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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 3. Regional Transportation Authorities › 36-9-3-32. Acceptance of Federal or Other Funds

Sec. 32. (a) The board may, on behalf of the authority, accept, receive, and receipt for federal monies and other public or private monies for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or operation of public transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the authority. The board may also comply with federal statutes and rules concerning the expenditure of federal monies for public transportation systems.
(b) The board may apply to state and federal agencies for grants for public transportation development, make or execute representations, assurances, and contracts, enter into covenants and agreements with any state or federal agency relative to public transportation systems, and comply with federal and state statutes and rules concerning the acquisition, development, operation, and administration of public transportation systems.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-29 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 3. Regional Transportation Authorities › 36-9-3-33. Regulation by Department of State Revenue; Administrative Appeals and Judicial Review

Sec. 33. (a) This section does not apply to interurban or interstate public transportation service.
(b) Service provided by the authority within the territory of the authority is exempt from regulation by the department of state revenue under IC 8-2.1. This exemption applies to transportation services provided by the authority directly or by grants or purchase of service agreements.
(c) Service provided by the authority by contract or service agreements outside the territory of the authority is subject to regulation by the department of state revenue under IC 8-2.1.
(d) The department of state revenue shall hear appeals concerning any regulatory action of the authority concerning service and rates, and, after making a finding based on the requirements of IC 8-2.1, issue an appropriate order. Judicial review of the commission decision may be obtained in the manner prescribed by IC 4-21.5-5.
As added by P.L.99-1989, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all municipalities.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.451; P.L.119-2012, SEC.227; P.L.121-2016, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-2. "Management" Defined

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter, the "management" of an urban mass transportation system is:
(1) the board of directors, for a corporation;
(2) the majority of the partners, for a partnership in which the partners have equal rights in the management and control of the partnership business;
(3) the partners having a controlling interest, for other partnerships;
(4) the proprietor, for an individual proprietorship; or
(5) the managers, if any, or members of a limited liability company.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.518.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-3. Declaration of Public Purpose

Sec. 3. The establishment of an urban mass transportation system under this chapter is a public use and purpose for which public money may be spent and private property may be acquired.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-2(i).]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-4. Existing Systems; Application for Assistance From Municipalities

Sec. 4. (a) If the management of an urban mass transportation system in any municipality finds that the system is unable to render adequate service within the municipality or that there is imminent danger that the system will be unable to render that service, the management of the system may apply to the municipal legislative body for assistance under this chapter.
(b) On receipt of an application under subsection (a) the municipal legislative body may study whether the financial position of the transportation system is such that the system is unable to render adequate service within the municipality or that there is imminent danger that the system will be unable to render that service. The legislative body shall pay for these studies by appropriation from the general fund of the municipality, and the money need not be restored to the general fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-4.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-5. Financial Assistance From Municipality; Necessary Findings; Types of Assistance

Sec. 5. (a) The municipal legislative body may furnish the urban mass transportation system with the financial assistance necessary to enable the system to provide adequate service within the municipality, if the legislative body finds:
(1) that the system is unable to render that service or that there is imminent danger that the system will be unable to render that service; and
(2) that the system is:
(A) necessary to relieve traffic congestion in the municipality;
(B) necessary for the proper use of the factories, stores, warehouses, offices, schools, recreational facilities, and other places where members of the general public congregate;
(C) necessary to expand the economic and social opportunities available to residents of the municipality, especially those who cannot freely move about without the services of the system;
(D) a substantial factor in maintaining real property values in the municipality; or
(E) a substantial factor in providing public housing, redevelopment of blighted areas, and publicly owned offstreet parking facilities.
(b) The municipal legislative body may furnish assistance under this section by:
(1) making grants to the system;
(2) purchasing buses or real property from the system or from any other source for lease to the system; or
(3) making both grants and purchases.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-2-2 part; 19-5-2-5.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-6. Grants to Systems by Municipalities; Contracts

Sec. 6. (a) If the municipal legislative body decides to make grants under section 5 of this chapter, it must enter into and confirm by ordinance a contract with the urban mass transportation system. The contract must provide for the payment of money by the municipality to the system in the amounts and at the times determined by the parties, and may include other terms and conditions determined by the parties. However, the contract may not:
(1) require the system to repay the grants to the municipality;
(2) exceed ten (10) years in duration; or
(3) require the municipality to make grants to a system that has ceased operations within the municipality.
(b) The municipal legislative body may pay the grants by appropriation from the general fund of the municipality or from a special fund established for that purpose.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-6.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-7. Purchase of Property From System by Municipality; Contracts and Leases; Appraisals

Sec. 7. (a) If the municipal legislative body decides to purchase buses or real property, or both, from the urban mass transportation system under section 5 of this chapter, it must enter into and confirm by ordinance a contract and lease requiring the municipality to:
(1) purchase all or part of:
(A) the buses operated by the system; or
(B) the real property owned by the system; as determined by the parties; and
(2) lease the buses or property purchased to the system for use in providing mass transportation within the municipality.
(b) The municipality must pay the system a sum equal to the fair value of the buses or real property purchased, less the amount outstanding under any mortgage, contract of sale, or other security device that may attach to the buses or real property. The municipality may immediately pay off any such outstanding amount or assume any such mortgage, contract of sale, or other security device.
(c) The fair value of the buses or real property shall be determined by three (3) appraisers experienced in the appraisal of buses or real property. One (1) of the appraisers shall be appointed by the municipality and one (1) by the system. These two (2) appraisers shall then appoint a third appraiser. However, if they are unable to do so, each shall submit the names of three (3) appraisers to the circuit court for the county in which the municipality is located and the court shall appoint the third appraiser from the names submitted.
(d) If the municipal legislative body decides to purchase both buses and real property for lease to an urban mass transportation system, three (3) appraisers shall be appointed to determine the fair value of the buses and an additional three (3) appraisers shall be appointed to determine the fair value of the real property. Each group of three (3) appraisers shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by subsection (c).
(e) Before making their appraisal, the appraisers must appear before the clerk of the legislative body and take an oath to make a just and true appraisal of the buses or real property.
(f) A lease of buses or real property by a municipality to a system under this section must incorporate provisions for rental and other terms and provisions that the municipal legislative body considers necessary under this chapter. The municipality and the system may enter into additional contracts and leases during the term of the lease. The term of a lease of buses under this section may not exceed twenty-five (25) years.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-7 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-8. Purchase of Property by Municipalities From Sources Other Than Systems; Contracts and Leases

Sec. 8. (a) If, under section 5 of this chapter, the municipal legislative body decides to purchase buses or real property, or both, for the urban mass transportation system from a source other than the system, it must enter into and confirm by ordinance a contract and lease requiring the municipality to:
(1) purchase the buses or real property; or
(2) lease the buses or property purchased to the system for use in providing mass transportation within the municipality.
(b) A lease of buses or real property by a municipality to a system under this section must incorporate provisions for rental and other terms and provisions that the municipal legislative body considers necessary under this chapter. The municipality and the system may enter into additional contracts and leases during the term of the lease. The term of a lease of buses under this section may not exceed twenty-five (25) years.
(c) The purchase of buses under this section is governed by the general statutes governing public purchases.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-7 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-9. Public Acquisition of Systems; Application to Municipality; Studies

Sec. 9. (a) If the management of an urban mass transportation system in any municipality finds that public acquisition of the system is necessary to enable the system to render adequate service within the municipality, the management of the system may request the municipal legislative body to determine whether the public should acquire the system. The management may withdraw this request only if:
(1) at least six (6) months have passed since the date of the request; and
(2) the municipal legislative body did not adopt an ordinance to acquire the system within six (6) months from the date of the request.
(b) On receipt of the request, the municipal legislative body shall study whether it is in the public interest that the public acquire the system. The legislative body shall pay for these studies by an appropriation from the general fund of the municipality, which need not be restored to the general fund.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-2-8; 19-5-2-9 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-10. Public Acquisition of Systems; Declaratory Resolution; Creation of Public Transportation Corporation

Sec. 10. (a) If, as a result of its studies under section 9 of this chapter, the municipal legislative body finds that public acquisition of the system would fulfill one (1) or more of the conditions listed in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter, it may adopt an ordinance:
(1) declaring that public acquisition of the system is in the public interest of the municipality;
(2) providing for the creation of a public transportation corporation;
(3) specifying the number of directors of the corporation; and
(4) setting forth the boundaries of the taxing district of the corporation.
(b) The taxing district set forth in the ordinance may include only:
(1) all territory inside the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and
(2) the suburban territory, as defined in IC 36-9-1-9, that is served by the system at the time of acquisition.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-9 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.348-1983, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-11. Establishment of Systems by Municipalities

Sec. 11. (a) The legislative body of a municipality may study whether it is in the public interest that a system be established and maintained under this chapter by the municipality. The legislative body shall pay for these studies by an appropriation from the general fund of the municipality, which need not be restored to the general fund.
(b) If the legislative body finds as a result of its studies that the establishment and maintenance of a system would fulfill any one (1) or more of the conditions listed in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter, it may adopt an ordinance specifying the conditions that are fulfilled. The legislative body may then:
(1) enter into a contract to make grants-in-aid to a system that will serve the municipality, under section 6 of this chapter;
(2) enter into a contract to purchase buses and real property for lease to a system that will serve the municipality, under section 7 or 8 of this chapter; or
(3) establish a public transportation corporation, under section 10 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-32.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.217, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-12. Public Transportation Corporation; Name

Sec. 12. A public transportation corporation is a separate municipal corporation, which shall be known as "__________________ Public Transportation Corporation" (designating the name of the municipality).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-10 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-13. Public Transportation Corporation; Taxing District; Boundaries After Annexation and Disannexation; Incorporation of Additional Territory

Sec. 13. (a) After the creation of a public transportation corporation, territory may be added to the taxing district of the corporation only in accordance with this section.
(b) If the municipality finalizes an annexation or disannexation of territory, the boundaries of the taxing district of the corporation change so as to remain coterminous with the new boundaries of the municipality. Such a change takes effect when the annexation or disannexation takes effect.
(c) Upon written request by a majority of:
(1) the resident freeholders in a platted subdivision; or
(2) the owners of any unplatted lands;
in the same county as a public transportation corporation but not within a municipality, the board of directors of the corporation may, by resolution, incorporate all or part of the platted subdivision or unplatted lands into the taxing district. Such a request must be signed and certified as correct by the resident freeholders or landowners making the request, and the original must be preserved in the records of the board. The resolution of the board incorporating an area into the taxing district must be in writing and must include an accurate description of that area. A certified copy of the resolution, signed by the chair and secretary of the board, together with a map showing the boundaries of the taxing district and the location of the additional areas, shall be delivered to the auditor of the county within which the corporation is located and shall be properly indexed and kept in the permanent records of the offices of the auditor.
(d) Upon written request by ten (10) or more resident freeholders of a platted subdivision or unplatted territory in the same county as a public transportation corporation but not within a municipality, the board of directors of the corporation may define the limits of an area that:
(1) is within the county;
(2) includes the property of the freeholders; and
(3) is to be considered for incorporation into the taxing district.
Notice of the defining of the area by the board, and notice of the location and limits of the area, must be given by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The area may then be incorporated into the taxing district upon request, in the manner prescribed by subsection (c).
(e) Property in territory added to the taxing district under subsection (c) or (d) is, as a condition of the special benefits it subsequently receives, liable for its proportion of all taxes subsequently levied by the public transportation corporation. The proportion of taxation shall be determined in the same manner as when territory is annexed by a municipality.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-2-10 part; 19-5-2-30.1.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.37; P.L.348-1983, SEC.3; P.L.127-2017, SEC.277.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-14. Public Transportation Corporation; Management by Board of Directors

Sec. 14. (a) A public transportation corporation is under the control of a board of directors, which shall exercise the executive and legislative powers of the corporation.
(b) Directors must be residents of the taxing district of the corporation.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-11 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-15. Cities; Public Transportation Corporations; Board of Directors; Membership

Sec. 15. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation in a city consists of either five (5) or seven (7) directors, as determined by the city legislative body.
(b) If the board of directors consists of five (5) directors, they are:
(1) two (2) directors appointed by the city executive, for terms of one (1) and two (2) years, respectively; and
(2) three (3) directors appointed by the city legislative body, for terms of two (2), three (3), and four (4) years, respectively.
(c) If the board of directors consists of seven (7) directors, they are:
(1) three (3) directors appointed by the city executive, for terms of one (1), two (2), and three (3) years, respectively; and
(2) four (4) directors appointed by the city legislative body, for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), and four (4) years, respectively.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-2-11 part; 19-5-2-12 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-16. Towns; Public Transportation Corporations; Board of Directors; Membership

Sec. 16. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation in a town consists of either five (5) or seven (7) directors, as determined by the town legislative body. All the directors shall be appointed by the legislative body.
(b) If the board of directors consists of five (5) directors, they are:
(1) one (1) director appointed for a term of one (1) year;
(2) two (2) directors appointed for terms of two (2) years;
(3) one (1) director appointed for a term of three (3) years; and
(4) one (1) director appointed for a term of four (4) years.
(c) If the board of directors consists of seven (7) directors, they are:
(1) two (2) directors appointed for terms of one (1) year;
(2) two (2) directors appointed for terms of two (2) years;
(3) two (2) directors appointed for terms of three (3) years; and
(4) one (1) director appointed for a term of four (4) years.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-11 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-17. Directors; Membership in Political Parties

Sec. 17. The appointing authorities shall make appointments to the board of directors under section 15 or 16 of this chapter so that the number of directors belonging to either of the two (2) major political parties does not exceed the number belonging to the other by more than one (1). If the appointing authorities cannot agree on the manner in which this will be done, the municipal executive shall make the appointment that results in one (1) party having more directors than the other.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-12 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-18. Board of Directors; Vacancies

Sec. 18. (a) On the expiration of the term of office of a director of a public transportation corporation, the appointing authority shall appoint a director for a term of four (4) years and until the director's successor is appointed and qualified.
(b) If a director leaves office before the director's term has expired, the appointing authority shall appoint a new director to serve the remainder of the term.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-12 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.278.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-19. Impeachment of Directors

Sec. 19. A director of a public transportation corporation may be impeached under IC 5-8-1.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-12 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-20. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 20. A director of a public transportation corporation is entitled to:
(1) compensation of not more than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) annually, as determined in the budget; and
(2) reimbursement for any expenses incurred in the interest of the board of directors.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-12 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-21. Board of Directors; Officers

Sec. 21. On the first day of the first month after their appointment, and annually after that, the directors of a public transportation corporation shall elect one (1) director as chair of the board and one (1) director as secretary.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-13.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.279.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-22. Meetings of Board of Directors

Sec. 22. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation shall, by rule, provide for regular meetings to be held at designated intervals throughout the year.
(b) The board shall convene in a special meeting whenever such a meeting is called by the chair or by a majority of the directors. Notice of a special meeting must be given by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
(c) The board shall keep its meetings open to the public.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-14 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.38; P.L.127-2017, SEC.280.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-23. Board of Directors; Quorum; Approval of Actions; Records; Management of Internal Affairs

Sec. 23. (a) A majority of the board of directors of a public transportation corporation constitutes a quorum for a meeting.
(b) The board may act officially by affirmative vote of a majority of those present at the meeting at which the action is taken.
(c) The board shall keep a written record of its proceedings available for public inspection in its office. The record must include the aye and nay vote on the passage of each item of business.
(d) The board shall adopt rules of procedure under which its meetings are to be held. The board may suspend these rules by unanimous vote of the members present at any meeting, but it may not suspend them beyond the meeting at which the suspension occurs.
(e) The board has the same power to supervise its internal affairs as other municipal administrative bodies.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-14 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-24. Introduction of Proposed Ordinances; Public Notice

Sec. 24. (a) A director of a public transportation corporation may introduce a proposed draft of an ordinance at a meeting of the board of directors. A director who introduces a proposed draft of an ordinance must provide, at the time of introduction, a written copy of the proposed draft. The board must place the date of introduction and a distinguishing number on each proposed draft of an ordinance.
(b) The board must publish a notice that the proposed ordinance is pending final action by the board. The notice must be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1. However, notice of an ordinance establishing a budget must be given in accordance with the statutes governing budgets of the municipality served by the corporation.
(c) The board must include in the notice reference to the subject matter of the proposed ordinance and the time and place a hearing on it will be held, and must indicate that the proposed draft of an ordinance is available for public inspection at the office of the board. The board may include in one (1) notice a reference to the subject matter of each draft of an ordinance that is pending and for which notice has not previously been given. The reference to the subject matter is adequate if it is sufficient to advise the public of the general subject matter of the proposed ordinance.
(d) The board must, not later than the date of notice of the introduction of a proposed ordinance, place five (5) copies of the proposed draft on file in the office of the board for public inspection.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-15 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-25. Adoption of Ordinances; Procedure

Sec. 25. (a) At a meeting for which notice has been given under section 24 of this chapter, the board of directors of a public transportation corporation may take final action on the proposed ordinance or may postpone final consideration of it to a designated meeting in the future without giving additional notice. Before adopting an ordinance, the board must give an opportunity to any person present at the meeting to give testimony or evidence for or against the proposed ordinance, under the rules as to the number of persons who may be heard and the time limits adopted by the board.
(b) Whenever the board adopts an ordinance, it shall designate the effective date of the ordinance at the same meeting. If the board fails to designate the effective date of the ordinance in the record of the proceedings of the board, the ordinance takes effect fourteen (14) days after its passage.
(c) Whenever the board adopts an ordinance, it shall cause copies of the ordinance to be made available to the public.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-2-15 part; 19-5-2-16; 19-5-2-17; 19-5-2-18 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-26. Printing and Distribution of Ordinances

Sec. 26. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may provide for the printing of all or part of the ordinances of the corporation in pamphlet form or in bound volumes, and may distribute them without charge or may charge the cost of printing and distribution.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-18 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-27. Controller

Sec. 27. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation shall appoint a qualified person to serve as controller. The controller is the chief fiscal officer of the corporation, and the controller must give bond in the sum and with the conditions prescribed by the board and with surety to the approval of the board.
(b) All money payable to the public transportation corporation shall be paid to the controller, and the controller shall deposit it under IC 5-13-6. The controller shall deposit this money in the depositories and in the accounts that the board designates by ordinance.
(c) The controller shall keep an accurate account of all appropriations made and all taxes levied by the public transportation corporation, all money owing or due to the corporation, and all money received and disbursed by the corporation, and the controller shall preserve all vouchers for payments and disbursements.
(d) The controller shall issue all warrants for the payment of money from the funds of the public transportation corporation, but the controller may not issue a warrant for the payment of a claim until the claim has been allowed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the rules of the board. All warrants must be countersigned by the chair of the board.
(e) If the controller is called upon to issue a warrant, the controller may require evidence that the amount claimed is justly due, and for that purpose the controller may summon before the controller any officer, agent, or employee of the public transportation corporation and examine the officer, agent, or employee on oath or affirmation relating to the warrant. The controller may administer the oath or affirmation.
(f) Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e), the board may authorize the controller to pay a per diem in advance to a public transportation employee or board member who will attend a training session or other special business meeting required as a duty of the public transportation employee or board member.
(g) Each year, and more often if required by the board, the controller shall submit the controller's records of account as controller for audit to the certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants designated by the board. The certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants shall submit to the board a certified report of the records of account, exhibiting the revenues, receipts, and disbursements, the sources from which the revenues and funds are derived, and the manner in which they have been disbursed.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-19.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.19-1987, SEC.53; P.L.327-1995, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.281.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-28. Purchase of Property From System by Corporation

Sec. 28. (a) The board of directors of the public transportation corporation and the management of the urban mass transportation system shall negotiate for the purchase of all the real and personal property, licenses, rights, and interests of the system by the corporation, unless the system shows that part of its property is not necessary for the proper operation of the system.
(b) If the parties agree upon the terms and conditions of the purchase, the board shall adopt an ordinance incorporating those terms and conditions.
(c) If the parties cannot agree upon the terms and conditions of the purchase, the board may adopt an ordinance directing the acquisition of the property that has been the subject of the negotiations through eminent domain proceedings under section 32 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-20.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-29. Public Transportation Corporation; Operation of System; Contracts or Leases for Use of System

Sec. 29. (a) Upon acquisition of the necessary property by a public transportation corporation, the board of directors of the corporation may:
(1) operate and maintain the system;
(2) lease the system to any operator; or
(3) contract for the use of the system by any operator.
(b) The board may also contract with any organization that has executive personnel with experience and skill applicable to the superintendence of the operation and maintenance of an urban mass transportation system. The contract must require the organization to furnish its services and the services of its personnel for the superintendence of the system.
(c) The maximum term of a contract or lease executed under this section is twenty-five (25) years.
(d) A contract or lease executed under this section must be confirmed by ordinance of the board.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-21.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.317, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-29.4. Expansion of Services Outside Operational Boundaries

Sec. 29.4. (a) This section does not apply to a public transportation corporation located in a county having a consolidated city.
(b) A public transportation corporation may provide regularly scheduled passenger service to specifically designated locations outside the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The legislative body of the municipality approves any expansion of the service outside the municipality's corporate boundaries.
(2) The expanded service is reasonably required to do any of the following:
(A) Enhance employment opportunities in the new service area or the existing service area.
(B) Serve persons who are elderly, persons with a disability, or other persons who are in need of public transportation.
(3) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), the expanded service does not extend beyond the boundary of the county in which the corporation is located.
(c) Notwithstanding section 39 of this chapter, a public transportation corporation may provide demand responsive service outside of the system's operational boundaries as described in IC 36-9-1-9 if the conditions listed in subsection (b) are met.
(d) The board may contract with a private operator for the operation of an expanded service under this section.
(e) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-10) or a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8) that provides expanded service for a purpose permitted under IC 20-27-9.
(f) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000) may enter into an interlocal cooperation agreement with an adjacent county under IC 36-1-7 to allow a public transportation corporation to provide expanded service beyond the boundary of the county in which the corporation is located.
As added by P.L.229-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.278-2001, SEC.9; P.L.1-2005, SEC.238; P.L.99-2007, SEC.223; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.452; P.L.210-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-30. Board of Directors; Power to Acquire, Hold, and Dispose of Property

Sec. 30. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may:
(1) acquire by grant, purchase, gift, lease, or otherwise; and
(2) hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of;
real and personal property, licenses, patents, rights, and interests necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers under this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-31. Board of Directors; Seal

Sec. 31. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may adopt a seal to be impressed upon its instruments and may provide for the impression of that seal by printed or lithographic facsimile. An executed instrument bearing the seal of the board is prima facie evidence of its execution by the board and that its execution was legally authorized by the board.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-32. Eminent Domain; Procedure

Sec. 32. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may exercise the power of eminent domain for the condemnation of any interest in real or personal property for use within the taxing district of the corporation.
(b) Proceedings for the condemnation of property by the board are governed by IC 32-24-1 to the extent it is not in conflict with this chapter.
(c) The board may not institute proceedings until it has adopted an ordinance generally describing the property to be acquired, declaring that the public interest and necessity require the acquisition by the corporation of the property involved, and declaring that the acquisition is necessary for the establishment, development, extension, or improvement of the system. The ordinance is conclusive evidence of the public necessity of the proposed acquisition and that the proposed acquisition is planned in a manner most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-33. Board of Directors; Power to Contract

Sec. 33. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may contract with any person upon the terms and conditions the board considers best for the corporation including the following:
(1) Contracting for self-insurance protection of its property or liability under IC 34-13-3.
(2) Engaging in commissions or entering into agreements for the mutual insurance or sharing of risks for liability or property damage.
(3) Agreeing to join with other municipal corporations for the mutual risk sharing of losses due to casualty or acts of God.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.353-1987, SEC.1; P.L.1-1998, SEC.214.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-34. Contracts for Operation of Systems in Contiguous Territory and Transfer of Passengers Between Systems

Sec. 34. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may enter into agreements with any urban mass transportation system operating in territory contiguous to the taxing district of the corporation, for:
(1) the operation and maintenance of that system, including the use, sale, or lease of the real and personal property necessary for operation of the system; or
(2) the transfer of passengers between that system and the system owned by the corporation, with a special rate to be charged for those passengers.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-35. Repealed

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.121; P.L.99-1989, SEC.35; P.L.3-1989, SEC.231. Repealed by P.L.1-1990, SEC.368.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-35.1. Board of Directors; Adoption of Rules for Operation of Systems; Rates, Routings, and Standards of Service

Sec. 35.1. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation shall, by ordinance, make rules governing the use, operation, and maintenance of the urban mass transportation system. The board may determine all rates, routings, and hours and standards of service and may change them whenever the board considers a change advisable. However, the board's powers under this section are subject to regulation by the department of state revenue as provided by section 58 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.369.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-36. Board of Directors; Power to Sue; Service of Process

Sec. 36. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may, in the name of the corporation, sue or be sued in court. Service of process shall be made by service upon the secretary of the board, and notice must be served upon the secretary in the manner and form required by IC 34-13-3.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.215.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-37. Board of Directors; Employees; Collective Bargaining Agreements

Sec. 37. (a) The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may appoint or employ a general manager, accountants, attorneys, traffic engineers, drivers, clerks, secretaries, guards, laborers, and other employees, and may prescribe and define their duties, regulate their compensation, discharge them, and appoint or employ their successors. Employees shall be selected without regard to race, religion, or any personal affiliation. The board shall select a person for the position of general manager on the basis of the person's fitness for the position, taking into account the person's executive ability and the person's knowledge of and experience in the field of mass public transportation.
(b) The board shall bargain collectively and enter into written contracts with authorized labor organizations representing employees other than executive, administrative, or professional personnel. These contracts may provide for the binding arbitration of disputes, wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, health and welfare, insurance, vacations, holidays, sick leave, seniority, pensions, retirement, and other benefits.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.282.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 4. Urban Mass Transportation Systems; Public Transportation Corporation › 36-9-4-38. Surveys and Studies

Sec. 38. The board of directors of a public transportation corporation may make traffic surveys, population surveys, and any other surveys and studies it considers useful in the operation of urban mass transportation systems.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-22 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.77.