§ 16-23-1-35 — Facility construction, improvement, and repair by city legislative bodies

Indiana § 16-23-1-35

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 23: MUNICIPAL AND OTHER TYPES OF
• Ch. 1: City Hospitals in Third Class Cities

Text

(a) If the city legislative body of a city
having a city hospital determines that the city hospital's buildings and
facilities are or will soon become insufficient to serve the needs of the
residents of the city and of the county in which the city is located, the
city legislative body may, by ordinance, do any of the following:
(1) Provide for the construction of any of the following:
(A) Buildings at the same or a different location to replace or
supplement the hospital building.
(B) An extension and addition to any hospital building.
(2) Provide for the alteration, improvement, remodeling, or repair
of any hospital building and grounds.
(3) Provide for the acquisition by condemnation, purchase, or
donation of additional real property.
(b) The city fiscal body may, by ordinance, appropriate or borrow
the necessary money and issue bonds of the city. The city fiscal body
shall annually levy a sufficient tax on all taxable property in the city to
pay the principal of the bonds that will mature in the ensuing calendar
year and the interest payments due in the ensuing calendar year on all
outstanding bonds of that issue. The appropriations and bonds may
include the cost of architects' services and any preliminary proceedings,
legal services, and other incidental expense in connection with the
project.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-25(a),
(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.