§ 36-2-15-0.3 — Transfer of personnel, property, obligations, funds of township assessors to county assessor; county assessor interview of township assessor employees

Indiana § 36-2-15-0.3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 2: GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 15: County Assessor

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3. (a) The following are transferred to the
county assessor:
(1) On July 1, 2008:
(A) employment positions as of June 30, 2008, of each elected
township assessor in the county whose duties relating to the
assessment of tangible property are transferred to the county
assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by P.L.146-2008,
including:
(i) the employment position of the elected township assessor;
and
(ii) the employment positions of all employees of the elected
township assessor;
(B) real and personal property of:
(i) elected township assessors in the county whose duties
relating to the assessment of tangible property are transferred
to the county assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by
P.L.146-2008; and
(ii) township trustee-assessors in the county;
used solely to carry out property assessment duties;
(C) obligations outstanding on June 30, 2008, of:
(i) elected township assessors in the county whose duties
relating to the assessment of tangible property are transferred
to the county assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by
P.L.146-2008; and
(ii) township trustee-assessors in the county;
relating to the assessment of tangible property; and
(D) funds of:
(i) elected township assessors in the county whose duties
relating to the assessment of tangible property are transferred
to the county assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by
P.L.146-2008; and
(ii) township trustee-assessors in the county;
on hand for the purpose of carrying out property assessment
duties in the amount determined by the county auditor.
(2) On January 1, 2009:
(A) employment positions as of December 31, 2008, of each
elected township assessor in the county whose duties relating
to the assessment of tangible property are transferred to the
county assessor as the result of a referendum under this chapter,
as amended by P.L.146-2008, including:
(i) the employment position of the elected township assessor;
and
(ii) the employment positions of all employees of the elected
township assessor;
(B) real and personal property of elected township assessors in
the county whose duties relating to the assessment of tangible
property are transferred to the county assessor as the result of
a referendum under this chapter, as amended by P.L.146-2008,
used solely to carry out property assessment duties;
(C) obligations outstanding on December 31, 2008, of elected
township assessors in the county whose duties relating to the
assessment of tangible property are transferred to the county
assessor as the result of a referendum under this chapter, as
amended by P.L.146-2008, relating to the assessment of
tangible property; and
(D) funds of elected township assessors in the county whose
duties relating to the assessment of tangible property are
transferred to the county assessor as the result of a referendum
under this chapter, as amended by P.L.146-2008, on hand for
the purpose of carrying out property assessment duties in the
amount determined by the county auditor.
(b) Before July 1, 2008, the county assessor shall interview, or give
the opportunity to interview to, each individual who:
(1) is an employee of:
(A) an elected township assessor in the county whose duties
relating to the assessment of tangible property are transferred
to the county assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by
P.L.146-2008; or
(B) a trustee-assessor in the county;
as of March 19, 2008; and
(2) applies before June 1, 2008, for an employment position
referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A).
(c) Before December 31, 2008, the county assessor shall interview,
or give the opportunity to interview to, each individual who:
(1) is an employee of an elected township assessor in the county
whose duties relating to the assessment of tangible property are
transferred to the county assessor as the result of a referendum
under this chapter, as amended by P.L.146-2008, as of March 19,
2008; and
(2) applies before December 1, 2008, for an employment position
referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A).
(d) A township served on June 30, 2008, by a township assessor
whose duties relating to the assessment of tangible property are
transferred to the county assessor under IC 36-6-5-1(h), as added by
P.L.146-2008 shall transfer to the county assessor all revenue received
after the date of the transfer that is received by the township for the
purpose of carrying out property assessment duties in the amount
determined by the county auditor.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.645.