Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 261, art. V — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County of Indianapolis-Marion County (Supp. No. 47, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 42, 2026, passed June 1, 2026) — City of Indianapolis

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 261-501 Responsibilities.

Sec. 261-501. - Responsibilities. The department of public works is established as the department responsible for managing the stormwater system within the Marion County Stormwater Management District. (G.O. 43, 2001, § 3)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 261-502 Marion County Stormwater Management Advisory Committee.

Sec. 261-502. - Marion County Stormwater Management Advisory Committee. (a) The Marion County Stormwater Management Technical Advisory Committee ("technical advisory committee") is created to advise the board. (1) The technical advisory committee shall provide direction in the periodic update of the stormwater master plan by providing recommendations on watershed analysis, capital project need, priorities and engineering design and advising on other technical matters relating to stormwater quantity and quality issues in Marion County. The technical advisory committee's recommendations on the stormwater master plan, to the extent that is reasonable and feasible, shall coordinate the stormwater master plan with the following: a. Levee maintenance to address major river rises; and b. Efforts to improve stormwater quality in Marion County surface waters. (2) The technical advisory committee shall consist of six (6) members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the person or group that makes the appointment. Members shall be appointed as follows: a. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the mayor and shall be property owners in Marion County; no more than two (2) mayoral appointees shall be of the same political party; and b. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the city-county council and shall be property owners in Marion County. Two (2) council appointees shall be appointed upon nomination of the majority leader and one (1) shall be appointed upon nomination by the minority leader. No more than two (2) council appointees shall be of the same political party. All persons appointed shall have suitable technical experience and training, preferably in water management, to participate in the tasks set forth for the committee. All committee members may be appointed for successive terms. Vacancies occurring by reason of death, resignation or removal, shall be filled by the official or group that made the appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. (3) All members shall be appointed for three-year terms ending on December 31. (b) Technical advisory committee meetings shall be scheduled by the department and shall be open to the public. (G.O. 43, 2001, § 3; G.O. 13, 2010, § 2; G.O. 36, 2011, § 16; G.O. 16, 2022, § 3; G.O. 25, 2025, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 261-503 Annual accounting.

Sec. 261-503. - Annual accounting. (a) The department shall present a report to the board and to the city-county council by July 1 of each year, beginning in 2002. The report shall include the following information regarding the stormwater management system during the previous calendar year: (1) A summary of the revenues to the stormwater management fund; (2) A summary of the expenditures from the stormwater management fund; (3) A statement of the adequacy of the user fees collected to fund the stormwater management program; (4) A summary of the credits granted to stormwater user fees; (5) A summary of the major construction projects undertaken and the costs associated with such projects; and (6) A summary of the maintenance activities undertaken and the costs associated with those activities. (b) At the request of any excluded city or town, the department shall also present the annual report described in subsection (a) to the legislative body of the excluded city or town. (G.O. 43, 2001, § 3)