Sec. 7. At the hearing the county executive shall approve dissolution unless the evidence establishes that:

(1) the petition requesting dissolution has not been signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-5-1.1-7

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) there are enough invalid signatures on the petition requesting dissolution to reduce the number of valid signatures to below twenty-five percent (25%) of the voters;

(3) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the town’s voters have signed a petition under section 5 of this chapter remonstrating against the dissolution; or

(4) the town legislative body has passed a resolution opposing dissolution.

As added by P.L.342-1987, SEC.2.