Ind. Code ch. 8-25-6

Ind. Code ch. 8-25-6
in effect

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-1 Applicability

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a township located in an eligible county. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-2 Prerequisites for township opt-in

Sec. 2. (a) This subsection does not apply to townships located in Hendricks County. If: (1) the fiscal body of the county in which a township is located does not adopt an ordinance under IC 8-25-2-1; and (2) the township is adjacent to: (A) an eligible county in which: (i) a public transportation project has been approved under IC 8-25-2; or (ii) an ordinance described in IC 8-25-2 has been adopted; or (B) another township in which: (i) a public transportation project has been approved under this chapter; or (ii) a resolution described in this section has already been passed; the fiscal body of the township may pass a resolution to place on the ballot a local public question on whether the fiscal body of the eligible county should be required to fund and carry out a public transportation project in the township. (b) This subsection applies to Guilford Township in Hendricks County. The township fiscal body may pass a resolution to place on the ballot a local public question on whether the township fiscal body should be required to fund and carry out a public transportation project in the township. (c) The fiscal body of the township shall include in the resolution passed under subsection (a) or (b): (1) a description of the public transportation services that will be provided in the township through the proposed public transportation project; and (2) an estimate of each tax necessary to annually fund the public transportation project in the township. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.21; P.L.247-2017, SEC.30.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-3 Township fiscal body resolution requirements

Sec. 3. If the fiscal body of a township adopts a resolution under section 2 of this chapter, the township trustee shall certify a copy of the resolution to the department of local government finance, including the language for the question required by IC 8-25-2-3. The township trustee may modify the proposed local question as necessary to indicate that the local question concerns a public transportation project for the township. The department shall review the language for compliance with section 4 of this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county, while taking into account any necessary modifications for the township. The department of local government finance may approve or reject the language. The department shall send its decision to the township trustee and the fiscal body of the township not more than ten (10) days after the resolution is submitted to the department. If the language is approved, the township trustee shall certify a copy of the resolution, including the language for the question and the department's approval, to the county election board of the eligible county. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.96.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-4 Model local public question

Sec. 4. If the county election board of an eligible county receives from a township trustee a certified copy of the resolution adopted under section 2 of this chapter and the approved language for the local public question, the county election board shall place the following question on the election ballot in accordance with IC 3-10-9: "Shall _________ County impose a local income tax rate, not to exceed a rate of _________ (insert recommended rate included in the ordinance authorizing the local public question), on the local taxpayers residing in ______________ Township to pay for improving or establishing public transportation service in ___________ Township through a public transportation project that _____________ (insert the description of the public transportation project set forth in the township resolution authorizing the local public question)?". As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.97.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-5 Local public question at general election

Sec. 5. If a township trustee certifies a resolution under section 3 of this chapter, the county election board shall place the local public question on the ballot at the next general election for which the question may be certified under IC 3-10-9-3 and for which all voters of the township are entitled to vote. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-6 Certification of election returns

Sec. 6. After an election on the local public question, the circuit court clerk of the eligible county in which the township is located shall: (1) make a certified copy of the election returns; and (2) not later than five (5) days after the election, file the copy with: (A) the department of state revenue; (B) the fiscal body of the county; and (C) the fiscal body of the township. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-7 Approval or defeat of local public question

Sec. 7. The local public question is approved by a township if a majority of the township voters voting on the local public question vote "yes". The local public question is defeated by a township if a majority of the township voters voting on the local public question vote "no". As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-8 Effect of defeated local public question

Sec. 8. If the local public question is defeated in a township, the fiscal body of the township may adopt a resolution under section 2 of this chapter to place another local public question on the ballot as provided in this chapter at a subsequent general election in the township. However, a local public question may not be placed on the ballot in the township under this chapter more than two (2) times in any seven (7) year period. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-9 Conduct of political subdivisions, public officials, and public employees during an election on a local public question

Sec. 9. IC 8-25-2-12 applies to a local public question held under this chapter. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-10 County fiscal body; township fiscal body in Hendricks County; required to impose taxes on taxpayers residing in a township that opts in to a public transportation project

Sec. 10. (a) If the voters of a township described in section 2(a)(2)(A)(i) or 2(a)(2)(B)(i) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter, the fiscal body of the eligible county in which the township is located shall adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-6 to impose an additional local income tax rate, as permitted by IC 6-3.6-7-27, upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township. (b) This subsection applies if the voters of a township described in section 2(a)(2)(A)(ii) or 2(a)(2)(B)(ii) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter and the voters in: (1) the eligible county described in section 2(a)(2)(A) of this chapter approve a local public question under IC 8-25-2; or (2) the township described in section 2(a)(2)(B) of this chapter approve a local public question under this chapter. The fiscal body of the eligible county in which the township is located shall adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-6 to impose an additional local income tax rate, as permitted by IC 6-3.6-7-27, upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township. (c) This subsection applies to Guilford Township in Hendricks County. If the voters of the township approve a local public question under this chapter, the township fiscal body shall adopt a resolution to impose an additional local income tax rate upon the local taxpayers residing in the township for the public transportation project in the township. A resolution adopted under this subsection must comply with the requirements of the department of local government finance and specify an additional tax rate to be imposed in the township of at least one-tenth percent (0.1%), but not more than twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%). If a resolution is adopted under this subsection, the amount of the certified distribution attributable to the additional tax rate imposed under this subsection must be: (1) retained by the county auditor; (2) deposited in the county public transportation project fund established under IC 8-25-3-7; and (3) used for the purpose provided in this subsection instead of as a property tax replacement distribution. The tax rate under this subsection plus the tax rate under IC 6-3.6-6 may not exceed the tax rate specified in IC 6-3.6-6-2. Notwithstanding IC 6-3.6-7-27, the Hendricks County fiscal body is not required under this section to adopt an ordinance under IC 6-3.6-7-27. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.203-2016, SEC.23; P.L.197-2016, SEC.98; P.L.247-2017, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-12 Additional tax rate applies only on the county local taxpayers who reside in the township that opts in

Sec. 12. A tax rate imposed under this chapter applies only to the local taxpayers who reside in a township in which the voters approve a local public question held under this chapter. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.100.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-13 Alternative funding requirements apply

Sec. 13. IC 8-25-3-6 applies to a public transportation project authorized under this chapter in a township. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-14 Bonds payable from tax revenue collected from county local taxpayers who reside in the township that opts in

Sec. 14. Bonds issued with respect to a public transportation project in the township must be paid from tax revenue collected from local taxpayers who reside in the township. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.101.

Ind. Code § 8-25-6-15 Minimum fare box requirements apply

Sec. 15. IC 36-9-2-2(b) and IC 36-9-2-2(c) apply to a public transportation project authorized under this chapter in a township. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.
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