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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-27. Refunding Bonds; Authority to Amend Lease

Sec. 27. (a) In connection with the issuance of refunding bonds, the authority and the lessee, or lessees, of the building, or buildings, financed from the proceeds of the bonds being refunded may enter into an amendment to the lease modifying the lease:
(1) to provide for a reduction in the amount of lease rental payable by the lessee, or lessees, to be effective upon the redemption of the bonds being refunded;
(2) to provide for an extension of the time set forth in the lease before the option of the lessee, or lessees, to purchase may be exercised to the time that is agreed upon between the authority and the lessee or lessees; or
(3) to provide that the lease rental payable by the lessee, or lessees, after the redemption of all the bonds being refunded is payable to the trustee under the trust indenture securing the refunding bonds.
(b) Proceedings or actions by the lessee and approval by any board, commission, or agency are not required for refunding. The refunding authorized in this chapter does not affect the obligation of the lessee, or lessees, to pay the lease rental under the lease of the building or buildings, except to the extent the lease rental may be reduced by any amendment as authorized by this section.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-28. Refunding Bonds; Redemption

Sec. 28. For the purposes of sections 25, 26, and 27 of this chapter, bonds are redeemed on the date selected for redemption if:
(1) the full amount necessary to effect complete redemption has been deposited in accordance with the trust indenture securing or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds; and
(2) all action necessary to redeem the bonds has been taken so that the bonds are no longer considered outstanding under the trust indenture or resolution and are no longer payable from the income and revenues of the particular building, or buildings, financed from the proceeds of the bonds.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-29. Governmental Entity; Tax Levy to Pay Lease Rental

Sec. 29. (a) The fiscal body of a governmental entity that has entered into an approved lease under this chapter shall annually levy a tax sufficient to produce each year the necessary revenues that, with other available money, are sufficient to pay the lease rental payable under the lease.
(b) In fixing and determining the amount of the necessary levy to pay the lease rental, the fiscal body may take into consideration amounts that have been transferred to the fund for payment of the lease rental under section 16(e) of this chapter. This chapter does not relieve the governmental entity from the obligation to pay from taxes the lease rental or part of it if other funds are not available for that purpose. The tax levies are reviewable by other bodies vested by statute with authority to ascertain that the levies are sufficient to raise the amount that, with other money available, will be sufficient to meet the rental payable under the lease.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-30. Tax Exemption

Sec. 30. All:
(1) property owned by the authority;
(2) revenues received by the authority; and
(3) bonds or other securities issued by the authority, including the interest on them;
are exempt from taxation in Indiana.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-31. Handling of Funds; Audit; Contract Requirements; Surety Bonds of Employees

Sec. 31. (a) Authority funds shall be handled in the same manner as other public funds and shall be audited by the state board of accounts. Contracts let by the authority shall be let in accordance with the general statutes relating to public contracts.
(b) Any employee of the authority authorized to receive or disburse funds or negotiable securities of the authority shall execute a bond payable to the state conditioned upon the faithful performance of the employee's duties and the accounting for all money and property that may come under the employee's control. The cost of the bonds shall be paid out of funds of the authority.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.393.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-32. Civil Actions Against Authority; Venue

Sec. 32. A civil action against the authority must be brought in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the authority is located.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-33. Civic Center Board of Managers; Creation; Organization

Sec. 33. (a) The fiscal body of the lessee shall adopt an ordinance creating a board of five (5) members to be known as the "Civic Center Board of Managers". The board of managers shall supervise, manage, operate, and maintain a building and its programs.
(b) A person appointed to the board of managers must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and a resident of the lessee governmental entity for at least five (5) years. If the lessee is a city, three (3) of the managers shall be appointed by the city executive, and two (2) of the managers shall be appointed by the city legislative body. If the lessee is not a city, all five (5) managers shall be appointed by the fiscal body of the lessee. An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not serve as a manager. The managers serve for terms of three (3) years.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is a city, initial terms of the managers appointed by the executive are as follows:
(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.
(2) One (1) manager for a term of two (2) years.
(3) One (1) manager for a term of three (3) years.
The initial term of one (1) of the managers appointed by the legislative body is two (2) years, and the other is three (3) years.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is not a city, initial terms of the managers are as follows:
(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.
(2) Two (2) managers for terms of two (2) years.
(3) Two (2) managers for terms of three (3) years.
(e) A manager may be removed for cause by the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the vacated term. The managers shall be reimbursed for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The fiscal body of the lessee may adopt an ordinance providing for the payment of a salary or a per diem to a manager who does not hold another lucrative elective or appointive office.
(f) The board of managers shall annually elect officers to serve during the calendar year. The board of managers may adopt resolutions and bylaws governing its operations and procedure and may hold meetings as often as necessary to transact business and to perform its duties. A majority of the managers constitutes a quorum.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002, SEC.137; P.L.7-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-35. Board of Managers; Preparation and Review of Annual Budget; Approval of Expenditures

Sec. 35. (a) The board of managers shall prepare a budget for each calendar year governing the projected operating expenses, the estimated income, and reasonable reserves. It shall submit that budget for review, approval, or addition to the fiscal body of the lessee governmental entity.
(b) The board of managers may not make expenditures except as provided in the approved budget, and all additional expenditures are subject to approval by the fiscal body of the entity.
(c) Payments to the users of a building or a part of it that constitute a contractual share of box office receipts are not considered an operating expense or an expenditure within the meaning of this section, and the board of managers may make those payments without approval.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002, SEC.139.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-36. Board of Managers; Controller and Assistant Controller; Duties

Sec. 36. (a) The fiscal officer of the lessee governmental entity shall act as controller of the board of managers and is responsible for proper safeguarding and accounting. The controller shall, with the approval of the board of managers, appoint an assistant to act as auditor for the board of managers.
(b) The assistant is the official custodian of all books of account and other financial records of the board of managers and has the other powers and duties that are delegated by the controller and the lesser powers and duties that the board of managers prescribes. The assistant, and any other employee or member of the board of managers authorized to receive, collect, or expend money, shall give bond for the faithful performance and discharge of all duties required of the assistant, employee, or board member in an amount and with surety and other conditions that are prescribed and approved by the board of managers.
(c) The assistant shall keep an accurate account of:
(1) all money due a building and the board of managers; and
(2) all money received, invested, and disbursed;
in accordance with generally recognized governmental accounting principles and procedures. All accounting forms and records shall be prescribed or approved by the state board of accounts. The assistant shall issue all warrants for the payment of money from the funds of the board of managers in accordance with procedures prescribed by the board of managers, but a warrant may not be issued for the payment of any claim until an itemized and verified statement of the claim has been filed with the controller, who may require evidence that all amounts claimed are justly due. All warrants shall be countersigned by the controller or financial officer or by the executive manager. Payroll and similar warrants may be executed with facsimile signatures.
(d) If the board of managers or the lessee governmental entity has entered into any agreement to lease building facilities from the authority, the controller shall pay the lease rental to the authority within a reasonable period before the date on which principal or interest on any bonds outstanding issued under this chapter becomes due. The assistant shall submit to the board of managers at least annually a report of the assistant's accounts exhibiting the revenues, receipts, and disbursements and the sources from which the revenues and receipts were derived and the purpose and manner in which the disbursements were made. The board of managers may require that the report be prepared by a designated, independent certified public accountant. Handling and expenditure of funds is subject to audit and supervision by the state board of accounts.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002, SEC.140; P.L.127-2017, SEC.394.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 11. Gary Building Authority › 36-10-11-37. Board of Managers; Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 37. Persons serving on the board of managers shall disclose any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any employment, financing agreement, or other contract made under this chapter before any action is taken on it by the board of managers. Any manager having a pecuniary interest may not vote on the matter. Real property acquired under this chapter in which a manager has a pecuniary interest may be acquired by the board of managers only by gift or condemnation.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-1. "Board of School Trustees"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board of school trustees" means the school board of an incorporated town.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-2. "Children's Museum"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "children's museum" means a museum located in a county containing a consolidated city, if the museum is:
(1) incorporated under the Indiana law without stock and without purpose of gain to the museum's members; and
(2) organized to maintain in the county a permanent museum containing objects and items:
(A) of interest primarily to children; and
(B) for the encouragement and education of children.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-3. "Incorporated Town"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "incorporated town" means an incorporated town located in a county containing a consolidated city.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.341.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-5. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-6. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.343.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-7. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.193. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.344.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-8. Financial Assistance of Board of School Trustees; Amount

Sec. 8. (a) The board of school trustees of a town may provide financial assistance to a children's museum. The assistance shall be:
(1) paid from the funds of the school town; and
(2) in an amount each year not to exceed the product of twenty-five cents ($0.25) multiplied by the ADA (as defined in IC 20-18-2-1.5(a)) of children enrolled in grades 1 through 8 in the public schools of the town as reported in the last preceding annual report to the secretary of education.
(b) The assistance under subsection (a) is payable annually. The board of school trustees may continue the assistance annually if the board of trustees or other governing body of the children's museum has accepted by resolution the provisions of this chapter and has filed a certified copy of the resolution with the board of school trustees before the date of the first payment.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.194; P.L.43-2021, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-9. Prerequisites for Financial Assistance

Sec. 9. (a) A children's museum is not entitled to receive financial assistance under section 8 of this chapter until the governing body of the museum agrees with the board of school trustees, by proper resolution, to do the following:
(1) To allow the board of school trustees of a town furnishing financial assistance to the children's museum to nominate individuals eligible for membership on the board of trustees or other governing body of the museum. The children's museum must elect one (1) member from the list or lists of individuals nominated as a member of the board of trustees or other governing body of the children's museum. The member elected under this subdivision represents all towns.
(2) To grant free admission to the children's museum and galleries to all students and teachers of a town that furnishes financial assistance to the children's museum.
(3) To allow the use, at reasonable times and in reasonable ways, of the plant, equipment, and facilities of the children's museum to educate the students of the town.
(4) To allow the use of the services of the personnel of the children's museum, at reasonable times and in reasonable ways, under the direction of the children's museum, if the services are consistent with the regular established duties of the personnel.
(5) To allow the loan of suitable and available objects and items from the children's museum's collection to a school of the town to aid and supplement the curriculum of the school.
(b) A copy of the resolution must be filed in the office of the secretary of the board of school trustees before the children's museum receives financial assistance under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.345.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-10. New Resolution for Financial Assistance Not Required

Sec. 10. After a children's museum qualifies to receive financial assistance from a town under this chapter, the board of trustees or the governing body of the children's museum is not required to adopt new resolutions each year. Each original resolution continues and remains in full force and effect until the original resolution is revoked or rescinded by another resolution that is certified and filed under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.346.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 12. Children's Museum in Marion County › 36-10-12-11. Duration of Entitlement of Benefits

Sec. 11. A children's museum is entitled to receive the benefits provided under this chapter for as long as the board of trustees or governing body of the children's museum performs or is willing to perform the duties set forth in section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-1. "Art Association"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "art association" means a nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to:
(1) maintain a permanent art gallery; and
(2) promote education in the fine and industrial arts;
that owns, possesses, or maintains property for those purposes.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-2. "Cultural Institution"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cultural institution" means a historical society, an art association, or other nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to further the cultural development of the public.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-3. "Historical Society"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "historical society" means a nonprofit corporation organized under Indiana law to:
(1) maintain a permanent historical museum; and
(2) promote a knowledge of local ancestral heritage and custom;
that owns, possesses, or maintains property for those purposes.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.243; P.L.255-2017, SEC.56. Repealed by P.L.244-2017, SEC.129 and P.L.140-2018, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-5. School Corporations in Certain Counties; Operations Fund Appropriation for Historical Society

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a school corporation in the following counties:
(1) A county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000).
(2) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).
(b) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the governing body of the school corporation may annually appropriate the money in the operations fund to be paid in semiannual installments to a historical society having facilities in the county.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.195; P.L.146-2008, SEC.798; P.L.119-2012, SEC.244; P.L.255-2017, SEC.57; P.L.244-2017, SEC.130; P.L.140-2018, SEC.31; P.L.104-2022, SEC.224.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-6. Prerequisites for Receipt of Payment

Sec. 6. Before a historical society may receive money from a school corporation, the historical society's governing board must adopt a resolution that entitles:
(1) the governing body of the school corporation to appoint the school corporation's superintendent and one (1) history teacher as visitors who may attend all meetings of the society's governing board;
(2) the governing body of the school corporation to nominate two (2) individuals for membership on the society's governing board;
(3) the school corporation to use the society's facilities and equipment for educational purposes consistent with the society's purposes;
(4) the students and teachers of the school corporation to tour the society's museum, if any, free of charge; and
(5) the school corporation to borrow artifacts from the society's collection, if any, for temporary exhibit in the schools.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.131.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 13. Cultural Institutions › 36-10-13-8. School Corporations in Certain Counties; Appropriation for Cultural Institution Authorized; Prerequisites for Receipt of Payments

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to school corporations in a county:
(1) containing a consolidated city; or
(2) having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the governing body of a school corporation may annually appropriate sums to be paid to cultural institutions that are reasonably commensurate with the educational and cultural contributions made by the institutions to the school corporation and the school corporation's students.
(c) Before a cultural institution may receive payments under this section, the president and secretary of the cultural institution must file with the school corporation an affidavit stating that the cultural institution meets the following requirements:
(1) The governing board has adopted a resolution that entitles a representative of the school corporation to attend and speak at all meetings of the governing body.
(2) The cultural institution:
(A) admits the public to galleries, museums, and facilities at reasonable times and allows public use of those facilities free of charge; or
(B) provides alternative services free of charge to the public instead of admission to those facilities.
The governing body of the school corporation shall judge whether the alternative services are conducive to the education or cultural development of the public.
(3) The cultural institution has a permanent location in the municipality where the cultural institution conducts the cultural institution's principal educational or cultural purpose.
(4) The cultural institution has no general taxing authority.
The affidavit must be filed at least thirty (30) days before a request for an appropriation under this section.
(d) A cultural institution that complies with this section may continue to receive payments under this section as long as the school corporation appropriates sums for that purpose.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a school corporation in a third class city with a board of school trustees.
[2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-2. "Board"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to a board of school trustees in a third class city.
[2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-3. Power; Public Playground

Sec. 3. The board may establish, maintain, and equip public playgrounds to be used by children during the summer vacation period. The board may use the public school buildings and grounds in the cities as is necessary to carry out this chapter.
[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 20-26-8-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-4. Repealed

[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 20-26-8-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197. Repealed by P.L.244-2017, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-5. Lease or Purchase of Nonschool Property

Sec. 5. The board may lease or purchase grounds in addition to the school grounds, either adjacent to the school grounds or elsewhere in the city. The board may also, under eminent domain statutes, condemn ground to be used for these purposes and pay for condemned ground out of the school revenues of the city not otherwise appropriated.
[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 20-26-8-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-6. Management of Property

Sec. 6. The board:
(1) has full control of all playgrounds, including the preservation of order on playgrounds; and
(2) may adopt suitable rules and bylaws for the control of playgrounds. The board may enforce the rules by suitable penalties.
[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 20-26-8-4(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 14. Public Playgrounds Maintained by School; Third Class Cities › 36-10-14-7. Personnel

Sec. 7. (a) The board may select and pay for directors and assistants.
(b) The directors and assistants, while on duty and to preserve order and the observance of the rules and bylaws of the board, have all the powers of police officers of the city.
(c) The compensation for the directors and assistants shall be:
(1) fixed by the board; and
(2) paid from school revenues not otherwise appropriated.
[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 20-26-8-4(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.197.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 15. Wolf Lake Memorial Park › 36-10-15-1. Administration of Wolf Lake Memorial Park

Sec. 1. The common council of the city of Hammond shall administer the operation of Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the same manner as other city parks located in the city.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.686.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 15. Wolf Lake Memorial Park › 36-10-15-2. Dedication of Real Property; Vesting of Rights in City of Hammond

Sec. 2. All that part of the real property known as Wolf Lake Memorial Park located in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, that:
(1) on March 14, 1957, was held by the state; and
(2) was not in use and occupied on March 15, 1957, by a toll road project constructed and maintained under IC 8-15-2;
is dedicated as a public recreation area. The use, possession, operation, maintenance, and development of the dedicated real property is vested perpetually in the city of Hammond, Indiana, subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.686.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 15. Wolf Lake Memorial Park › 36-10-15-3. Administration of Property as Public Park

Sec. 3. The real property dedicated by this chapter:
(1) shall be administered, operated, maintained, and developed as a public park in the city; and
(2) shall not be withdrawn from the city as long as the use and possession of the real property by the city is consistent with the dedication and all other provisions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.686.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities › Chapter 15. Wolf Lake Memorial Park › 36-10-15-4. Withdrawal of Dedication; Conditions

Sec. 4. If the city:
(1) converts the dedicated real property or any part of the property to a use other than as a public park in the city; or
(2) dumps or deposits or suffers or permits to be dumped or deposited garbage, refuse, or other worthless matter in or upon the dedicated real property or any part of the property, except as is necessary and incidental to the public park use;
the general assembly may withdraw all of the dedicated real property from the city without compensation to the city.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.686.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 1. Definitions and Applicability › 36-11-1-2. "District"

Sec. 2. "District" means a county onsite waste management district established under this article.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 1. Definitions and Applicability › 36-11-1-3. "Governing Body"

Sec. 3. "Governing body" means the county executive of the county in which the district is located or proposed to be located.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 1. Definitions and Applicability › 36-11-1-4. "System"

Sec. 4. "System" means a sewage disposal system (as defined in IC 13-11-2-201).
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 2. Purposes of Districts › 36-11-2-1. District Functions

Sec. 1. A district may be established under this article to perform one (1) or more of the following functions related to onsite waste management:
(1) Inventory of systems.
(2) Inspection of systems.
(3) Monitoring the:
(A) performance; and
(B) maintenance;
of systems.
(4) Establishing:
(A) standards for installation and inspection of systems that are no less stringent than standards established by the Indiana department of health; and
(B) procedures for enforcement of the standards.
(5) Seeking grants for:
(A) system maintenance; and
(B) any other activities described in this article.
(6) Establishing rates and charges for the operation of the district.
(7) Establishing policies and procedures for the use of grants and other revenue of the district for installation, maintenance, and other activities of the district relating to systems in the district.
(8) Seeking solutions for disposal of septage from systems.
(9) Education and training of system service providers and system owners.
(10) Coordination of activities of the district with activities of:
(A) local health departments;
(B) the department of environmental management;
(C) the department of natural resources; and
(D) the Indiana department of health.
(11) Other functions as determined by the governing body of the district.
Enforcement of standards by a district under subdivision (4) does not affect the authority of the department of environmental management, the Indiana department of health, or a local health department.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.341.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-1. Initiation by Governing Body

Sec. 1. (a) The establishment of a district may be initiated only by the governing body.
(b) The dissolution of a district may be initiated only by the governing body.
(c) A notice of intent to establish or dissolve a district must be filed in:
(1) the office of the executive of each governmental entity having territory within the proposed district or the district proposed for dissolution;
(2) the department of environmental management; and
(3) the Indiana department of health.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-2. Contents of Notice of Intent

Sec. 2. A notice of intent to establish a district under this chapter must state the following:
(1) The proposed name of the district.
(2) The place in which the district's principal office is to be located.
(3) The following information:
(A) The need for the proposed district.
(B) The purpose to be accomplished.
(C) How the district will be conducive to the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare.
(4) An accurate description of the territory to be included in the district, which does not have to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions.
(5) The plan for financing the cost of the operations of the district until the district is in receipt of revenue from its operations.
(6) Estimates of the following:
(A) The costs of accomplishing the purpose of the district.
(B) The sources of the funding of those costs.
(C) The rates and charges that will be required.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-3. Notice of Intent to Dissolve

Sec. 3. A notice of intent to dissolve a district under this chapter must state the reasons why the district is not needed.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-4. Territory of District

Sec. 4. The district may include area that is not contiguous, but the territory must be so situated that the public health, safety, convenience, or welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the area described as a single district.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-5. Inclusion in District of Area Located Within a Municipality

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the description of the area to be included in a district may not include a municipality.
(b) The description of the area to be included in a district may include area located within a municipality if the municipal legislative body has adopted an ordinance or resolution designating that area to be included in the district.
(c) The governing body shall:
(1) identify any area located within a municipality in the county that the governing body believes should be part of the area of the district; and
(2) request that the municipality adopt an ordinance or resolution under subsection (b) to include the area identified under subdivision (1) in the district.
(d) A municipal legislative body that has previously adopted an ordinance or resolution under subsection (b) may adopt an ordinance or resolution to exclude from the district all or part of the area previously designated for inclusion in the district.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-6. Public Hearings; Qualifications of Hearing Officer; Hearing Officer Compensation

Sec. 6. Upon the filing of a notice of intent to establish or dissolve a district under this chapter, the governing body shall appoint a hearing officer to preside over public hearings concerning the establishment or dissolution of a district. The hearing officer does not have to be a state or county employee and may not be a member of the county legislative body. If the hearing officer is not a full-time state or county employee, the hearing officer is entitled to be paid reasonable:
(1) expenses; and
(2) per diem;
for each day or part of a day in actual attendance at a meeting or hearing or in performance of duties.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-7. Scheduling of Hearing; Notice

Sec. 7. (a) The hearing officer shall fix a date, time, and place inside or within ten (10) miles of the proposed district for the hearing on any matter for which a hearing is authorized under this chapter.
(b) The hearing officer shall provide notice of the hearing:
(1) under IC 5-3-1; and
(2) by certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed at least two (2) weeks before the hearing to:
(A) the department of environmental management; and
(B) the Indiana department of health.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.343.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-8. Objection and Participation in Hearing by Resident of District

Sec. 8. A person that resides in or partially resides in an area affected by the proposed establishment or dissolution of a district:
(1) may, on or before the date set for the hearing, file a written objection to the proposed establishment or dissolution of the district; and
(2) may be heard at the hearing.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-9. Findings and Recommendations of Hearing Officer; Matters to Be Considered by the Hearing Officer

Sec. 9. (a) After the hearing on the proposed establishment or dissolution of the district, which may be adjourned periodically, the hearing officer shall make findings and recommendations as to whether:
(1) the establishment of the district should be:
(A) approved;
(B) approved with modifications; or
(C) denied; or
(2) the dissolution of the district should be:
(A) approved; or
(B) denied.
(b) The hearing officer shall consider, at a minimum, the following in making findings and recommendations concerning the establishment of a proposed district:
(1) Whether the proposed district complies with the conditions of this chapter for establishment of a district.
(2) Whether the proposed district appears capable of accomplishing its purpose or purposes in an economically feasible manner.
(c) The hearing officer shall consider, at a minimum, whether the district is needed in making findings and recommendations concerning the proposed dissolution of a district.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-10. Action by Ordinance of the Governing Body After the Hearing; Notice to Objectors

Sec. 10. Following a hearing under this chapter, if the governing body determines that the findings of the hearing officer show that:
(1) the proposed district appears capable of accomplishing the purpose or purposes of the district in an economically feasible manner, a district may be established; or
(2) there is no need for the district, the district may be dissolved;
by adoption of an ordinance by the governing body. The governing body shall give notice by mail of the adoption of an ordinance to establish a district to each person who filed a written objection under section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-11. Notice of Adoption of an Ordinance

Sec. 11. The district shall provide notice of the adoption of an ordinance under section 10 of this chapter to:
(1) local health departments;
(2) the department of environmental management;
(3) the department of natural resources; and
(4) the Indiana department of health.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.344.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-12. District Not an Independent Municipal Corporation

Sec. 12. A district established under this chapter is not an independent municipal corporation.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-13. Information to Be Included in Ordinance to Establish a District

Sec. 13. An ordinance adopted under section 10 of this chapter to establish a district must state the following:
(1) The name of the district.
(2) The need for the district.
(3) The purpose to be accomplished by the district.
(4) An accurate description of the territory included in the district, which does not have to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions.
(5) Estimates of the costs of the operations of the district.
(6) The plan for financing the cost of the operations of the district by the county or counties in which the district is located.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 3. Establishment or Dissolution of Districts › 36-11-3-14. Petition to County Legislative Body Objecting to Establishment of District; Hearing; Notice of Action on Objection

Sec. 14. (a) If the governing body adopts an ordinance under section 10 of this chapter to establish a district, a person who filed a written objection under section 8 of this chapter against the establishment of the district may file an objecting petition in the office of the county auditor. The petition must be filed not more than thirty (30) days after the date the notice of the adoption of the ordinance is mailed to the person under section 8 of this chapter. The petition must state the person's objections and the reasons why the person believes the establishment of the district is unnecessary or unwise.
(b) The county auditor shall immediately certify a copy of the petition, together with other data necessary to present the questions involved, to the county legislative body. Upon receipt of the certified petition and other data, the county legislative body shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the matter. The hearing shall be held not less than five (5) days and not more than thirty (30) days after the receipt of the certified documents.
(c) The hearing shall be held in the county where the petition arose.
(d) The county legislative body shall give notice of the hearing to the petitioner and the governing body by mail at least five (5) days before the date of the hearing. After the hearing, the county legislative body shall approve or deny the establishment of the district. The decision by the county legislative body:
(1) is final with respect to the establishment of the district against which the objecting petition was filed; and
(2) does not limit the authority of the governing body to initiate new proceedings to establish a district.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 11. County Onsite Waste Management Districts › Chapter 4. Governing Body of a District › 36-11-4-1. Governing Body; Adoption of Ordinances

Sec. 1. The governing body of a district may take action by adoption of an ordinance.
As added by P.L.161-2002, SEC.2 and P.L.172-2002, SEC.7.