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IN Code § 8-1.5-3-3.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-3.3. Legalization of Certain Utility Service Boards

Sec. 3.3. For purposes of section 3 of this chapter, a utility service board that:(1) was established before January 1, 1983, under IC 8-1-2-100 (before its repeal and formerly Acts 1913, c.76, s.109, as amended);(2) has continued in existence without interruption since its creation; and(3) was established without submitting the question of its creation to the voters of the municipality for approval in a referendum;is legalized and its actions validated.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.187.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-4.5. Application of Section; Bid, Proposal, or Quotation Submitted by Trust

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to the award of a contract under this chapter by acceptance of bids, proposals, or quotations.(b) A bid, proposal, or quotation submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:(1) beneficiary of the trust; and(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.As added by P.L.336-1989(ss), SEC.19.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-5. Superintendent; Powers and Duties; Compensation; Bond; Removal

Sec. 5. (a) The superintendent of each utility shall:(1) appoint, supervise, and dismiss all employees of the utility;(2) employ unskilled labor when needed, without competitive examination;(3) investigate all claims against the utility;(4) oversee the operation of the utility and any construction work, repairs, or alterations to the system; and(5) advise the board in all matters that will bring about an efficient and economical operation and maintenance of the utility.(b) The superintendent is entitled to the compensation for his services that is determined by resolution of the board.(c) The superintendent shall give bond in a sum not less than double the estimated amount of money that may be in his hands at any time. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties and the payment to the proper person of all money in his hands. The bond is subject to the approval of the executive of the municipality.(d) The superintendent may be removed by the board for cause at any time after notice and a hearing.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-6. Load Building Appliances; Purchase; Sale and Advertisement

Sec. 6. (a) The board may purchase, sell, and advertise, for the purpose of sale, load building appliances.(b) Load building appliances shall be designed to be used in:(1) the consumption of the products; or(2) the use of the services;that the utility furnishes or is equipped to furnish to its customers.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-7. Retirement Account

Sec. 7. The board may set up a retirement account for the benefit of the employees and past employees of each utility. The board may provide for the method, manner, and amount of contributions by the utility out of its earnings, reserves, or earned surplus, and by employees if required by the plan, and may create an account for the utilities and allocate to the account contributions sufficient to establish the plan on a sound actuarial basis, including contributions for past services of employees. However, the plan may not require contributions from an employee to exceed six percent (6%) of his wage or salary.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-8.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-8.1. Hearings; Adoption of Rates and Charges; Notice; Contents

Sec. 8.1. (a) As used in this section, "utility" refers to a municipally owned:(1) water utility;(2) wastewater utility; or(3) combined water and wastewater utility;that is not under the jurisdiction of the commission for the approval of rates and charges.(b) As used in this section, "works" refers to water or wastewater utility works.(c) After the introduction of the ordinance establishing the rates and charges under section 8 of this chapter, but before the ordinance is finally adopted, the municipal legislative body shall hold a public hearing at which users of the works, owners of property served or to be served by the works, and other interested persons may be heard concerning the proposed rates and charges. Notice of the hearing, setting forth the proposed schedule of rates and charges, shall be:(1) published in accordance with IC 5-3-1 (IC 5-3-1-1 through IC 5-3-1-9);(2) mailed to owners of vacant or unimproved property if the ordinance includes a fee for water or wastewater service to vacant or unimproved property; and(3) mailed to users of the works for service to property located outside the municipality's corporate boundaries.The notice may be mailed in any form so long as the notice of hearing is conspicuous. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. Notice mailed under subdivision (3) must include a statement that, following adoption of the ordinance, the users described in subdivision (3) may be entitled to petition the commission under section 8.3 of this chapter to review and adjust the rates and charges imposed on the users if a petition under section 8.2 of this chapter or under IC 36-9-23-26.1 with respect to the same rate ordinance has not been filed.(d) After the hearing, the municipal legislative body shall adopt the ordinance establishing the rates and charges, either as originally introduced or as modified. A copy of the schedule of rates and charges adopted shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the board and the municipal clerk. An ordinance adopted after March 31, 2012, that imposes different rates and charges for service to property located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality as compared to property located within the corporate boundaries of the municipality must state in plain language the percentage difference between the rates and charges.(e) The rates and charges established for any class of users or property shall be extended to cover any additional property that is subsequently served and falls within the same class, without any hearing or notice.(f) The municipal legislative body may change or readjust the rates and charges in the same manner as they were established.(g) Rates and charges collected under this chapter are considered revenues of the utility.As added by P.L.77-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.139-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-9. Removal of Utility From Jurisdiction of Commission for Approval of Rates and Charges; Procedure

Sec. 9. (a) This subsection applies to a municipally owned utility that before June 1, 1987, was taken out of the jurisdiction of the commission for the approval of rates and charges. A utility to which this subsection applies is removed from the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), a municipal legislative body that wants to be taken out of the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness may submit the following public question to the registered voters of the municipality at the next election in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4:"Shall the municipally owned utility be taken out of the jurisdiction of the utility regulatory commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness?".(c) A municipal legislative body shall certify the public question to the county election board of the county that contains the greatest percentage of population of the municipality under IC 3-10-9-3 and submit the question under subsection (b) if it receives a petition that:(1) is signed by at least the number of the registered voters of the municipality required under IC 3-8-6-3 to place a candidate on the ballot; and(2) requests that the municipally owned utility be removed from the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.(d) If a majority of those voting favor taking the municipally owned utility out of the jurisdiction of the commission, the utility:(1) is removed from the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness; and(2) shall mail written notice of the withdrawal from commission jurisdiction to the commission within thirty (30) days after the utility's withdrawal.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.124-1987, SEC.1; P.L.23-1988, SEC.62; P.L.10-1988, SEC.217; P.L.12-1995, SEC.101.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-9.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-9.5. Return of Utility to Commission Jurisdiction Following Removal

Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to municipally owned utilities that are withdrawn from commission jurisdiction under section 9 of this chapter, including a municipally owned utility described in section 9(a) of this chapter.(b) A municipal legislative body that wants to return a municipally owned utility to the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness may submit the following public question to the registered voters of the municipality at the next election in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4:"Shall the municipally owned utility be returned to the jurisdiction of the utility regulatory commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness?".(c) A municipal legislative body shall certify the public question to the county election board of the county that contains the greatest percentage of population of the municipality under IC 3-10-9-3. The county election board shall submit the question under subsection (b) if it receives a petition that:(1) is signed by at least the number of the registered voters of the municipality required under IC 3-8-6-3 to place a candidate on the ballot; and(2) requests that the municipally owned utility be returned to the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.(d) If a majority of those voting favor returning the municipally owned utility to the jurisdiction of the commission, the utility is returned to the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness. If a majority of those voting disapprove of returning the municipally owned utility to the jurisdiction of the commission, an election may not be conducted on the public question of returning to the jurisdiction of the commission for four (4) years from the date of the last election on that public question.(e) The public question of returning to the jurisdiction of the commission may not be submitted to the registered voters of the municipality at an election conducted within four (4) years after the date the municipally owned utility was last withdrawn from commission jurisdiction.(f) If a municipally owned utility is returned to the jurisdiction of the commission under this section, the municipal legislative body shall mail written notice to the commission.As added by P.L.82-1988, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.12-1995, SEC.103.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-10. Rates and Charges; Electric Service Outside Corporate Boundaries

Sec. 10. Whenever a municipality operates an electric utility that provides service outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality, the charges for service outside the corporate boundaries may not differ from the charges for service inside the corporate boundaries unless the utility clearly demonstrates significant cost factors that make different charges nondiscriminatory, reasonable, and just.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-11. Funds; Management

Sec. 11. (a) The money belonging to each municipally owned utility shall be kept by the municipal fiscal officer as separate funds as required by any bond ordinance or accounting procedures established by the commission or the state board of accounts. The municipal legislative body, with the approval of the board, may transfer surplus earnings of the utility to the general fund. The money may not, however, be transferred unless the terms and conditions of any bond ordinance, resolution, indenture, contract under IC 8-1-2.2, or similar instrument binding upon the utility are complied with.(b) A cash reserve fund shall be created by ordinance and carried on the records of the utility or utilities by providing for monthly contributions or transfers to the cash reserve fund of surplus earnings of the utility or utilities.(c) "Surplus earnings" are those cash earnings remaining after provision has been made to take care of current obligations, including:(1) operating expense;(2) depreciation or replacement fund;(3) bond and interest sinking fund;(4) retirement fund; or(5) any other priority fund requirements fixed by law.(d) After creation of the cash reserve fund, the legislative body may include in the municipal general fund budget, as revenue in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the actual balance in the cash reserve fund as of June 30 of the current year. However, the available cash reserve fund balance may be transferred to the municipal general fund only during the calendar year for which the budget was adopted, and transfers may not be made from any utility funds to the general fund except from the cash reserve fund.(e) If at any time after the final approval of the budget an emergency should arise for further appropriations from the general fund, the legislative body may, by ordinance, transfer additional money from the cash reserve fund to the general fund to provide for the additional appropriations, the transfer to be limited to the accretions to the cash reserve fund since the preceding June 30.(f) A cash reserve fund, if authorized by ordinance, may be used to make loans to another utility owned by the same municipality, for periods not to exceed five (5) years, at any interest rate. The repayment of the loan and interest shall be returned to the cash reserve fund.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-12. Loan From Utility to Municipality; Loan Requirements; Limitation on Amount

Sec. 12. (a) A municipality may, by ordinance of its legislative body, borrow money from a utility owned by the municipality for any of the following purposes:(1) Current purposes in anticipation of taxes levied and to be collected during the current or following year.(2) Carrying out an eligible efficiency project (as defined in IC 36-9-41-1.5) within the municipality.(b) The board may by resolution lend money to the municipality if the utility has on hand:(1) a surplus of cash exceeding by at least the amount loaned the sum of all amounts required to pay the indebtedness of the utility falling due during the current calendar year and the following year;(2) the amount necessary to meet current expenses during the year; and(3) the amount necessary to pay for improvements contemplated to be made during the current calendar year minus the estimated receipts during the calendar year.(c) A loan made under subsection (a)(1) may not be made for a sum in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the amount estimated to be collected from anticipated taxes.(d) A loan under this section:(1) must be evidenced by an obligation of the municipality;(2) must be signed by the executive;(3) is due:(A) on or before thirty (30) days after the last day for the payment of anticipated taxes, in the case of a loan made under subsection (a)(1); and(B) on a date determined by the board (but not more than six (6) years after the date of the loan), in the case of a loan made under subsection (a)(2); and(4) may bear interest at any rate as determined by the board, payable at maturity.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.88-2009, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-13. Investments of Surplus Money; Authorization of Officers

Sec. 13. The municipal legislative body may, by ordinance, authorize officers charged by law with custodial care, expenditure, and investment of utility money to invest or reinvest surplus money of a utility in the manner prescribed by IC 5-13-9.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.19-1987, SEC.20.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-14. Annual Report; Exemption; Examination of Accounts

Sec. 14. (a) A municipally owned utility under the jurisdiction of the commission for approval of rates and charges and of the issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness shall file with the commission an annual report of the operation of the plant on forms prescribed by the commission. The annual reports shall be kept in the office of the commission as a public record. A municipally owned utility that has withdrawn from commission jurisdiction under IC 8-1-2-100 (before its repeal on January 1, 1983) or section 9 or 9.1 of this chapter is not required to file the annual report required by this section.(b) The state board of accounts shall examine all accounts of every municipally owned utility. In the examination, inquiry shall be made as to:(1) the financial condition and resources of the utility;(2) whether the laws of the state have been complied with; and(3) the methods and accuracy of the accounts and reports of the utilities examined.The examination shall be made without notice, and its cost shall be paid out of the funds of the utility.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.68-1990, SEC.2; P.L.181-2015, SEC.30.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3. Operation of Municipally Owned Utilities Generally|8-1.5-3-15. Utilities Operated Under Ic 8-1-11.1; Rights and Powers

Sec. 15. A utility operated under IC 8-1-11.1 retains the rights and powers conferred by IC 8-1-11.1-3.1, notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3.5. Water Bill Adjustments for Undetected Leaks|8-1.5-3.5-1. "Unusually Large Bill"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "unusually large bill" means a residential water bill that reflects monthly water usage, in whatever units measured, that is at least two (2) times the customer's average monthly usage at the premises.As added by P.L.53-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.26.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3.5. Water Bill Adjustments for Undetected Leaks|8-1.5-3.5-2. "Utility"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "utility" refers to a water utility owned or operated by a municipality.As added by P.L.53-2004, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.27.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3.5. Water Bill Adjustments for Undetected Leaks|8-1.5-3.5-3. Utility's Discretion to Adjust Unusually Large Bill When Excess Usage Caused by Undetectable Damage to Equipment

Sec. 3. Notwithstanding IC 8-1-2-103(a), a utility may adjust an unusually large bill if the excess usage reflected in the bill is caused by physical damage to any facility or equipment supplying water to the premises and the damage:(1) is not visible or detectable on the customer's premises except upon excavation or some other disturbance of the property; and(2) is not the result of an act of the customer, or of any agent or contractor hired by the customer.As added by P.L.53-2004, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-3.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 3.5. Water Bill Adjustments for Undetected Leaks|8-1.5-3.5-4. Adjustments to Be in Accordance With Policies Adopted by Utility

Sec. 4. A utility that elects to adjust unusually large bills must do so in accordance with policies adopted by the utility. The utility's policies must specify the procedures by which a customer may request an adjustment and prove the damage described in section 3 of this chapter.As added by P.L.53-2004, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1.5-4-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 4. Department of Waterworks in Certain Municipalities|8-1.5-4-0.3. Effective Date of Certain Amendments Made to Section 14 of This Chapter

Sec. 0.3. Notwithstanding the amendments made to section 14 of this chapter by P.L.93-1993, in the case of a public utility that is described in IC 8-1-2-103(c), as amended by P.L.93-1993, the effective date for the implementation of the amendments made to section 14 of this chapter by P.L.93-1993 is July 1, 1993.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.188.
IN Code § 8-1.5-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1.5. Municipal Utilities|Chapter 4. Department of Waterworks in Certain Municipalities|8-1.5-4-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities that:(1) own or operate waterworks; and(2) adopt the provisions of this chapter by ordinance.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.74, SEC.1.