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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-25. Recording of Certifications and Reorganization Plan by County Recorder

Sec. 25. Each county recorder receiving a certification under section 23 of this chapter, either from the legislative body of a political subdivision or from a clerk of the circuit court after a petition process under section 23.5 of this chapter in a political subdivision, shall record the certification and the plan of reorganization in the records of the county recorder without charge.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-26. Notification of County Election Board Upon Receipt of Certifications From All Reorganizing Political Subdivisions

Sec. 26. When a county recorder has received certifications under this chapter from all of the reorganizing political subdivisions, either from the legislative body of a political subdivision or from a clerk of the circuit court after a petition process under section 23.5 of this chapter in a political subdivision, the county recorder shall notify the county election board of each county in which a reorganizing political subdivision is located.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-27. County Election Board Preparing Ballot Language; Submission of Language to Department of Local Government Finance

Sec. 27. After the county recorder of each county in which reorganizing political subdivisions are located has notified the county election board under section 26 of this chapter, the county election board shall prepare and submit ballot language to the department of local government finance.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.111; P.L.194-2013, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-27.5. Certification of Resolution to Rescind Plan of Reorganization

Sec. 27.5. (a) Before the public question on a reorganization under this chapter is placed on the ballot, the legislative body of a political subdivision may adopt a resolution to rescind the plan of reorganization previously adopted and certified by the legislative body. The resolution to rescind the plan of reorganization must be certified by the legislative body to the:
(1) clerk of each reorganizing political subdivision;
(2) county fiscal officer of each county in which a reorganizing political subdivision is located; and
(3) county recorder of each county in which a reorganizing political subdivision is located;
not later than July 15.
(b) Each county recorder receiving a certification under subsection (a) shall do the following:
(1) Record the certification in the records of the county recorder without charge.
(2) Notify the county election board of each county in which a reorganizing political subdivision is located that the public question on the plan of reorganization is not eligible to be placed on the ballot for consideration by:
(A) the voters of each reorganizing political subdivision; and
(B) in the case of a reorganization described in section 1(a)(9) of this chapter, the voters of the entire county.
(c) After the county recorder of each county in which the reorganizing political subdivisions are located has notified the county election board under subsection (b) that a public question on a plan of reorganization is not eligible to be placed on the ballot, the county election board shall not place the public question on the ballot.
As added by P.L.202-2013, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-31. Recording of Certification From Circuit Court Clerk

Sec. 31. Each county recorder receiving a certification from a circuit court clerk under section 30 of this chapter shall file the certification without charge with the plan of reorganization recorded under section 25 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-33. Termination of Reorganization if Public Question Not Approved

Sec. 33. Except in the case of a reorganization described in section 1(a)(7) or 1(a)(9) of this chapter, if a reorganization is not approved by the majority of the voters in each reorganizing political subdivision voting on the public question, the reorganization is terminated. A political subdivision in which voters of the political subdivision approved the reorganization may continue with a reorganization with another political subdivision in which the reorganization was approved only if a new plan of reorganization is approved by the voters of each political subdivision in the manner provided by this chapter.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.202-2013, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-34. Reorganization According to Reorganization Plan if Public Question Approved

Sec. 34. (a) This section applies if:
(1) in the case of a reorganization that is not described in section 1(a)(7) or 1(a)(9) of this chapter, the majority of the voters of each of the reorganizing political subdivisions voting on the public question approve the public question concerning the reorganization; or
(2) in the case of a reorganization described in section 1(a)(7) or 1(a)(9) of this chapter, the reorganization is approved as set forth in section 32(b) or 32(c) of this chapter.
(b) The political subdivisions are reorganized in the form and under the conditions specified by the legislative bodies of the reorganizing political subdivisions in the plan of reorganization filed with the county recorder under this chapter.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.202-2013, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-34.5. Establishment of Equipment Replacement Funds

Sec. 34.5. (a) This section applies to a reorganization under this chapter that:
(1) occurs after June 30, 2006; and
(2) involves one (1) or more municipalities and one (1) or more townships, all of which are participating units in a fire protection territory on the date the reorganization is approved by voters.
(b) The fiscal body of a reorganized political subdivision that results from a reorganization described in subsection (a) may:
(1) establish an equipment replacement fund under IC 36-8-19-8.5 and impose a property tax for the fund as provided in IC 36-8-19-8.5; and
(2) take any other action under IC 36-8-19-8.5 that may be taken under that section by a participating unit in a fire protection territory.
(c) If a reorganized political subdivision establishes an equipment replacement fund under IC 36-8-19-8.5 as authorized by this section, the department of local government finance may adjust the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy that would otherwise apply to the reorganized political subdivision in the same manner in which the department may adjust the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy of a civil taxing unit under IC 6-1.1-18.5-10.5 to meet the civil taxing unit's obligations to a fire protection territory established under IC 36-8-19.
As added by P.L.255-2013, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-35. Appointment of Town Precinct Boards

Sec. 35. (a) This section applies to an initial election:
(1) of the members of a governing body or officers that are elected by the voters for a reorganized political subdivision that:
(A) is a town; and
(B) has town boundaries that encompass part of another town that was part of the reorganization;
(2) that is conducted before the reorganization takes effect; and
(3) to which IC 3-10-7-1 applies.
(b) The members of each precinct board shall be jointly appointed by the town election boards of each of the reorganizing political subdivisions.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-36. Initial Election of Officials of Reorganized Political Subdivision

Sec. 36. (a) This section applies if section 5 of this chapter requires an election for a reorganization to become effective.
(b) At the next:
(1) general election, if:
(A) the reorganized political subdivision is not a municipality or a school corporation; or
(B) the reorganized political subdivision results from a reorganization including a county and at least one (1) municipality;
(2) municipal election, if the reorganized political subdivision is a municipality; or
(3) primary or general election, as specified in an election plan adopted in substantially identical resolutions by the legislative body of each of the participating political subdivisions if the reorganized political subdivision is a school corporation;
after the voters approve a reorganization, one (1) set of officers for the reorganized political subdivision having the combined population of the reorganizing political subdivisions shall be elected by the voters in the territory of the reorganized political subdivision as prescribed by statute.
(c) In the election described in subsection (b):
(1) one (1) member of the legislative body of the reorganized political subdivision shall be elected from each election district established by the reorganizing political subdivisions in substantially identical resolutions adopted by the legislative body of each of the reorganizing political subdivisions; and
(2) the total number of at large members shall be elected as prescribed by statute for the reorganized political subdivision.
(d) If appointed officers are required in the reorganized political subdivision, one (1) set of appointed officers shall be appointed for the reorganized political subdivision. The appointments shall be made as required by statute for the reorganized political subdivision. Any statute requiring an appointed officer to reside in the political subdivision where the appointed officer resides shall be treated as permitting the appointed officer to reside in any part of the territory of the reorganized political subdivision.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-37. Change of Boundaries

Sec. 37. The legislative bodies of the reorganizing political subdivisions and an adjacent political subdivision may change the boundaries of the reorganized political subdivision by adopting substantially identical resolutions clearly describing the boundary changes. The resolutions must be filed as required by law for a boundary change for the reorganized political subdivision and may not provide for a territory that is smaller than the territory permitted by law for any of the political subdivisions. If the law establishes additional procedures for the annexation or disannexation of the territory of a political subdivision, the political subdivisions changing boundaries must comply with the annexation or disannexation procedures required by law.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-38. Powers of Reorganized Political Subdivision

Sec. 38. (a) A reorganized political subdivision has the powers granted by statute to a political subdivision of the same type as the reorganized political subdivision, including a power described in subsection (b). However, if authorized by the plan of reorganization approved by the voters in a public question under this chapter, the reorganized political subdivision will exercise a power or have the officers or number of offices that a statute would have permitted any of the reorganizing political subdivisions to have.
(b) Except as provided in the plan of reorganization, a reorganized political subdivision may also do any of the following:
(1) Establish any fund that one (1) or more of the reorganizing political subdivisions (either acting on its own or jointly with another political subdivision) were authorized to establish before the reorganization.
(2) Impose any tax levy or adopt any tax that one (1) or more of the reorganizing political subdivisions were authorized to impose or adopt before the reorganization.
(c) This subsection applies to reorganizations approved by voters after June 30, 2013. Notwithstanding subsection (a), if:
(1) a first political subdivision is located in whole or in part within one (1) or more other political subdivisions that reorganize under this article; and
(2) the first political subdivision does not participate in or does not approve the reorganization;
the reorganization does not affect the rights, powers, and duties of the first political subdivision, and the reorganized political subdivision may not exercise within the first political subdivision any right, power, or duty unless that right, power, or duty was exercised within the first political subdivision before the reorganization by at least one (1) of the reorganizing political subdivisions.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.202-2013, SEC.22; P.L.255-2013, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-38.5. Authorization for a Town That Has a Mayor as a Result of Reorganization to Hire Attorneys or Legal Research Assistants; Salaries

Sec. 38.5. (a) This section applies on or after January 1, 2024, and only to the legislative body of a town that has a mayor as a result of a reorganization under this article.
(b) The town legislative body may hire or contract with competent attorneys and legal research assistants on terms it considers appropriate.
(c) Employment of an attorney under this section does not affect an executive department of law of the town.
(d) Appropriations for salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section may not exceed the appropriations for similar salaries in the budget of an executive department of law.
As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.164.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-39. Exercise of Powers of Reorganizing Political Subdivisions

Sec. 39. (a) If a law does not permit the reorganized political subdivision to exercise generally throughout the territory of the reorganized political subdivision a power that any of the reorganizing political subdivisions had before the reorganization, the reorganized political subdivision may exercise the power outside the original territory of the reorganizing political subdivision only by following the laws applicable to the expansion of the service area of the reorganizing political subdivision.
(b) Subject to subsection (a), a reorganized political subdivision that results from a reorganization under this chapter must continue to carry out the duties imposed by Indiana law on the reorganizing political subdivisions that combined to form the reorganized political subdivision.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.202-2013, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-39.5. Reorganization Plan

Sec. 39.5. A plan of reorganization may establish within a reorganized political subdivision territories or districts:
(1) in which specified services provided by the reorganized political subdivision will be provided at different levels, quantities, or amounts; and
(2) in which the fees, charges, or taxes imposed by the reorganized political subdivision will vary depending on the level, quantity, or amount of the services provided.
As added by P.L.202-2013, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-40. Debt; Pension Obligations

Sec. 40. The following apply in the case of a reorganization under this article:
(1) Indebtedness that was incurred by a political subdivision before the reorganization:
(A) may not be imposed on taxpayers that were not responsible for payment of the indebtedness before the reorganization; and
(B) must be paid by the taxpayers that were responsible for payment of the indebtedness before the reorganization.
(2) Pension obligations existing as of the effective date of the reorganization:
(A) may not be imposed on taxpayers that were not responsible for payment of the pension obligations before the reorganization; and
(B) must be paid by the taxpayers that were responsible for payment of the pension obligations before the reorganization.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-42. Transfer of Functions of Elected Office

Sec. 42. If the functions of an elected office are transferred to another elected office by a reorganization under this article, any law, rule, or agreement that requires or permits an action by an elected officer shall be treated after the functions of the elected officer are transferred as referring to the elected officer to which the functions have been transferred by the reorganization.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-43. Termination of Reorganization; Restoration of Reorganizing Political Subdivisions

Sec. 43. The legislative body or voters of a reorganized political subdivision may terminate a reorganization or restore one (1) or more of the reorganizing political subdivisions participating in a reorganization in the same manner that a reorganization may be initiated under this chapter. If the voters in the reorganized political subdivision approve a public question approving termination of the reorganization or restoration of a reorganizing political subdivision, the reorganized political subdivision shall terminate the reorganization and restore the reorganizing political subdivisions in the same manner as a reorganization is completed under this chapter.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-44. Reorganized Political Subdivision

Sec. 44. (a) A reorganized political subdivision consisting of:
(1) two (2) or more townships; and
(2) at least one (1) municipality;
that has reorganized under this article may exercise park and recreation powers under IC 36-10 if the reorganized political subdivision's plan of reorganization authorizes the reorganized political subdivision to exercise those powers.
(b) If a reorganized political subdivision's plan of reorganization authorizes the reorganized political subdivision to exercise park and recreation powers under IC 36-10, the reorganized political subdivision may establish a park and recreation board.
(c) A park and recreation board established by a reorganized political subdivision under this section:
(1) shall exercise park and recreation functions within the reorganized political subdivision; and
(2) has the powers and duties of both a municipal park and recreation board and a township park and recreation board under IC 36-10.
(d) A reorganized political subdivision may by resolution or in the reorganized political subdivision's plan of reorganization determine:
(1) the number of members to be appointed to the reorganized political subdivision's park and recreation board;
(2) the person or entity that shall appoint or remove those members;
(3) any required qualifications for those members; and
(4) the terms of those members.
As added by P.L.202-2013, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 4. Reorganization by Referendum › 36-1.5-4-45. Actions Prohibited While Reorganization Pending

Sec. 45. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (e), a political subdivision may not take an action described in subsection (b) within a reorganizing political subdivision after the date on which a plan of reorganization is finally adopted by all reorganizing political subdivisions.
(b) A political subdivision may not take any of the following actions partially or wholly within a reorganizing political subdivision after the date on which a plan of reorganization is finally adopted by all reorganizing political subdivisions unless all reorganizing political subdivisions agree by adopting identical resolutions:
(1) Initiate an annexation of territory.
(2) Establish a fire protection territory or fire protection district.
(3) Extend water, sewer, or any other infrastructure to the political subdivision.
(4) Expand zoning jurisdiction under IC 36-7-4-205.
(c) This chapter does not prohibit:
(1) a political subdivision subject to the reorganization from taking an action under subsection (b) within the political subdivision's own boundaries; and
(2) any of the reorganizing political subdivisions from taking an action under subsection (b) for the purpose of implementing the plan of reorganization.
(d) A political subdivision may take an action described in subsection (b) after the date on which the reorganization is rejected by the voters under section 33 of this chapter.
(e) If a reorganization is approved by the voters under section 34 of this chapter, a political subdivision may not take an action under subsection (b) until the earlier of the following:
(1) The plan of reorganization has been implemented.
(2) One (1) year after the date on which the reorganization is approved under section 34 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.202-2013, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-1. Cooperative Agreements; Method to Enter Cooperative Agreements

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other law, two (2) or more political subdivisions may enter into a cooperative agreement under this chapter by using the same procedures set forth in this article for the initiation and approval of a reorganization under this article. A cooperative agreement under this chapter may be initiated and approved only in the manner set forth in this article for the initiation and approval of a reorganization under this article.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-2. Required Elements of Cooperative Agreements

Sec. 2. (a) A cooperative agreement under this chapter must provide at least for the following:
(1) Its duration.
(2) Its purpose.
(3) The manner of financing, staffing, and supplying any joint undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget for any joint undertaking that is the subject of the cooperative agreement.
(4) The methods that may be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the cooperative agreement and for disposing of property upon partial or complete termination of the cooperative agreement.
(5) The manner in which the cooperative agreement is to be administered.
(6) The manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property that is the subject of the cooperative agreement.
(b) A cooperative agreement may include any condition or term that is necessary or appropriate.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-3. Transfer of Functions of Employee, Department, or Elected Office

Sec. 3. (a) The cooperative agreement may transfer the functions of an employee or a department of a political subdivision, including an elected office, to another employee or department of any political subdivision that has entered into the cooperative agreement.
(b) The functions of an elected office may be transferred only to another elected office.
(c) The cooperative agreement may provide for the abolishment of an elected office that is not required by the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-4. Sharing of Services of Employees

Sec. 4. A political subdivision may enter into a cooperative agreement with an entity to share the services of an employee employed by any party to the agreement.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-5. Appropriation and Pledge of Revenues

Sec. 5. A cooperative agreement may provide that a political subdivision:
(1) may appropriate and pledge any legally available revenues to the payment of the bonds, leases, or other obligations of another political subdivision that is a party to the cooperative agreement; and
(2) will appropriate legally available revenues for any other payment under the cooperative agreement;
if the political subdivision's fiscal body finds that it is necessary, desirable, and in the best interests of the residents of that political subdivision.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-6. Limit on Actions Under Cooperative Agreement

Sec. 6. (a) A cooperative agreement may not permit an entity or another instrumentality established to administer the cooperative agreement to take any action that at least one (1) of the parties to the cooperative agreement could not carry out on its own.
(b) A cooperative agreement may permit the transfer of money from one (1) fund of a political subdivision for a use authorized by the cooperative agreement.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-7. Effective Date of Cooperative Agreement Transferring Functions of Elected Office

Sec. 7. (a) A cooperative agreement transferring the functions of an elected office becomes effective only at the end of the term of the incumbent that holds the office.
(b) Any law, rule, or agreement that requires or permits an action by an employee or elected officer after the functions of the employee or elected officer are transferred shall be treated as referring to the employee or elected officer to which the functions have been transferred by the cooperative agreement.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 5. Cooperative Agreements and Transfers of Responsibilities › 36-1.5-5-8. Adjustment of Property Tax Levies, Property Tax Rates, and Budgets

Sec. 8. The department of local government finance shall adjust as necessary tax rates, tax levies, and budgets of political subdivisions that enter into a cooperative agreement under this chapter in the same manner as tax rates, tax levies, and budgets are adjusted under IC 36-1.5-3 for reorganizing political subdivisions.
As added by P.L.186-2006, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 6. School Corporation Efficiency Incentive Grants › 36-1.5-6-1. "Adm"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ADM" means average daily membership (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2).
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 6. School Corporation Efficiency Incentive Grants › 36-1.5-6-2. School Corporation Efficiency Incentive Grant; Eligibility

Sec. 2. A school corporation that is formed from a reorganization of two (2) or more school corporations under IC 36-1.5-4 after June 30, 2017, is eligible for a one (1) time school corporation efficiency incentive grant under this chapter after satisfying all the requirements of IC 36-1.5-4.
(b) The grant program shall be administered by the department of education. Grants made under this chapter shall be paid from money appropriated to the department of education from the general assembly for that purpose.
(c) The state board of education may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to administer the grant program.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 6. School Corporation Efficiency Incentive Grants › 36-1.5-6-3. Grant Amount

Sec. 3. The grant amount is:
(1) two hundred fifty dollars ($250); multiplied by
(2) the sum of the most recent ADMs of the reorganized school corporations.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 1.5. Government Modernization › Chapter 6. School Corporation Efficiency Incentive Grants › 36-1.5-6-4. Use of Grant

Sec. 4. A reorganized school corporation that receives a grant under this chapter may use the grant for one (1) or more of the following purposes:
(1) Payment of expenses associated with the reorganization, including professional service fees, legal costs, and necessary capital expenditures.
(2) Providing salary bonuses to teachers. A bonus provided under this chapter is not subject to collective bargaining under IC 20-29-6, but a discussion of the bonus must be held.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-1. Names of Counties

Sec. 1. Indiana is divided into the ninety-two (92) counties named in this section. The boundaries of these counties existing on August 31, 1981, remain in effect until changed in the manner prescribed by section 2 of this chapter. The counties are:
(1) Adams County.
(2) Allen County.
(3) Bartholomew County.
(4) Benton County.
(5) Blackford County.
(6) Boone County.
(7) Brown County.
(8) Carroll County.
(9) Cass County.
(10) Clark County.
(11) Clay County.
(12) Clinton County.
(13) Crawford County.
(14) Daviess County.
(15) Dearborn County.
(16) Decatur County.
(17) Dekalb County.
(18) Delaware County.
(19) Dubois County.
(20) Elkhart County.
(21) Fayette County.
(22) Floyd County.
(23) Fountain County.
(24) Franklin County.
(25) Fulton County.
(26) Gibson County.
(27) Grant County.
(28) Greene County.
(29) Hamilton County.
(30) Hancock County.
(31) Harrison County.
(32) Hendricks County.
(33) Henry County.
(34) Howard County.
(35) Huntington County.
(36) Jackson County.
(37) Jasper County.
(38) Jay County.
(39) Jefferson County.
(40) Jennings County.
(41) Johnson County.
(42) Knox County.
(43) Kosciusko County.
(44) LaGrange County.
(45) Lake County.
(46) LaPorte County.
(47) Lawrence County.
(48) Madison County.
(49) Marion County.
(50) Marshall County.
(51) Martin County.
(52) Miami County.
(53) Monroe County.
(54) Montgomery County.
(55) Morgan County.
(56) Newton County.
(57) Noble County.
(58) Ohio County.
(59) Orange County.
(60) Owen County.
(61) Parke County.
(62) Perry County.
(63) Pike County.
(64) Porter County.
(65) Posey County.
(66) Pulaski County.
(67) Putnam County.
(68) Randolph County.
(69) Ripley County.
(70) Rush County.
(71) St. Joseph County.
(72) Scott County.
(73) Shelby County.
(74) Spencer County.
(75) Starke County.
(76) Steuben County.
(77) Sullivan County.
(78) Switzerland County.
(79) Tippecanoe County.
(80) Tipton County.
(81) Union County.
(82) Vanderburgh County.
(83) Vermillion County.
(84) Vigo County.
(85) Wabash County.
(86) Warren County.
(87) Warrick County.
(88) Washington County.
(89) Wayne County.
(90) Wells County.
(91) White County.
(92) Whitley County.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-1; 17-1-2-1; 17-1-3-1; 17-1-4-1; 17-1-4-2; 17-1-5-1; 17-1-6-1; 17-1-6-2; 17-1-6-3; 17-1-7-1; 17-1-9-1; 17-1-9-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-3. Order Declaring Boundaries to Be Changed; Effect

Sec. 3. An order made under section 2(e) of this chapter operates to transfer the detached territory, and all persons and property in that territory, to the jurisdiction of the county to which it is attached for all judicial purposes, either civil or criminal.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-12-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-4. Taxation; Indebtedness Existing in Interested Counties

Sec. 4. If any indebtedness exists in either, both, or all of the interested counties, the fiscal body of the county shall levy, from year to year, a tax upon the detached territory, by such a rate on all the taxable property in the detached district as is necessary to liquidate and pay the indebtedness of the county from which the territory was detached until the indebtedness is fully paid. The rate may not exceed that levied on the county so indebted. The auditor of each of the affected counties shall certify the rate so levied to the auditor of the county to which the territory was attached. The auditor of the county to which the territory was attached shall place that rate on the tax duplicate of the auditor's own county, and the treasurer of that county shall collect the tax, and, on demand of the treasurer of the proper county, shall pay over the revenue as other monies are paid out.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-12-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-5. Tax List; Detached Territory

Sec. 5. The executives of the affected counties shall order the auditors of their respective counties to make out a true and complete copy of all the property listed for taxation, either real, personal, or mixed, and all the names that appear upon the tax duplicates of their respective counties embraced within the detached territory, and to transmit the copy to the auditor of the county to which the territory is attached, for the purpose of taxation.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-12-5.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-6. Deeds and Mortgages of Real Property in Detached Territory; Copies; Filing; Evidence

Sec. 6. (a) The executive of a county from which territory is detached shall procure a suitable book and order the recorder of the county to copy in it, from the records in the recorder's office, all deeds and mortgages of real property in the detached territory that have been recorded.
(b) The copies made under subsection (a) shall be filed with the recorder of the county to which the territory is attached. If a copy made under subsection (a) is certified by the recorder who copied it as a true and complete copy of the instrument recorded in the recorder's office, it shall be admitted as evidence with the same force as the original record.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-12-6; 17-1-13-1; 17-1-13-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-7. Effect of Change in Boundaries; Officers in Office; Pending Actions in Court; Taxes Due; Court Orders

Sec. 7. (a) All officers within the detached territory continue in office until replaced by qualified successors.
(b) A change in county boundaries does not affect any action pending in any court. All taxes due the state or county at the time of a boundary change shall be collected in the same manner as if the affected territory had not been detached.
(c) All court orders and judgments entered before a change in county boundaries remain in force until finally satisfied or settled.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-12-7; 17-1-12-8; 17-1-12-9.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-8. Revised Descriptions of Changed Boundaries; Filing

Sec. 8. (a) Whenever the boundaries of a county are changed, the surveyor shall file a revised description of the boundaries of the county with the office of the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days after the change takes effect.
(b) The office of the secretary of state shall maintain an accurate file of the boundary descriptions filed under this section.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.86; P.L.3-1997, SEC.451; P.L.123-2000, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-9. Territory Not Included in Any County

Sec. 9. If any territory in Indiana is not included in one (1) of the counties established under this chapter, the territory is included in the county that:
(1) is contiguous to that territory; and
(2) contains the least population of all counties contiguous to that territory.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.254.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 1. Division of State Into Counties › 36-2-1-10. Territory Included in More Than One County

Sec. 10. If any territory in Indiana is included in more than one (1) of the counties established under this chapter, the territory is included in the county that:
(1) is one (1) of the counties in which the territory is described under section 1 of this chapter;
(2) is contiguous to that territory; and
(3) contains the least population of all counties contiguous to that territory.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.255.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. Except as specifically provided, this chapter does not apply to a county having a consolidated city.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-28-1 part; Acts 1973, P.L.163, SECTION 3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.135; P.L.77-2014, SEC.13; P.L.278-2019, SEC.182.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-2. Board of Commissioners to Be County Executive

Sec. 2. The three (3) member board of commissioners of a county elected under this chapter is the county executive. In the name of "The Board of Commissioners of the County of ________" the executive shall transact the business of the county.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-1 part; 17-1-14-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-3. Election of Executive; Terms

Sec. 3. (a) The executive shall be elected under IC 3-10-2-13 by the voters of the county. The number of members to be elected to the executive alternates between one (1) and two (2) at succeeding general elections.
(b) The term of office of a member of the executive is four (4) years, beginning January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-15-1 part; 17-3-1-1 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.5-1986, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-4.7. Dividing the County Into Districts; Ordinance, Resolution

Sec. 4.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), whenever the executive divides the county into districts under section 4 of this chapter, the executive shall adopt an ordinance.
(b) The executive shall file a copy of an ordinance adopted under subsection (a) with the circuit court clerk.
(c) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000) that opts in to the system of county government as described in section 4(c) of this chapter. Whenever the executive divides the county into districts under section 4 of this chapter, the executive shall adopt a resolution at two (2) separate public meetings. The executive shall file a copy of the resolution adopted under this subsection with the circuit court clerk.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.257. Amended by P.L.22-2021, SEC.4; P.L.104-2022, SEC.147; P.L.201-2023, SEC.266.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-5. Eligibility; Forfeiture of Office; Number Elected

Sec. 5. (a) To be eligible for election to the executive, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-21.
(b) A member of the executive must reside within:
(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and
(2) the district from which the member was elected.
(c) If the person does not remain a resident of the county and district after taking office, the person forfeits the office. The county fiscal body shall declare the office vacant whenever a member of the executive forfeits office under this subsection.
(d) In a county having a population of:
(1) more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000); or
(2) more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000) that opts in to the system of county government as described in section 4(c) of this chapter;
one (1) member of the executive shall be elected by the voters of each of the three (3) single-member districts established under section 4(b) or 4(c) of this chapter. In other counties, all three (3) members of the executive shall be elected by the voters of the whole county.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-1 part; 17-1-14-2 part; 17-1-15.6-1 part; 17-1-15.6-2 part; 17-1-28-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.137; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.7; P.L.5-1986, SEC.34; P.L.3-1987, SEC.542; P.L.12-1992, SEC.151; P.L.14-2004, SEC.192; P.L.225-2011, SEC.90; P.L.90-2012, SEC.4; P.L.119-2012, SEC.180; P.L.104-2022, SEC.148; P.L.201-2023, SEC.267.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-6. Meetings

Sec. 6. The executive shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month and at other times as needed to conduct all necessary business. Dates of regular meetings shall be established by resolution at or before the first meeting in February of each year.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-24-49 part; 17-1-28-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.138; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.8; P.L.341-1983, SEC.1; P.L.25-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-7. Disqualification of Executive in Quasi-Judicial Proceeding; Appointment of Special Members

Sec. 7. (a) If the executive finds that two (2) or more of its members are disqualified from acting in a quasi-judicial proceeding, the disqualified members shall cease to act in that proceeding. Within ten (10) days after the finding, the county auditor shall send a certified copy of the record of the proceeding to the judge of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court for the county. If the judge affirms the disqualification of the members of the executive, the judge shall appoint disinterested and competent persons to serve as special members of the executive in the proceeding.
(b) A person who consents to serve as a special member of the executive must have the same qualifications as an elected member of the executive. The person's appointment and oath shall be filed with the county auditor and entered on the records of the executive, and the person may act with the other members of the executive conducting the proceeding until a final determination is reached.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-23-1; 17-2-23-2; 17-2-23-3.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-8. Special Meeting; Notice

Sec. 8. (a) If the public interest requires a special meeting of the executive, such a meeting may be called by a member of the executive or by:
(1) the county auditor;
(2) the county clerk, if the office of county auditor is vacant; or
(3) the county recorder, if the offices of county auditor and county clerk are both vacant.
(b) An officer calling a special meeting of the executive shall give at least forty-eight (48) hours notice of the meeting unless the meeting is called to deal with an emergency under IC 5-14-1.5-5. The notice must include a specific statement of the purpose of the meeting, and the executive may not conduct any unrelated business at the meeting.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-16-1; 17-1-16-2; 17-1-17-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.14; Acts 1981, P.L.17, SEC.9; P.L.194-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-9. Location of Meetings

Sec. 9. The executive may select a location other than the county courthouse for its meetings only if the courthouse is not suitable, is inconvenient, or has been replaced or supplemented by other buildings to house county government offices.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-14-13 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 2. Government of Counties Generally › Chapter 2. County Executive › 36-2-2-10. Business Day

Sec. 10. The executive shall keep its office open on each business day.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-18-1; 17-1-28-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.11, SEC.139; P.L.255-1993, SEC.1.