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2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 3. Administration of County Highway Departments › 8-17-3-10. County Highway Supervisor; Annual Road School; Expenses; Bond

Sec. 10. (a) A county highway supervisor shall attend all the sessions of the annual road school during every year of the supervisor's term. The expenses of the county highway supervisor, including the actual expenses of transportation to and from the school, together with the expense of lodging and tuition, shall be paid from the county highway maintenance fund.
(b) Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, a county highway supervisor shall, under IC 5-4-1, execute a bond conditioned on the faithful discharge of all duties required of the county highway supervisor.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.27, s.10; Acts 1943, c.161, s.1; Acts 1959, c.204, s.1; Acts 1961, c.107, s.1; Acts 1965, c.391, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.10; P.L.86-1988, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-1. Application of Chapter; Governing Body

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to:
(1) all counties; and
(2) municipalities with a population of at least fifteen thousand (15,000).
(b) As used in this chapter, "governing body" means the county executive, the city executive, or the town legislative body.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.8; P.L.86-1988, SEC.115; P.L.185-2018, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-2. Records

Sec. 2. The governing body of every county and municipality shall set up and maintain an adequate system of records as prescribed by the state board of accounts, for their departments having road and street responsibilities.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-3. Development of Adequate System

Sec. 3. The state board of accounts shall develop systems of records for every county and municipality to maintain. The records shall be adequate (considering the anticipated number and type of transactions relating to roads and streets) to show the sources and amount of receipts and expenditures of the department, the purpose of the expenditures, and an accounting of all funds.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-4. Additional Records

Sec. 4. The state board of accounts may require additional records to be kept by every county and municipality to adequately reflect the financial and material condition of the department.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-5. Annual Operational Report

Sec. 5. The governing body shall prepare by April 15 of each year an operational report for the prior calendar year of the department within the county or municipality that has road and street responsibilities.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.119; P.L.173-2003, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-6. Contents of Report

Sec. 6. This report shall be prepared on forms prescribed by the state board of accounts and must disclose all information considered necessary by the state board of accounts to reflect the financial condition and operations of the department.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.120; P.L.173-2003, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-7. Filing Report

Sec. 7. The annual operational report must be completed and a copy filed with the state board of accounts, the governing body, and the department by June 1 following the operational report year. The department shall make the report available to the public.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.302; P.L.86-1988, SEC.121; P.L.173-2003, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-8. Certified List; Counties and Municipalities; Withholding of Distributions

Sec. 8. (a) On June 15 following the operational report year, the state board of accounts shall prepare a certified list of counties and municipalities that have not complied with this chapter.
(b) The state board of accounts shall immediately apprise the auditor of state when the certified list described in subsection (a) is initially certified or revised for an operational report year.
(c) The auditor of state shall withhold the distribution of motor vehicle highway account funds from any county or municipality appearing on the state board of accounts certified list until the state board of accounts certifies the compliance of the county or municipality with this chapter. If the auditor of state withholds distribution of motor vehicle highway account funds from a county or municipality under this subsection and the county or municipality is subsequently certified to be in compliance with this chapter, the auditor of state shall resume making distributions of motor vehicle highway account funds to the county or municipality and also distribute those motor vehicle highway account funds that were previously withheld.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.122; P.L.185-2018, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 4.1. Accounting System for Local Roads and Streets › 8-17-4.1-9. Distribution to Municipalities

Sec. 9. The record system provided herein shall be distributed with an explanation by the state board of accounts to the municipalities in adequate time for the municipalities to use the system to keep a record beginning with the 1972 calendar year.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.103, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-1. Authority to Employ County Highway Engineer

Sec. 1. A county executive, or any two (2) or more counties acting under IC 36-1-7, may employ a full-time county highway engineer who is responsible for supervising the design, construction, planning, traffic, and other engineering functions of the county highway department under the direction of the county executive. The engineer shall prepare all required surveys, estimates, plans, and specifications.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.61; P.L.86-1988, SEC.123.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-2. Qualifications of County Highway Engineer

Sec. 2. The county highway engineer must be a registered engineer, licensed by the state board of registration for professional engineers, experienced in highway engineering and construction and a resident of Indiana during the engineer's employment.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.2; Acts 1971, P.L.104, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.124.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-4. Compensation

Sec. 4. The county highway engineer is entitled to a salary fixed by the county executive and shall be allowed actual traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of duties. The salary and expenses shall be paid out of county general funds, the county distribution of motor vehicle highway account funds, or both, and the county highway engineer fund. The county executive shall provide all facilities, equipment, and personnel required by the county highway engineer in the discharge of the engineer's duties.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.4. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.125.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-5. Bond; Power to Negotiate Contracts

Sec. 5. The county highway engineer shall work under the direction of the county executive and shall, under IC 5-4-1, give bond for the faithful performance of the engineer's duties. The county highway engineer may not enter into agreements to provide engineering services for pay to other local governmental units. However, an engineer may enter into contracts to provide engineering services for pay with the county executives of any two (2) or more counties, acting jointly. The county highway engineer may perform, at the direction of the executive, highway engineering work for municipalities within the county.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.5. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.11; P.L.86-1988, SEC.126.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-6. Powers

Sec. 6. The county highway engineer shall, subject to the policies of the county executive, perform the following functions:
(1) Prepare and publish a county-wide inventory and classification of the county highway system so that the total county federal aid secondary system is included in the county primary or arterial system of roads.
(2) Prepare and keep a perpetual inventory of all bridges and culverts serving the county highway system. The inventory must show the location, dimensions, condition, and the year of construction for all bridges and major culverts.
(3) Prepare and publish standards of design, construction, and maintenance of the county arterial, feeder, and local roads that make the best and most economical use of local road materials.
(4) Prepare a long-range county-wide program of road and bridge construction and improvements, with the proposed projects arranged in order of priority. The program of proposed projects must cover a period of at least four (4) years.
(5) Investigate requests and petitions for road or bridge improvements that are received either by the county executive or at public hearings, and make recommendations to the county executive.
(6) Prepare surveys, designs, plans, and specifications for all county road and bridge construction projects, prepare contracts, and advertise for bids.
(7) Make construction and materials inspection of all county road and bridge construction projects, inform the executive of the status of construction work, and certify completed construction projects.
(8) Develop a county-wide program of traffic safety that provides for traffic control signs, signals, and speed limits, warning protection at railroad crossings, load limits, and detour routings.
(9) Inspect and approve the construction of subdivision streets that are to be taken into the county highway system, and recommend appropriate action to the executive when roads and streets in subdivisions are being taken into the county highway system.
(10) Prepare engineering estimates and make recommendations to the executive concerning the materials and equipment needed in the annual budgeting of both construction and maintenance funds.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.6. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-7. County Highway Engineers to Perform Duties of Office of County Highway Supervisor

Sec. 7. County highway engineers employed under this chapter shall perform the duties of the office of county highway supervisor relating to roads and bridges.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.7. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.99; P.L.86-1988, SEC.128.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-8. County Highway Engineer Appropriation

Sec. 8. There is annually appropriated from the counties' share of the April distribution of the motor vehicle highway account the amount necessary to make the distributions under this chapter for assisting the counties in the employment of a full-time county highway engineer.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.8. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.77, SEC.1; P.L.86-1988, SEC.129; P.L.120-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-9. Certification of Employment

Sec. 9. The auditor of each county that employs a full-time county highway engineer shall annually certify that employment to the auditor of state. The certification must include:
(1) the name and address of the county highway engineer; and
(2) the serial number of the engineer's certificate of registration issued by the state board of registration for professional engineers.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.9. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.100; P.L.86-1988, SEC.130; P.L.23-1991, SEC.3; P.L.120-2019, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-10. Grant-in-Aid Subsidy

Sec. 10. (a) Upon receipt of the annual certification from the county auditor, the auditor of state shall distribute from the county highway engineer fund to each county a grant-in-aid subsidy of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) that is to be applied toward the engineer's annual salary. If the county highway engineer is employed by two (2) counties acting jointly, the amount distributed to each county is forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
(b) The auditor of state shall distribute the grant-in-aid subsidies from the county highway engineer fund on a schedule determined by the auditor of state.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.10; Acts 1971, P.L.104, SEC.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.77, SEC.2; P.L.86-1988, SEC.131; P.L.120-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-11.1. County Highway Engineers' Fund; Unused Balances; Disposition

Sec. 11.1. Any balance in the county highway engineers' fund at the end of each calendar year shall be returned to the counties' share of the motor vehicle highway account to be distributed in January of the following year.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.41, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-12. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 12. This chapter shall not be construed as abolishing the office or employment of county highway supervisors; provided, that the respective boards of county commissioners may provide for the county highway engineer to serve also as the county highway supervisor.
Formerly: Acts 1963, c.131, s.12. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 5. County Highway Engineers › 8-17-5-13. County Engineering Department; Establishment; Supervision by County Highway Engineer; Divisions

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to each county that employs a full-time county highway engineer under this chapter.
(b) A county engineering department may be established by ordinance.
(c) The county highway engineer shall, under the direction of the county executive, supervise the work of the department. The department may be organized into divisions. The divisions may perform county engineering services approved by the county executive.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-78-1; 17-2-78-2.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 7. Highway Extension and Research Program › 8-17-7-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "local highway system" includes all roads, bridges, culverts, necessary supports, drainage facilities, and roadside developments within the rights-of-way.
(b) As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation.
Formerly: Acts 1959, c.331, s.2. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.304; P.L.86-1988, SEC.132; P.L.18-1990, SEC.151.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 7. Highway Extension and Research Program › 8-17-7-4. Purpose of Program; Contracts

Sec. 4. (a) There is established a research and highway extension program for the local highway system to provide information concerning local highway system planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, financing, and administration.
(b) The department shall contract with an educational institution or a qualified private agency to provide the research and extension program under this chapter. Before executing the contract, the director of highways or the director's designee, must meet with and obtain advice from committees designated by associations representing counties and municipalities. After the contract is awarded the institution or private agency receiving the contract shall meet regularly with the committees to obtain their advice.
Formerly: Acts 1959, c.331, s.4. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.305; Acts 1981, P.L.41, SEC.59; P.L.86-1988, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 7. Highway Extension and Research Program › 8-17-7-7. Attendance at Schools or Courses Conducted for Local Officials

Sec. 7. (a) Each member of the county executive elected for the first time after October 31, 2020, shall attend any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56 not later than two (2) years after the date of the member's election to the county executive.
(b) A member of the county executive not described in subsection (a) may attend any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56.
(c) The fiscal body of each county shall appropriate sufficient funds to pay each member of the county executive a per diem for expenses for each day or part of a day the member is in attendance at any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56, and to pay the member a sum for mileage at a rate determined by the county fiscal body for each mile traveled to attend the school.
Formerly: Acts 1959, c.331, s.7; Acts 1975, P.L.15, SEC.9. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.306; P.L.86-1988, SEC.134; P.L.18-1990, SEC.152; P.L.1-1994, SEC.36; P.L.10-1997, SEC.15; P.L.18-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 8. County Road Numbering System › 8-17-8-1. Preparation of Map; Purchase and Installation of Signs

Sec. 1. (a) The plan commission having jurisdiction over the unincorporated area of the county, or if the unincorporated area of the county is not subject to the jurisdiction of a plan commission, the county executive, may authorize the preparation of maps depicting the county roads either by name or number.
(b) The county executive may authorize the purchase and installation of signs showing the number or name of the county road as depicted on the maps.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.28, s.1. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.135; P.L.119-1989, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 8. County Road Numbering System › 8-17-8-2. Preparation of Map; Compensation

Sec. 2. (a) The plan commission or county executive shall direct the county engineer or may request the county surveyor to prepare the maps. The county surveyor or the county engineer may be compensated in addition to the salary the surveyor or engineer receives for preparation of the maps, in an amount to be determined by the plan commission or the county executive, subject to the approval of the county fiscal body.
(b) All expenses incidental to the preparation of the maps, including the county surveyor's and county engineer's compensation, shall be paid out of the county general fund.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.28, s.2. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.136; P.L.3-1989, SEC.66; P.L.276-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 8. County Road Numbering System › 8-17-8-3. Maps; Sale and Free Distribution

Sec. 3. The maps shall be available to all units of government free of charge. The maps shall be available to the general public at a charge to be determined by the county plan commission or county executive. Money received from the sale of the maps shall be deposited in the county general fund.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.28, s.3. As amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.137; P.L.3-1989, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 17. County Roads─administration and Maintenance › Chapter 15. Repealed

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
8-17-15-1formerly 17-2-56-28-17-15-2formerly 17-2-56-1 part8-17-15-3formerly 17-2-56-38-17-15-4formerly 17-2-56-58-17-15-5subsection (a) formerly 17-2-56-4; subsection (b) formerly 17-2-56-6; subsection (c) formerly 17-2-56-1 part.]
Repealed by P.L.115-1983, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 8. Payment of County Highway Maintenance Expenses › 8-18-8-4. Repealed

Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.16, s.4. As amended by Acts 1933, c.39, s.1. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 8. Payment of County Highway Maintenance Expenses › 8-18-8-5. Maintenance of County Highways; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 5. All expenses incurred in the maintenance of county highways shall first be paid out of funds from the gasoline tax, special fuel tax, and the motor vehicle registration fees that are paid to the counties by the state. In addition, a county may use funds derived from the:
(1) county vehicle excise tax;
(2) county wheel tax;
(3) local income tax (IC 6-3.6);
(4) riverboat admission tax (IC 4-33-12);
(5) riverboat wagering tax (IC 4-33-13); or
(6) property taxes and miscellaneous revenue deposited in the county general fund.
Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.16, s.5. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.111; P.L.99-1985, SEC.1; P.L.86-1988, SEC.157; P.L.76-1990, SEC.2; P.L.90-1997, SEC.1; P.L.30-2012, SEC.1; P.L.197-2016, SEC.83; P.L.256-2017, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-3. "Toll Road" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter and IC 8-18-21, "toll road" includes:
(1) the land required for a toll road right-of-way; and
(2) any highway constructed under this chapter, including all bridges, tunnels, interchanges, entrance plazas, approaches, tollhouses, and buildings required for administrative and maintenance purposes.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-4. Establishment; Name; Municipal Corporation

Sec. 4. (a) A county may establish a separate municipal corporation to be known as the "______________ County Toll Road Authority" (including the name of the county seat and county) for the purposes of:
(1) acquiring land; and
(2) financing, constructing, reconstructing, and operating county toll roads.
(b) Any two (2) or more counties, acting under IC 36-1-7, may establish a municipal corporation under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-5. Hearing on Creation; Notice by Publication; Resolution; Filing; Proof of Establishment

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever the county auditor receives a notice that:
(1) is signed by the presiding officers of the county executive, the county fiscal body, and the municipal fiscal body of the county seat;
(2) states that those bodies have agreed to hold a public hearing on and consider the creation of a county toll road authority; and
(3) fixes a time and place for that hearing;
the auditor shall give notice by publication of the hearing. The notice shall be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1, and must state the time, place, and purpose of the hearing.
(b) The members of the executive of the county and the fiscal bodies of the county and county seat shall meet at the time and place fixed in the notice. The presiding officers of each of the three (3) bodies shall elect one (1) of their number to preside as chairman at the hearing, another as vice chairman, and another as secretary.
(c) All interested citizens and taxpayers of the county may appear and are entitled to be heard at the hearing.
(d) The authority shall be established if, within sixty (60) days after the hearing, a concurrent resolution declaring a need for the authority is agreed upon and separately adopted by the county executive and county and municipal fiscal bodies.
(e) A copy of the concurrent resolution that is certified by affidavits of the county auditor and municipal clerk showing the date of adoption of the resolution by the three (3) bodies must be filed in the office of the recorder of the county for recording in the miscellaneous records. The certified and recorded copy of the resolution is admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding as proof of the establishment of the authority.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-6. Board of Trustees; Membership; Notice of Appointment; Oath

Sec. 6. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the adoption of the concurrent resolution under section 5 of this chapter, a board of toll road authority trustees shall be appointed. The board consists of five (5) trustees who are appointed in the following manner and for the following initial terms:
(1) One (1) appointed by the municipal fiscal body of the county seat, for a term of one (1) year.
(2) One (1) appointed by the county fiscal body, for a term of two (2) years.
(3) One (1) appointed by the county executive, for a term of three (3) years.
(4) One (1) appointed by the municipal executive of the county seat, for a term of four (4) years.
(5) One (1) appointed by the county executive, for a term of four (4) years.
(b) A person may be appointed as a trustee only if the person:
(1) is at least thirty (30) years of age;
(2) has been a resident of the county for five (5) years immediately preceding the appointment; and
(3) is not an officer or employee of an eligible entity.
(c) The names of all persons appointed under subsection (a) shall be transmitted in writing to the circuit court for the county at least ten (10) days before the end of the sixty (60) day period. The court shall mail a notice of appointment to each trustee immediately after the sixty (60) day period.
(d) Before taking office, each trustee shall take and subscribe an oath of office (in the usual form), which shall be endorsed upon the trustee's certificate of appointment. The certificate shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-7. Expiration of Trustee's Term; Successor

Sec. 7. (a) As the term of a trustee expires, a successor shall be appointed by the same appointing authority, for a term of four (4) years.
(b) A trustee holds over after the expiration of the trustee's term until a successor is appointed and qualified.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-8. Vacancies on Board of Trustees

Sec. 8. If a person appointed as a trustee:
(1) fails to qualify within ten (10) days after notice of the appointment is mailed to that person; or
(2) qualifies but then dies, resigns, vacates the office because that person is no longer a resident of the county, or is removed from office under section 18 of this chapter;
a new trustee shall be appointed by the same appointing authority for the remainder of the vacated term.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-9. First Meeting of Trustees; Officers; Appointment of Board of Directors

Sec. 9. (a) The first trustees of the toll road authority shall, within thirty (30) days after their appointment, meet at a time and place designated by the circuit court for the county for the purpose of electing officers. The trustees shall elect from among themselves a president, a vice president, and a secretary. Each of these officers shall serve from the date of election until the first Monday in January after election, and holds over until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) At the meeting required by this section, the trustees shall appoint the first board of directors of the toll road authority, as prescribed by section 11 of this chapter.
(c) After appointing the first board of directors of the toll road authority, the trustees shall meet on the first Monday in January of each year for the purpose of:
(1) electing officers;
(2) appointing the directors of the toll road authority; and
(3) performing any other duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-10. Board of Trustees; Procedural Rules; Record; Regular and Special Meetings

Sec. 10. (a) The trustees may adopt rules and bylaws governing their procedure.
(b) The proceedings of the trustees shall be recorded in a book provided for that purpose.
(c) In addition to their meetings under section 9 of this chapter, the trustees may hold regular and special meetings as often as is necessary to perform their duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-11. Board of Directors; Membership; Appointments; Oath

Sec. 11. (a) A county toll road authority is under the control of a board of directors. This board consists of five (5) directors, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the toll road authority trustees. Each of the original directors shall serve from the date of the director's appointment until the first day of February in the second year after the director's appointment, and until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
(b) A person may be appointed as a director only if the person:
(1) is at least thirty (30) years of age;
(2) has been a resident of the county five (5) years immediately preceding the person's appointment; and
(3) is not an officer or employee of an eligible entity.
(c) Before entering upon the director's duties, each director shall take and subscribe an oath of office (in the usual form), which shall be endorsed upon the director's certificate of appointment. The certificate shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-12. Expiration of Director's Term; Successor

Sec. 12. As the term of a director expires, a successor shall be appointed by a majority vote of the trustees. The new director shall serve for one (1) year from the first day of February after the director's appointment, and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-13. Vacancies on Board of Directors

Sec. 13. If a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, the trustees shall, by a majority vote, appoint a new director to serve the remainder of the term.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-14. First Meeting of Directors; Officers

Sec. 14. (a) The first directors of a toll road authority shall, within thirty (30) days after their appointment, meet for the purpose of electing officers. They shall elect from among themselves a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. Each of these officers shall perform the duties usually pertaining to that office, and shall serve from the date of election until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) After the meeting under subsection (a), the directors shall meet on the first Monday in February of each year for the purpose of electing officers.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-15. Regular and Special Meetings of Directors

Sec. 15. In addition to their meetings under section 14 of this chapter, the directors may hold the regular and special meetings they consider necessary. The directors may fix the times of these meetings and the notices required for meetings by resolution or under their rules and bylaws.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-16. Rules of Directors; Quorum; Majority Vote

Sec. 16. (a) The directors may adopt the rules and bylaws they consider necessary for the proper conduct of their proceedings, the performance of their duties, and the safeguarding of the funds and property of the toll road authority.
(b) A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of the directors is necessary to authorize any action by the directors.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-17. Vacation of Office by Trustee or Director

Sec. 17. A trustee or director who:
(1) ceases to be a resident of the county; or
(2) becomes an officer or employee of a unit that established the authority;
vacates office.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-18. Removal of Trustee or Director

Sec. 18. (a) A person seeking the removal of a trustee for:
(1) neglect of duty;
(2) incompetence;
(3) inability to perform the trustee's duties; or
(4) any other good cause;
may file a complaint in the circuit or superior court for the county in which the toll road authority is located. The complaint must set forth the charges preferred. The action shall be placed on the court's advanced calendar, and the court shall try the action in the same manner as other civil cases, without a jury. If the charges are sustained, the court shall declare the trustee's office vacant.
(b) The trustees may summarily remove a director from office at any time.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-19. Salaries and Expenses of Trustees or Directors

Sec. 19. A trustee or director is not entitled to a salary but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of duties.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 20. County Toll Road Authorities › 8-18-20-20. Pecuniary Interest in Transactions

Sec. 20. A trustee or director may not have any pecuniary interest in any contract, employment, purchase, or sale made under this chapter. Any such transaction in which a trustee or director has a pecuniary interest is void.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-2. Preliminary Expenses; Payment; Charge Against Bonds

Sec. 2. All necessary preliminary expenses that must be paid by the board of directors of a toll road authority before the issuance and delivery of bonds or the negotiation of a loan under this chapter, including expenses incurred in:
(1) making surveys;
(2) estimating costs and receipts;
(3) employing engineers or other employees;
(4) giving notices; and
(5) taking options;
may be paid out of money provided by the county and county seat, or either of them, from money on hand or derived from taxes levied for that purpose. The fund or funds from which the payments are made shall be fully reimbursed 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 from those proceeds. The amount advanced to pay preliminary expenses under this section is a first charge against the proceeds resulting from the sale of the bonds or the negotiation of the loan until that amount has been repaid.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-3. Powers of Board of Directors

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, the board of directors of a toll road authority, acting in the name of the authority, may:
(1) finance, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, and manage any toll road project acquired or financed under this chapter;
(2) sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded, but all actions against the authority must be brought in the circuit court, superior court, or probate court for the county in which the authority is located;
(3) condemn, appropriate, purchase, and hold any real or personal property needed or considered useful in connection with a toll road facility;
(4) acquire real or personal property by gift, devise, or bequest and hold, use, or dispose of that property for the purposes authorized by this chapter;
(5) enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of surveying or examining them to determine the location of a toll road facility;
(6) collect all money that is due on account of the operation, maintenance, or management of, or otherwise related to, a toll road facility, and expend that money for proper purposes;
(7) employ the managers, superintendents, architects, engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks, foremen, custodians, and other employees, necessary for the proper operation of a toll road facility and fix the compensation of those employees, but a contract of employment may not be made for a period of more than four (4) years although it may be extended or renewed from time to time;
(8) make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter; and
(9) provide coverage for its employees under IC 22-3 and IC 22-4.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-4. Counties With Consolidated Cities; Approval

Sec. 4. The toll road authority in a county having a consolidated city may not construct or finance unless that action is first approved by:
(1) the city-county legislative body; and
(2) the legislative body of the unit involved.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-5. Revenue Bonds; Issuance; Source of Payment

Sec. 5. (a) For the purpose of obtaining money to pay the cost of:
(1) constructing toll road facilities;
(2) acquiring land;
(3) repaying any advances for preliminary expenses made to the authority by an eligible entity; or
(4) refinancing any loan made under this chapter;
the board of directors of a toll road authority may issue revenue bonds of the authority.
(b) The bonds are payable solely from the income and revenues of the toll road facilities for which the bonds were issued.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-6. Revenue Bonds; Resolution; Interest; Maturity

Sec. 6. The revenue bonds must be authorized by resolution of the board. The bonds:
(1) bear interest payable semiannually; and
(2) mature serially, either annually or semiannually, at times determined by the resolution authorizing the bonds.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-7. Revenue Bonds; Redemption Before Maturity; Resolution; Contents; Negotiable Instruments

Sec. 7. (a) The revenue bonds may, and all bonds maturing after ten (10) years from date of issuance shall, be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the board of directors of the toll road authority. Such a redemption must be at the par value of the bonds, together with the premiums and under the terms and conditions fixed by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
(b) The principal of and interest on the bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium.
(c) The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds must:
(1) determine the form of the bonds, including the interest coupons to be attached to them;
(2) fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds; and
(3) fix the place or places of payment of the principal and interest of the bonds, which must be at a state or national bank or trust company within Indiana and may also be at one (1) or more state or national banks or trust companies outside Indiana.
(d) The bonds are negotiable instruments under IC 26-1.
(e) The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide for the registration of any of the bonds in the name of the owner as to principal alone.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-8. Revenue Bonds; Execution; Notice of Sale; Sale

Sec. 8. (a) The revenue bonds shall be executed by the president of the board of directors, the corporate seal of the authority shall be affixed to the bonds and attested by the secretary of the board, and the interest coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed by placing the facsimile signature of the treasurer of the board on them.
(b) Notice of the sale of the bonds shall be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
(c) The board of directors shall sell the bonds at public sale, for not less than their par value. The board shall award the bonds to the highest bidder, as determined by computing the total interest on the bonds from the date of sale to the dates of maturity and deducting from that amount the premium bid, if any. Any premium received from the sale of the bonds shall be used solely for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds. If the bonds are not sold on the date fixed for the sale, then the sale may be continued from day to day until a satisfactory bid has been received.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-9. Temporary Bonds

Sec. 9. The board of directors may issue temporary bonds, with or without coupons. These bonds, which must be issued in the manner prescribed by this chapter, may be exchanged for the bonds that are subsequently issued.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 8. Utilities and Transportation › Article 18. County Roads─financing and Bonding › Chapter 21. County Toll Road Financing › 8-18-21-10. Loans; Resolutions; Notice

Sec. 10. (a) In lieu of authorizing and selling bonds under this chapter, the board of directors of a toll road authority may adopt a resolution authorizing the negotiation of a loan or loans for the purpose of obtaining the required money.
(b) The resolution authorizing the loan must set out:
(1) the total amount of the loan desired;
(2) the approximate dates on which money will be required, and the amounts of the money that will be required on those dates; and
(3) any terms, conditions, and restrictions concerning the proposed loan or the submission of proposals that the board considers advisable.
(c) Before the consideration of proposals for such a loan, a notice shall be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The notice must set out:
(1) the amount and purpose of the proposed loan;
(2) a brief summary of other provisions of the resolution; and
(3) the time and place where proposals will be considered.
(d) The board of directors may accept the proposal it considers most advantageous to the authority.
As added by P.L.386-1987(ss), SEC.21.