Indiana Code 36-10-9-15. General obligation bonds
(b) If the board desires to finance a capital improvement in whole or in part as provided in this section, it shall have prepared a resolution to be adopted by the board of commissioners of the county authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds. The resolution must state the date or dates on which the principal of the bonds is payable, the maximum interest rate to be paid, and the other terms upon which the bonds shall be issued. The board shall submit the proposed resolution to the city-county legislative body for approval under IC 36-3-6-9, together with a certificate to the effect that the issuance of bonds in accordance with the resolution will be in compliance with this section. The certificate must also state the estimated annual net income of the capital improvement to be financed by the bonds, the estimated annual tax revenues, and the maximum amount payable in any year as principal and interest on the bonds issued under this chapter, including the bonds proposed to be issued, at the maximum interest rate set forth in the resolution. The bonds issued may mature over a period not exceeding forty (40) years from the date of issue.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-10-9-15
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Board: refers to a capital improvement board of managers created under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-10-9-2
- Bonds: means bonds issued under section 12 or section 15 of this chapter and, except as used in section 12 of this chapter or unless the context otherwise requires, lease agreements entered into under section 6(15) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-10-9-2
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- issuance: means in the case of lease agreements "execute" "executed" or "execution" respectively. See Indiana Code 36-10-9-2
- Net income: means the gross income from the operation of a capital improvement after deducting the necessary operating expenses of the board. See Indiana Code 36-10-9-2
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) The provisions of all general statutes relating to:
(1) the filing of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds and giving notice;
(2) the right of:
(A) taxpayers and voters to remonstrate against the issuance of bonds in the case of a proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.1(a); or
(B) voters to vote on the issuance of bonds in the case of a proposed bond issue described by IC 6-1.1-20-3.5(a);
(3) the giving of notice of the determination to issue bonds;
(4) the giving of notice of a hearing on the appropriation of the proceeds of bonds;
(5) the right of taxpayers to appear and be heard on the proposed appropriation;
(6) the approval of the appropriation by the department of local government finance; and
(7) the sale of bonds at a public sale for not less than par value or at a negotiated sale after June 30, 2018, and before July 1, 2025;
are applicable to the issuance of bonds under this section.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.521; P.L.219-2007, SEC.147; P.L.146-2008, SEC.797; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.459; P.L.125-2018, SEC.11; P.L.38-2021, SEC.106; P.L.236-2023, SEC.214.