Indiana § 36-4-1.5-3 Adoption of ordinance

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-4-1.5-3 — Adoption of ordinance

Indiana § 36-4-1.5-3

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 4GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 1.5Changing a Town Into a City

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Ind. Code § 36-4-1.5-3 (2026).

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(a)A town legislative body may satisfy the requirements of this section in an ordinance adopted either before or after the town's voters vote on the question described in section 2 of this chapter.

(b)If a resolution is adopted under section 2 of this chapter, the town legislative body shall adopt an ordinance providing for the transition from governance as a town to governance as a city. The ordinance adopted under this section must include the following details:

(1)A division of the town into city legislative body districts as provided in the applicable provisions of IC 36-4-6.

(2)Provisions for the election of the following officers:

(A)The city executive.

(B)The members of the city legislative body.

(C)The city clerk or city clerk-treasurer as appropriate under IC 36-4-10.

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(a) A town legislative body may satisfy the
requirements of this section in an ordinance adopted either before or
after the town's voters vote on the question described in section 2 of
this chapter.
(b) If a resolution is adopted under section 2 of this chapter, the
town legislative body shall adopt an ordinance providing for the
transition from governance as a town to governance as a city. The
ordinance adopted under this section must include the following
details:
(1) A division of the town into city legislative body districts as
provided in the applicable provisions of IC 36-4-6.
(2) Provisions for the election of the following officers:
(A) The city executive.
(B) The members of the city legislative body.
(C) The city clerk or city clerk-treasurer as appropriate under IC 36-4-10.
(3) The date of the first election of the city officers. The first
election may be held only on the date of the next general election
or municipal election, whichever is earlier, following the date
fixed for an election under section 2 of this chapter on the
question of whether the town should be changed into a city.
Candidates for election to the city offices shall be nominated:
(A) at the corresponding primary election during a general
election year or a municipal election year; or
(B) as otherwise provided in IC 3.
(4) Subject to section 4 of this chapter, the term of office of each
city officer elected at the first election of city officers.
(5) Any other details the town legislative body considers useful in
providing for the transition of the town into a city.
(c) An ordinance adopted under this section is effective only if the
voters of the town approve the conversion of the town into a city under
section 2(6) of this chapter.
(d) The provisions of an ordinance adopted under this section are
subject to all other laws governing the structure of city government.
(e) Subject to this chapter, the town legislative body or the city
legislative body (after the town is changed into a city) may amend an
ordinance adopted under this section.