§ 36-8-11-22.1 — Multiple county district; board of fire trustees

Indiana § 36-8-11-22.1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 11: Fire Protection Districts

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1. (a) This section applies to a district that
consists of a municipality that is located in two (2) counties.
(b) This section does not apply to a merged district under section 23
of this chapter.
(c) Sections 6 and 7 of this chapter apply to the petition.
(d) The board of fire trustees for the district shall be appointed as
prescribed by section 12 of this chapter. However, the legislative body
of each county within which the district is located shall jointly appoint
one (1) trustee from each township or part of a township contained in
the district and one (1) trustee from the municipality contained in the
district. The legislative body of each county shall jointly appoint a
member to fill a vacancy.
(e) Sections 13, 14, and 15 of this chapter relating to the board of
fire trustees apply to the board of the district. However, the county
legislative bodies serving the district shall jointly decide where the
board shall locate (or approve location of) its office.
(f) Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, and 21 of this chapter relating to the
taxing district, bonds, annual budget, tax levies, and disbanding of fire
departments apply to the district. However, the budget must be
approved by the county fiscal body in each county in the district. In
addition, the auditor of each county in the district shall perform the
duties described in section 18(c) of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.36-2000, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.224-2007, SEC.128; P.L.146-2008, SEC.781; P.L.257-2019, SEC.153.