Indiana Code 36-5-2-11. Bond issuance, purpose, payments, requirements, and procedures; short term loans
(b) Bonds issued under this section are payable in the amounts and at the times determined by the legislative body.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-5-2-11
- 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
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) The filing of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds and giving notice of the petition.
(2) The giving of notice of a hearing on the appropriation of the proceeds of bonds.
(3) The right of taxpayers to appear and be heard on the proposed appropriation.
(4) The approval of the appropriation by the department of local government finance.
(5) 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).
(6) The sale of bonds at public sale for not less than their par value.
(d) The legislative body may, by ordinance, make loans of money for not more than five (5) years and issue notes for the purpose of refunding those loans. The loans may be made only for the purpose of procuring money to be used in the exercise of the powers of the town, and the total amount of outstanding loans under this subsection may not exceed five percent (5%) of the town’s total tax levy in the current year (excluding amounts levied to pay debt service and lease rentals). Loans under this subsection shall be made as follows:
(1) The ordinance authorizing the loans must pledge to their payment a sufficient amount of tax revenues over the ensuing five (5) years to provide for refunding the loans.
(2) The loans must be evidenced by notes of the town in terms designating the nature of the consideration, the time and place payable, and the revenues out of which they will be payable.
(3) The interest accruing on the notes to the date of maturity may be added to and included in their face value or be made payable periodically, as provided in the ordinance.
Notes issued under this subsection are not bonded indebtedness for purposes of IC 6-1.1-18.5.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-24-2.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.37-1988, SEC.24; P.L.90-2002, SEC.471; P.L.219-2007, SEC.116; P.L.146-2008, SEC.708; P.L.184-2015, SEC.17; P.L.244-2017, SEC.128.