Sec. 10.6. (a) This section applies to included towns.

     (b) The dissolution of a town under this section may be instituted by filing a petition with the county board of registration. The petition must be signed by at least the number of the registered voters of the town required to place a candidate on the ballot under IC 3-8-6-3. The petition must be filed not later than June 1 of a year in which a general or municipal election will be held.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-5-1.1-10.6

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) If a petition meets the criteria set forth in subsection (b), the county board of registration shall certify the public question to the county election board under IC 3-10-9-3. The county election board shall place the question of dissolution on the ballot provided for voters in the included town at the first general or municipal election following certification. The question shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state “Shall the town of ________ dissolve?”.

     (d) If the public question is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question, the county election board shall file a copy of the certification prepared under IC 3-12-4-9 concerning the public question described by this section with the following:

(1) The circuit court clerk of the county.

(2) The office of the secretary of state.

     (e) Dissolution occurs:

(1) at least sixty (60) days after certification under IC 3-12-4-9; and

(2) when the certification is filed under subsection (d).

     (f) When a town is dissolved under this section:

(1) the territory included within the town when the ordinance was adopted becomes a part of the consolidated city;

(2) the books and records of the town become the property of the county executive;

(3) the property owned by the town after payment of debts and liabilities shall be disposed of by the county executive; and

(4) the county executive shall deposit any proceeds remaining after payment of debts and liabilities into the county general fund.

     (g) The dissolution of a town under this section does not affect the validity of a contract to which the town is a party.

As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.144. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.270; P.L.12-1995, SEC.130; P.L.3-1997, SEC.462; P.L.123-2000, SEC.10; P.L.113-2010, SEC.128; P.L.104-2022, SEC.169.

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