Indiana § 14-33-9-1 District budget

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-33-9-1 — District budget

Indiana § 14-33-9-1

Art. 33CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS

Ch. 9Budget and Tax Levy Procedures

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Ind. Code § 14-33-9-1 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in IC 6-1.1-17-20, the budget of a district:

(1)must be prepared and submitted:

(A)at the same time;

(B)in the same manner; and

(C)with notice; as is required by statute for the preparation of budgets by municipalities; and

(2)if the district imposes a levy, is subject to the same review by the department of local government finance as is required by statute for the budgets of municipalities. However, a district that does not impose a levy under subdivision (2) shall give notice of the hearing on the proposed budget and submit the adopted budget in the manner prescribed by the department of local government finance. The budget of a district that does not impose a levy under subdivision (2) shall not be considered subject to review by the department of local gove

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(a) Except as provided in IC 6-1.1-17-20, the
budget of a district:
(1) must be prepared and submitted:
(A) at the same time;
(B) in the same manner; and
(C) with notice;
as is required by statute for the preparation of budgets by
municipalities; and
(2) if the district imposes a levy, is subject to the same review by
the department of local government finance as is required by
statute for the budgets of municipalities.
However, a district that does not impose a levy under subdivision (2)
shall give notice of the hearing on the proposed budget and submit the
adopted budget in the manner prescribed by the department of local
government finance. The budget of a district that does not impose a
levy under subdivision (2) shall not be considered subject to review by
the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-17-16.
(b) If a district is established in more than one (1) county:
(1) except as provided in subsection (c), the budget shall be
certified to the auditor of the county in which is located the court
that had exclusive jurisdiction over the establishment of the
district; and
(2) notice must be published in each county having land in the
district. Any taxpayer in the district is entitled to be heard before
the fiscal body of each county having jurisdiction.
(c) If one (1) of the counties in a district contains either a first or
second class city located in whole or in part in the district, the budget:
(1) shall be certified to the auditor of that county; and
(2) is subject to review at the county level only by the fiscal body
of that county.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-74(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.374; P.L.224-2007, SEC.106; P.L.146-2008, SEC.428; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.301; P.L.255-2017, SEC.31; P.L.257-2019, SEC.87; P.L.38-2021, SEC.57.