§ 36-10-3-34 — Extension of service to unincorporated area; public hearing; notice; approval or rejection; joint board

Indiana § 36-10-3-34

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 10: RECREATION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY
• Ch. 3: General Park and Recreation Law

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(a) The board shall fix a date for a public
hearing on each petition filed under section 33 of this chapter. The
board shall publish in accordance with IC 5-3-1 a notice of the time,
place, and purpose of the hearing. The cost of the notice shall be paid
by the petitioners.
(b) After the public hearing has been held, the board may by
resolution approve the petition and recommend an ordinance
accomplishing its objectives to the municipal fiscal body. The secretary
or a member of the board shall present the petition and ordinance to the
fiscal body at its first meeting after approval of the petition. However,
if the board rejects the petition, it may not be presented to the fiscal
body.
(c) If the board involved is a joint board, the petition must also be
approved by the members from the municipality involved, and then the
petition and ordinance shall be presented to the fiscal body of the
municipality involved.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 19-7-4-53; subsection (b) formerly 19-7-4-54;
subsection (c) formerly 19-7-4-68.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.110. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.45, SEC.95.