Sec. 6. (a) The controller shall, with the assistance of the corporation counsel, prepare:

(1) proposed appropriations ordinances for the city and county and each special service district; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-3-6-6

  • 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
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(2) proposed ordinances fixing the rate of taxation for the taxes to be levied for all city and county departments, offices, and agencies.

The proposed appropriations ordinances must contain all the amounts necessary for the operation of consolidated government, listed in major classifications.

     (b) The controller shall submit the proposed ordinances prepared under subsection (a) along with appropriation detail accounts for each city and county department, office, and agency, to the city clerk not later than the first meeting of the city-county legislative body in August.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-4-4.5 part; 18-4-12-11 part; 18-4-12-37 part; 19-2-14.5-3 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.52, SEC.6; P.L.227-2005, SEC.33.