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IN Code § 36-4-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-2. Creation of City Manager Position

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. An ordinance creating the city manager position must state the powers and duties to be assumed by the city manager.(b) If the city legislative body adopts an ordinance under this chapter to employ a city manager, the city legislative body may adopt an ordinance to permit the executive to perform the duties of the executive on a part-time basis.As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.
IN Code § 36-4-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-3. Terms of Employment and Compensation

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-4. Legislative Body Members Barred From Position

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-5. Qualifications

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.10-1997, SEC.32.
IN Code § 36-4-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-6. Political Activity

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-7. Joint Employment by Cities

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-8. Performance Bond

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-9. Acting Manager

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-10. Powers and Duties

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 include:(1) attending the meetings of the legislative body and recommending actions the city manager considers advisable;(2) hiring city employees according to the pay schedules and standards fixed by the legislative body or by statute;(3) suspending, discharging, removing, or transferring city employees;(4) delegating any of the city manager's powers to an employee responsible to the city manager;(5) administering and enforcing all ordinances, orders, and resolutions of the legislative body;(6) ensuring that all statutes that are required to be administered by the legislative body or a city employee subject to the control of the legislative body are faithfully administered;(7) preparing budget estimates and submitting them to the legislative body when required;(8) executing contracts on behalf of the city for materials, supplies, services, or improvements after the completion of the appropriations, notice, and competitive bidding required by statute;(9) receiving service of summons on behalf of the city;(10) administering the city's economic development plans and projects;(11) advising the executive, city legislative body, and public on the conduct of city affairs;(12) making recommendations on policy formulation;(13) recommending and executing city improvements;(14) serving on the board of public works and safety; and(15) other powers and duties determined to be advisable by the executive and legislative body.As added by P.L.10-1997, SEC.32.
IN Code § 36-4-12-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-11. Police and Fire Disciplinary Body Membership Barred

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.
IN Code § 36-4-12-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 12. City Managers for Third Class Cities|36-4-12-12. Bonds, Notes, or Warrants; Prohibition

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.
IN Code § 36-4-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 13. Legislative Body Youth Adviser|36-4-13-1. Appointment of Youth Adviser

Sec. 1. The presiding officer of the legislative body of a municipality may appoint an individual who is not more than eighteen (18) years of age to serve as an adviser to the legislative body on matters affecting youth in the community.As added by P.L.69-2008, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-4-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 4. Government of Cities and Towns Generally|Chapter 13. Legislative Body Youth Adviser|36-4-13-2. Youth Adviser Not a Member

Sec. 2. An individual appointed under section 1 of this chapter is not a member of the legislative body.As added by P.L.69-2008, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-5-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all towns except an included town (as defined in IC 36-3-1-7).[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.105.
IN Code § 36-5-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-2. Requirements of Petition to Incorporate Town

Sec. 2. (a) Proceedings to incorporate a town may be instituted by filing a written petition in quadruplicate with the executive of the county that contains all or a majority of the territory sought to be incorporated. The petition must be signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the owners of land in the territory and must state the following:(1) The territory is used or will, in the reasonably foreseeable future, be used generally for commercial, industrial, residential, or similar purposes.(2) The territory is reasonably compact and contiguous.(3) There is enough undeveloped land in the territory to permit reasonable growth of the town.(4) Incorporation is in the best interests of the citizens of the territory.(5) The name, telephone number, and electronic mail address (if available) of the contact person for the petitioners.(6) If the petitioners want the incorporation to be approved by a public question at a special election, that the petitioners agree to pay the costs of the special election.(b) The signatures of the petitioners must be verified, and the verification must include a statement that the petitioners are owners of land in the territory sought to be incorporated.(c) In determining the number of petitioners, not more than one (1) person having an interest in a single parcel of land may be counted, and a person owning more than one (1) parcel of land in the area may be counted only once.(d) The petition filed under subsection (a) must be accompanied by the ordinance of any city required to consent to the incorporation under section 7 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-4.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.195-1984, SEC.1; P.L.86-1999, SEC.1; P.L.147-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-5-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-3. Items to Accompany Petition

Sec. 3. A petition for incorporation must be accompanied by the following items to be supplied at the expense of the petitioners:(1) A survey, certified by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5, showing the boundaries of and quantity of land contained in the territory sought to be incorporated.(2) An enumeration of the territory's residents and landowners and their mailing addresses, completed not more than thirty (30) days before the time of filing of the petition and verified by the persons supplying it.(3) A statement of the assessed valuation of all real property within the territory, certified by the township assessor of the township in which the territory is located, or the county assessor if there is no township assessor for the township.(4) A statement of the services to be provided to the residents of the proposed town and the approximate times at which they are to be established.(5) A statement of the estimated cost of the services to be provided and the proposed tax rate for the town.(6) The name to be given to the proposed town.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-5.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-1999, SEC.3; P.L.219-2007, SEC.115; P.L.146-2008, SEC.707; P.L.57-2013, SEC.96.
IN Code § 36-5-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-4. Sufficiency of Petition; Plan Commission Recommendations

Sec. 4. (a) On receipt of a petition for incorporation, the county executive shall examine the petition to see that the petition meets the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the county executive rejects the petition, the county executive shall set forth in writing and with specificity the manner in which the petition fails to meet the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the petition is in order, the executive shall mark it with the date of filing and immediately forward one (1) copy to the plan commission, if any, having jurisdiction.(b) The commission shall investigate the proposed incorporation and report their recommendations of approval or disapproval to the county executive at least ten (10) days before the hearing required by section 5 of this chapter. In making their investigations, they may use the services of any state or local government agency, and in making their report and recommendations, they shall be guided by the requirements for incorporation set out in section 8 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-6.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.24-1995, SEC.25; P.L.147-2013, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-5-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-5. Public Hearing on Petition; Notice

Sec. 5. The county executive shall hold a public hearing on a petition for incorporation not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days after the date of the filing of the petition, and shall require the petitioners to send notice of the hearing by certified mail to:(1) the residents and landowners of the territory as listed in the petition;(2) the legislative body of each municipality having any corporate boundary within three (3) miles of the perimeter of the proposed new town;(3) the executive of any other county in which a part of the proposed new town is located; and(4) the executive of a township in which all or a part of the proposed new town is located.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-7.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-5-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-6. Parties Entitled to Be Heard; Remonstrance; Dismissal of Petition

Sec. 6. The recipients of the notice required by section 5 of this chapter are parties to and are entitled to be heard at the public hearing. The petition for incorporation shall be dismissed if at any time during the incorporation proceedings, including an appeal, the county executive or a court hearing an appeal is presented with a verified remonstrance against incorporation, signed by at least:(1) fifty-one percent (51%) of the owners of a fee simple interest in real property in the affected territory; or(2) the owners of seventy-five percent (75%), in assessed valuation, of the real property in the affected territory.The executive or court may determine the validity of the remonstrance by submitting it to the county auditor for verification.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-5-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-7. Petition to Incorporate Town Within Certain Distance of City Boundaries

Sec. 7. (a) The petitioners must obtain the consent by ordinance of the legislative body of a consolidated city before incorporating a town if any part of the proposed town is within four (4) miles of the corporate boundaries of the city. The legislative body of the consolidated city shall:(1) consent to the incorporation; or(2) deny consent to the incorporation;not later than ninety (90) days after the legislative body receives the petitioners' written request. If the legislative body fails to act not later than ninety (90) days after the legislative body receives the petitioners' written request, the legislative body is considered to have consented to the petitioners' request for incorporation.(b) The petitioners must obtain the consent by ordinance of the legislative body of a second or third class city before incorporating a town if any part of the proposed town is within three (3) miles of the corporate boundaries of the city. The legislative body of the city shall:(1) consent to the incorporation; or(2) deny consent to the incorporation;not later than ninety (90) days after the legislative body receives the petitioners' written request. If the legislative body fails to act not later than ninety (90) days after the legislative body receives the petitioners' written request, the legislative body is considered to have consented to the petitioners' request for incorporation.(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-9.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.1, SEC.58; P.L.195-1984, SEC.2; P.L.5-1988, SEC.212; P.L.12-1992, SEC.161; P.L.147-2013, SEC.3.
IN Code § 36-5-1-7.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-7.1. Exemption From City Consent Requirements

Sec. 7.1. The petitioners of a county having a population of more than seventy thousand (70,000) but less than seventy thousand fifty (70,050) are exempt from:(1) the requirements of section 7(a) of this chapter; and(2) the requirements of section 7(b) of this chapter if the second or third class city is within a county containing a consolidated city.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.210, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.162; P.L.170-2002, SEC.145; P.L.119-2012, SEC.191; P.L.147-2013, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-5-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-9. Denied Petition; Resubmittal

Sec. 9. This section applies only to a petition filed after June 30, 2013. A petition for incorporation may not be refiled within two (2) years after the date:(1) the petition was denied under section 8(b)(2) of this chapter; or(2) of the election at which a majority of voters voting on the public question vote "no" under section 8 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-8 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.147-2013, SEC.6; P.L.5-2015, SEC.66.
IN Code § 36-5-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-11. Liability for Existing Indebtedness or Other Obligations; Payment to Township

Sec. 11. (a) If the township in which a new town is incorporated is indebted or has outstanding unpaid bonds or other obligations at the time of the incorporation, the town is liable for and shall pay that indebtedness in the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the property in the town bears to the assessed valuation of all property in the township, as shown by the most recent assessment for taxation before the incorporation, unless the assessed property within the town is already liable for the indebtedness.(b) The town shall pay its indebtedness under this section to the township executive. If the indebtedness consists of outstanding unpaid bonds or notes of the township, the payments to the township executive shall be made as the principal or interest on the bonds or notes becomes due.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-28 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-5-1-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-11.5. Localities Considered Towns for All Purposes

Sec. 11.5. A locality that:(1) has elected town officers and has governed itself as a town for at least ten (10) years preceding September 1, 1988; or(2) has been incorporated under this chapter after August 31, 1988;is a town for all purposes unless the town has been dissolved under this chapter or IC 36-5-1.1.As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.69.
IN Code § 36-5-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-12. Proceedings to Dissolve or Change Name; Petition, Signatures, and Reasons

Sec. 12. (a) Proceedings to dissolve a town may be instituted under either this section or IC 36-5-1.1.(b) A proceeding under this section may be instituted to either dissolve the town or change its name. The proceeding is instituted by filing a petition with the town clerk. The petition must be signed by at least the number of the voters of the town required to place a candidate on the ballot under IC 3-8-6-3, must be verified by at least one (1) of the petitioners, and must include the reasons for the dissolution or change of name.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-22 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.342-1987, SEC.1; P.L.12-1995, SEC.129; P.L.219-2013, SEC.98.
IN Code § 36-5-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-13. Bond for Costs and Expenses

Sec. 13. A petition filed under section 12 of this chapter must be accompanied by a bond for costs and expenses, payable to and approved by the town legislative body. The petitioners shall pay all costs and expenses incurred under this chapter, including the expenses of an election, if their petition is not successful.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-25 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.99.
IN Code § 36-5-1-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-14. Notice of Filing of Petition and Day of Hearing

Sec. 14. When a petition is filed under section 12 of this chapter, the town clerk shall give notice of the filing and of the day of a hearing on the petition, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-23 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.100.
IN Code § 36-5-1-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-15. Hearing; Withdrawal of Petitioner's Name; Decision

Sec. 15. (a) On the date named in the notice given under section 14 of this chapter, the town legislative body shall hear and consider:(1) the petition; and(2) all statements presented in favor of or in opposition to granting the petition.The legislative body shall then decide whether there is sufficient cause to submit the question of dissolving the town or changing its name to the voters of the town.(b) A petitioner who wants to withdraw the petitioner's name from the petition must do so before the legislative body makes its decision. The legislative body may not count names withdrawn from the petition as part of the total required by section 12 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-3-1-22 part; 18-3-1-23 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.101; P.L.127-2017, SEC.141.
IN Code § 36-5-1-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 5. Government of Towns|Chapter 1. Incorporation; Dissolution|36-5-1-16. Dissolution or Change of Name; Date of Election; Notice

Sec. 16. If the town legislative body decides to submit the question of dissolving the town or changing its name to the voters of the town, it shall certify the question to the county election board. The election board shall fix the date of an election for that purpose. The town clerk shall give notice of the election in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-24 part.]As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.15; P.L.3-1987, SEC.559.