintenance of the urban mass transportation system. The board may determine all rates, routings, and hours and standards of service and may change them whenever the board considers a change advisable. However, the board's powers under this section are subject to regulation by the department of state revenue as provided by section 58 of this chapter.As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.369.
IN Code § 36-9-4-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-36. Board of Directors; Power to Sue; Service of Process

Sec. 36. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may, in the name of the corporation, sue or be sued in court. Service of process shall be made by service upon the secretary of the board, and notice must be served upon the secretary in the manner and form required by IC 34-13-3.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.215.
IN Code § 36-9-4-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-37. Board of Directors; Employees; Collective Bargaining Agreements

Sec. 37. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may appoint or employ a general manager, accountants, attorneys, traffic engineers, drivers, clerks, secretaries, guards, laborers, and other employees, and may prescribe and define their duties, regulate their compensation, discharge them, and appoint or employ their successors. Employees shall be selected without regard to race, religion, or any personal affiliation. The board shall select a person for the position of general manager on the basis of the person's fitness for the position, taking into account the person's executive ability and the person's knowledge of and experience in the field of mass public transportation.(b) The board shall bargain collectively and enter into written contracts with authorized labor organizations representing employees other than executive, administrative, or professional personnel. These contracts may provide for the binding arbitration of disputes, wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, health and welfare, insurance, vacations, holidays, sick leave, seniority, pensions, retirement, and other benefits.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.282.
IN Code § 36-9-4-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-38. Surveys and Studies

Sec. 38. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may make traffic surveys, population surveys, and any other surveys and studies it considers useful in the operation of urban mass transportation systems.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-39. "Demand-Responsive" or "Dial-a-Ride" System

Sec. 39. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may establish and operate a "demand-responsive" or "dial-a-ride" transportation system as a part of its urban mass transportation system within the taxing district of the corporation. The rates and charges for the system and all related criteria are at the sole discretion of the board.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-34.1.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-40. Board of Directors; Power to Fulfill Purposes of Corporation

Sec. 40. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may carry out the purposes of the corporation.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-41. Acquisition of Systems by Corporation; Protection of Employees

Sec. 41. (a) Whenever a public transportation corporation acquires an urban mass transportation system under this chapter, the employees of the system must be protected as follows:(1) The employees of the system must be retained to the fullest extent consistent with sound management, and those terminated or laid off must be assured priority of reemployment.(2) The individual employees must be retained in positions the same as, or no worse than, their positions before the acquisition of the system.(3) The rights, privileges, and benefits of the employees under any collective bargaining agreement are not affected, and the corporation shall assume the duties of the system under the agreement.(4) The rights, privileges, and benefits of the employees under any pension or retirement plan are not affected, and the corporation shall assume the duties of the system under the plan.(b) If a public transportation corporation acquires and leases an urban mass transportation system, or enters into a contract for the operation of the system under this chapter, the lease or contract must provide for compliance with subsection (a).[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-23.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-42 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-42. Funding

Sec. 42. (a) A municipality or a public transportation corporation that expends money for the establishment or maintenance of an urban mass transportation system under this chapter may acquire the money for these expenditures:(1) by issuing bonds under section 43 or 44 of this chapter;(2) by borrowing money made available for such purposes by any source;(3) by accepting grants or contributions made available for such purposes by any source;(4) in the case of a municipality, by appropriation from the general fund of the municipality, or from a special fund that the municipal legislative body includes in the municipality's budget; or(5) in the case of a public transportation corporation, by levying a tax under section 49 of this chapter or by recommending an election to use revenue from the local income tax, as provided in subsection (c).(b) Money may be acquired under this section for the purpose of exercising any of the powers granted by or incidental to this chapter, including:(1) studies under section 4, 9, or 11 of this chapter;(2) grants in aid;(3) the purchase of buses or real property by a municipality for lease to an urban mass transportation system, including the payment of any amount outstanding under a mortgage, contract of sale, or other security device that may attach to the buses or real property;(4) the acquisition by a public transportation corporation of property of an urban mass transportation system, including the payment of any amount outstanding under a mortgage, contract of sale, or other security device that may attach to the property;(5) the operation of an urban mass transportation system by a public transportation corporation, including the acquisition of additional property for such a system; and(6) the retirement of bonds issued and outstanding under this chapter.(c) This subsection applies only to a public transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated city. In order to provide revenue to a public transportation corporation during a year, the public transportation corporation board may recommend and the county fiscal body may elect to provide revenue to the corporation from part of the certified distribution, if any, that the county is to receive during that same year under IC 6-3.6-9. To make the election, the county fiscal body must adopt an ordinance before November 1 of the preceding year. The county fiscal body must specify in the ordinance the amount of the certified distribution that is to be used to provide revenue to the corporation. If such an ordinance is adopted, the county fiscal body shall immediately send a copy of the ordinance to the county auditor.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-24.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.84-1987, SEC.15; P.L.5-1988, SEC.221; P.L.137-2012, SEC.123; P.L.197-2016, SEC.148.
IN Code § 36-9-4-43 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-43. Issuance of Bonds by Municipality; Procedure

Sec. 43. If the legislative body of a municipality decides to issue bonds to obtain all or part of the money to be expended for the establishment and maintenance of an urban mass transportation system under this chapter, the legislative body may issue the bonds of the municipality in the same manner as bonds for the general purposes of the municipality. However, the bonds may be sold to the federal government at private sale and without a public offering.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-25.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
IN Code § 36-9-4-44 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 9. Transportation and Public Works|Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation|36-9-4-44. Issuance of Bonds by Corporation; Procedure

Sec. 44. (a) If the board of directors of a public transportation corporation decides to issue bonds to obtain all or part of the money to be expended for the establishment and maintenance of an urban mass transportation system under this chapter, the board shall adopt an ordinance directing the issuance of the bonds. The board shall certify a copy of the ordinance to the controller of the corporation, who shall then prepare the bonds.(b) The bonds must be executed by the chair of the board and attested by the controller of the corporation.(c) The controller is responsible for the sale of the bonds.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the bonds shall be issued in the same manner as bonds for the general purposes of the municipality served by the public transportation corporation. However, the bonds may be sold to the federal government at private sale and without a public offering.(e) In addition to the general power to issue bonds for the establishment and maintenance of a system, the board may issue bonds specifically:(1) for the payment of any judgment against the corporation; and(2) to establish or maintain a program of self-insurance or mutual insurance.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-26.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.6; P.L.353-1987, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.283.