SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 181, art. VI

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 181-601 Payment of expenses used to promote the consolidated city.

Sec. 181-601. - Payment of expenses used to promote the consolidated city. The city-county council is authorized to budget and appropriate funds to pay the expenses of or related to promoting the consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County. The controller shall develop a policy to ensure that the funds authorized must be incurred in promoting the best interest of the consolidated city. Such expenses may include, but not necessarily be limited to, rental of meeting places, meals, decoration, memorabilia, awards, expenses incurred in interviewing job applicants, expenses incurred in promoting industrial, commercial and residential development, expenses incurred in developing relations with other units of government, and any other expenses of a civic or governmental nature deemed to be in the best interest of the consolidated city by its chief executive and the policy established by the city controller. (Code 1975, § 2-411; G.O. 38, 2024, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 181-602 Membership in civic associations.

Sec. 181-602. - Membership in civic associations. (a) It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this section to provide for the membership of the city and the county in associations whose purposes are related to governmental functions. (b) The city-county council may appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of the city and the county, and the elected and appointed officials of the city and county, members of the city-county council, and members of the city's and county's boards, departments or agencies in local, regional, state and national associations of a civic, educational or governmental nature which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal operations. (c) The city and county may participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings and activities of such associations, and the city-county council may appropriate necessary funds to pay the expenses of such representatives in connection therewith. (Code 1975, § 2-412)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH181FIPRRE_ARTVISPAPFetched: 10/27/2026