§ 36-5-1-4 — Sufficiency of petition; plan commission recommendations

(a) On receipt of a petition for incorporation, the
county executive shall examine the petition to see that the petition
meets the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the county
executive rejects the petition, the county executive shall set forth in
writing and with specificity the manner in which the petition fails to
meet the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. If the petition
is in order, the executive shall mark it with the date of filing and
immediately forward one (1) copy to the plan commission, if any,
having jurisdiction.
(b) The commission shall investigate the proposed incorporation
and report their recommendations of approval or disapproval to the
county executive at least ten (10) days before the hearing required by
section 5 of this chapter. In making their investigations, they may use
the services of any state or local government agency, and in making
their report and recommendations, they shall be guided by the
requirements for incorporation set out in section 8 of this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-3-1-6.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by
P.L.24-1995, SEC.25; P.L.147-2013, SEC.2.