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IN Code § 36-10-10-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-24. Tax Exemption

Sec. 24. All:(1) property owned by the authority;(2) revenues of the authority; and(3) bonds or other securities issued by the authority, the interest on them, the proceeds received by a holder from the sale of bonds to the extent of the holder's cost of acquisition, proceeds received upon redemption prior to maturity, proceeds received at maturity, and the receipt of interest and proceeds;are exempt from taxation in Indiana for all purposes except the financial institutions tax imposed under IC 6-5.5.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.21-1990, SEC.59; P.L.254-1997(ss), SEC.36; P.L.79-2017, SEC.88.
IN Code § 36-10-10-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-25. Handling and Expenditure of Funds; Audit; Employment of Construction Manager; Surety Bonds of Officers and Employees

Sec. 25. (a) Unless provided otherwise, all funds coming into possession of the authority shall be deposited, held, and secured or invested in accordance with the general statutes relating to the handling of public funds. The handling and expenditure of funds coming into possession of the authority is subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts. All contracts for construction and equipment of any building shall be let in accordance with the general statutes relating to public contracts.(b) The board may employ a construction manager in connection with the project in the same manner as other professional advisers are employed.(c) Any officer or employee of the authority authorized to receive, disburse, or in any way handle funds or negotiable securities of the authority shall execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to consist of a surety or guaranty corporation qualified to do business in Indiana, in an amount determined by the board. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the officer's or employee's duties and the accounting for all money and property that may come into the officer's or employee's hands or under the officer's or employee's control. The cost of the bonds shall be paid out of funds of the authority.(d) The records of the authority are public records.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.390.
IN Code § 36-10-10-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-26. Liquidation; Procedure

Sec. 26. An authority may be liquidated after redemption of all of its securities, payment of all of its debts, and termination of all of its leases if the board files a report with the judge of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court showing those facts and stating that liquidation would be in the best public interest. If the court finds those facts to be true, it shall make an order book entry ordering the authority liquidated.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.198.
IN Code § 36-10-10-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-27. Construction of Addition to Convention Center by City; Law Applicable; Financing

Sec. 27. The city may construct an addition to the convention center leased by it under this chapter. The construction of an addition is subject to all statutes generally applicable to the construction of an addition to a city building owned by a city. In order to provide money for such purposes, a city may issue its general obligation bonds or appropriate money from its general fund or from any other funds or money available that could be used for such purposes as if the building were owned instead of leased by the city.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-10-10-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-28. Additions to Convention Center; Party Wall Agreements

Sec. 28. A city and an authority that enter into a lease under this chapter may enter into party wall agreements or other agreements concerning the attaching of an addition or additions to a convention center. The agreement shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the building is located. The agreement may provide for an easement or license to construct a part of an addition over or above any building.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-10-10-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-29. Civic Center Board of Managers; Creation; Duties; Organization

Sec. 29. (a) The city legislative body shall adopt an ordinance creating a city board of nine (9) members to be known as the "Civic Center Board of Managers". The board of managers shall supervise, manage, operate, and maintain:(1) the convention center and its programs; and(2) any other public facility owned or leased by the city or by an agency of it.(b) A person appointed to the board of managers must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and a resident of the county in which the city is located. Five (5) of the managers shall be appointed by the city executive, and four (4) of the managers shall be appointed by the city legislative body. The managers serve for terms of three (3) years.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), initial terms of the managers appointed by the executive are as follows:(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.(2) Two (2) managers for terms of two (2) years.(3) Two (2) managers for terms of three (3) years.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the initial terms of the managers appointed by the city legislative body are as follows:(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.(2) Two (2) managers for terms of two (2) years.(3) One (1) manager for a term of three (3) years.(e) A manager may be removed for cause by the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the vacated term. The managers may not receive salaries, but shall be reimbursed for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.(f) The board of managers shall annually elect officers to serve during the calendar year. The board of managers may adopt resolutions and bylaws governing its operations and procedure and may hold meetings as often as necessary to transact business and to perform its duties. A majority of the managers constitutes a quorum.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-10-10-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-31. Board of Managers; Preparation and Approval of Annual Budget; Approval of Expenditures

Sec. 31. (a) The board of managers shall prepare a budget for each calendar year governing the projected operating expenses, the estimated income, and reasonable reserves. It shall submit that budget for review, approval, or addition to the city legislative body.(b) The board of managers may not make expenditures except as provided in the approved budget, and all additional expenditures are subject to approval by the city legislative body.(c) Payments to the users of the convention center or a part of it that constitute a contractual share of box office receipts are not considered an operating expense or an expenditure within the meaning of this section, and the board of managers may make those payments without approval of the city executive or of the city legislative body.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-10-10-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-32. Board of Managers; Controller and Assistant Controller; Duties

Sec. 32. (a) The city controller shall serve as controller of the board of managers and is the official custodian of all funds and assets of the board of managers for proper safeguarding and accounting. The controller shall, with the approval of the board of managers, appoint an assistant controller to act as auditor for the board of managers.(b) The assistant controller is the official custodian of all books of account and other financial records of the board of managers and has the other powers and duties that are delegated by the city controller and the lesser powers and duties that the board of managers prescribes. The assistant controller, and any other employee or member of the board of managers authorized to receive, collect, or expend money, shall give bond for the faithful performance and discharge of all duties required of the assistant controller, employee, or board member in an amount and with surety and other conditions that are prescribed and approved by the board of managers.(c) The assistant controller shall keep an accurate account of:(1) all money due the convention center and the board of managers; and(2) all money received, invested, and disbursed;in accordance with generally recognized governmental accounting principals and procedures. All accounting forms and records shall be prescribed or approved by the state board of accounts. The assistant controller shall issue all warrants for the payment of money from the funds of the board of managers in accordance with procedures prescribed by the board of managers, but a warrant may not be issued for the payment of any claim until an itemized and verified statement of the claim has been filed with the controller, who may require evidence that all amounts claimed are justly due. All warrants shall be countersigned by the city controller or by the executive manager. Payroll and similar warrants may be executed with facsimile signatures.(d) If the board of managers or the city has entered into any agreement to lease convention center facilities from the civic center building authority, the controller or assistant controller shall pay the lease rental to the authority within a reasonable period before the date on which principal or interest on any bonds outstanding issued under this chapter becomes due. The assistant controller shall submit to the board of managers at least annually a report of the assistant controller's accounts exhibiting the revenues, receipts, and disbursements and the sources from which the revenues and receipts were derived and the purpose and manner in which the disbursements were made. The board of managers may require that the report be prepared by a designated, independent certified public accountant. Handling and expenditure of funds is subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.391.
IN Code § 36-10-10-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 10. Civic Center Building Authority in South Bend or Mishawaka|36-10-10-33. Board of Managers; Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 33. Persons serving on the board of managers shall disclose any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any employment, financing agreement, or other contract made under this chapter before any action is taken on it by the board of managers. Any manager having a pecuniary interest may not vote on the matter. Real property acquired under this chapter in which a manager has a pecuniary interest may be acquired by the board of managers only by gift or condemnation.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-10-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a city having a population of more than eighty thousand (80,000) but less than eighty thousand four hundred (80,400).As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.197; P.L.170-2002, SEC.177; P.L.119-2012, SEC.242.
IN Code § 36-10-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter:"Authority" refers to a building authority created under this chapter."Building" means a structure or a part of a structure used for a civic center or a facility that is owned by the city and used by a professional sports franchise, including the site, landscaping, parking, heating facilities, sewage disposal facilities, and other related appurtenances and supplies necessary to make the building suitable for use and occupancy."Governmental entity" means a state agency, state university, or political subdivision.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002, SEC.136.
IN Code § 36-10-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-3. Creation; Procedure; Issuance of General Obligation Bonds by City for Construction of Civic Center Prohibited

Sec. 3. (a) The city legislative body may adopt an ordinance to create a separate municipal corporation under this chapter known as the "_________ Building Authority" (inserting the name of the city) to finance, construct, equip, operate, and lease land and buildings to the governmental entities within the county in which the authority is created.(b) The clerk of the city shall certify a copy of the ordinance and file the copy with the county recorder of the county in which the authority is created. When certified and filed, the ordinance is evidence in a civil action of the creation of the authority.(c) The city may not issue general obligation bonds of the city to finance the cost, in whole or in part, of the construction or acquisition of any building for use as a civic center. For purposes of this section, the city includes any governmental entity that contains any territory of the city.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1995, SEC.139.
IN Code § 36-10-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-4. Trustees; Appointment; Terms; Vacancies; Oath

Sec. 4. (a) Within fifty (50) days after the adoption of the ordinance, the city executive shall appoint three (3) trustees and the city legislative body shall appoint two (2) trustees of the authority. All of the trustees must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and residents of the city for at least five (5) years before appointment.(b) Initial terms of the trustees are as follows:(1) The legislative body's appointees for terms of two (2) years.(2) One (1) of the executive's appointees for a term of three (3) years.(3) Two (2) of the executive's appointees for terms of four (4) years.At the expiration of a term, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor for a four (4) year term. Each trustee serves until the trustee's successor is appointed and qualified.(c) If a trustee dies, resigns, ceases to be a resident of the city, fails to qualify for office within ten (10) days after the trustee receives notice of the trustee's appointment, or is removed for cause, the appointing authority shall appoint another person as trustee for the remainder of that term.(d) Each trustee, before entering upon the trustee's duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office to be endorsed upon the trustee's certificate of appointment. The certificate shall be filed with the city clerk.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.392.
IN Code § 36-10-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-5. Trustees; Removal; Procedure

Sec. 5. A trustee may be removed from office for good cause by an order of the judge of the circuit or superior court of the county in which the authority is located, subject to the procedure of this section. A complaint stating the preferred charges may be filed by any person against a trustee. The cause shall be placed on the advanced calendar and be tried as other civil causes are tried by the court without the intervention of a jury.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-6. Trustees; Meetings; Selection of Directors and Officers

Sec. 6. The trustees originally appointed shall meet within thirty (30) days after their appointment. At this meeting the trustees shall appoint the directors of the authority and shall elect the following officers from among their number:(1) President.(2) Vice president.(3) Secretary.The officers serve until the first Monday in January following their election. The trustees shall meet annually on the first Monday in January to reorganize, to appoint directors, and to transact business. Additional meetings may be called by the president or set at regular intervals by the trustees.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-7. Trustees; Rules; Reimbursement of Expenses

Sec. 7. The trustees may adopt the rules that they consider necessary for the proper conduct of their proceedings. Trustees serve without pay but are entitled to reimbursement for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-8. Trustees; Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 8. A trustee may not have any pecuniary interest in any contract, employment, purchase, or sale made under this chapter. A transaction in which any trustee has a pecuniary interest is void.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-9. Trustees; Appointment of Board of Directors; Qualifications; Tenure; Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 9. The trustees shall appoint by majority vote a board of five (5) directors. The directors must meet the same qualifications, subscribe to the same oath, and receive the same reimbursements as trustees. The directors serve for one (1) year following their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A director may not have any pecuniary interest in any contract, employment, purchase, or sale made under this chapter. Any transaction in which any director has a pecuniary interest is void. Vacancies shall be filled by the trustees. The trustees may remove a director for cause at any time.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-10. Board of Directors; Meetings; Officers; Bylaws; Quorum; Approval of Actions

Sec. 10. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after the directors are appointed, and on the first Monday of each following February they shall hold a meeting for the purpose of organization. They shall elect the following officers from among their members:(1) President.(2) Vice president.(3) Secretary.(4) Treasurer.The officers shall perform the duties usually pertaining to those offices. The officers serve from the date of their election until their successors are elected and qualified.(b) The directors may adopt bylaws and rules necessary for the proper conduct of their proceedings, the carrying out of their duties, and the safeguarding of the funds and property of the authority. In addition to the annual meeting, other regular and special meetings shall be held at the times that they determine and upon public notice that they fix, either by resolution or in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws. A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum. A majority is necessary to authorize any action.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-11. Preliminary Expenses; Payment; Reimbursement

Sec. 11. (a) All necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred in the:(1) making of surveys;(2) estimates of cost and receipts;(3) employment of engineers or other employees;(4) giving of notices;(5) taking of options; and(6) all other expenses necessary to be paid before the issue and delivery of bonds or the negotiation of the loan under this chapter;may be met and paid out of funds provided by the city from funds on hand or derived from taxes levied for that purpose.(b) The funds of the city from which payments are made shall be fully reimbursed and repaid by the board out of the first proceeds of the sale of bonds or the loan negotiated by the authority before any other disbursements are made. The amount advanced shall be a first charge against the proceeds resulting from the sale of the bonds or the negotiation of the loan until the loan has been repaid.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-12. Board of Directors; Powers

Sec. 12. The board of directors may finance, construct, and lease buildings for the joint or separate use of one (1) or more of the governmental entities within the county in which the authority has been created. The board of directors also may:(1) sue and be sued;(2) appropriate, purchase, lease, rent, and hold any land, materials, and personal property in connection with buildings constructed or to be constructed under this chapter;(3) acquire by gift, devise, or bequest real and personal property and hold, use, expend, or dispose of that property for the purposes authorized by this chapter;(4) enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of surveying or examining them for the purposes of this chapter;(5) collect rentals payable as provided for in a lease; and(6) make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental for the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-10-11-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities|Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority|36-10-11-13. Lease to Governmental Entity of Property Controlled by Authority; Sublease; Term; Renewal

Sec. 13. (a) A governmental entity within the county and the authority may enter into a lease for all or part of a building under the control of the authority. A governmental entity may also sublease the leased premises to other governmental entities within the county.(b) A lease may be entered into before the actual acquisition of a site and the construction of the building. A lease may not provide for the payment of any lease rental by the lessee until the building is ready for occupancy.(c) A lease or sublease may not be for a period longer than forty (40) years, but may be renewed for a maximum of forty (40) years. An option to renew may be included in the original lease.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.