36-12-15-2. Power; City; Town; Library in Connection With Schools
Sec. 2. In cities and incorporated towns, a governing body may establish a free public library in connection with the common schools for: (1) the care, protection, and operation of the library; (2) the care of books and other materials; and (3) borrowing and returning books and other materials and penalties for any violations. However, […]
36-12-15-3. Power; Levy
Sec. 3. The governing body may levy a tax of not more than one-tenth cent ($0.001) on each one dollar ($1) of taxable property assessed for taxation in a city or incorporated town in each year. The tax shall be placed on the tax duplicate of the city or incorporated town and collected in the […]
36-12-15-4. Acquisition of Property by Gift, Grant, or Devise
Sec. 4. A city or incorporated town in which a free public library is established under this chapter may acquire by purchase or take and hold by gift, grant, or devise any real estate necessary for, or that is donated or devised for, the library. Any revenue derived from the real property shall be used […]
36-12-12-3. Plan of Revenues and Expenditures; Hearing; Notice
Sec. 3. (a) Before a library board may collect property taxes for a capital projects fund in a particular year, the library board must, after January 1 and before May 15 of the immediately preceding year, hold a public hearing on a proposed plan, pass a resolution to adopt a plan, and submit the plan […]
36-12-15-1. “Governing Body”
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “governing body” has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-2-2. [2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.198.
36-12-12-4. Approval or Rejection of Plan by Appropriate Fiscal Body; Hearing
Sec. 4. (a) If the library board passes a resolution under section 3 of this chapter, not later than ten (10) days after passing the resolution the board shall transmit a certified copy of the plan to the appropriate fiscal body or fiscal bodies, whichever applies. The appropriate fiscal body is determined as follows: (1) […]
36-12-12-5. Notice; Petition of Objection by Taxpayers
Sec. 5. (a) If the library board passes a resolution under section 3 of this chapter and the appropriate fiscal body or bodies approve the plan, the library board shall publish notice of adoption in accordance with IC 5-3-1-2(i). (b) Ten (10) or more taxpayers who will be affected by the adopted plan may file […]
36-12-12-6. Notice and Hearing; Petition of Objection by Taxpayers
Sec. 6. The department of local government finance shall, within a reasonable time, fix a date for a hearing on the petition filed under section 5(b) of this chapter. The hearing shall be held in a county in which the library district is located. The department of local government finance shall notify: (1) the library […]
36-12-12-7. Department of Local Government Finance Action; Appeal
Sec. 7. (a) After a hearing upon the petition under section 6 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall certify the department’s approval, disapproval, or modification of the plan to the library board and the auditor of the county. (b) A: (1) taxpayer who signed a petition filed under section 5 of […]
36-12-12-8. Appropriations; Conform to Plan
Sec. 8. Notwithstanding IC 6-1.1-17, the department of local government finance may approve appropriations from the capital projects fund only if the appropriations conform to a plan that has been adopted and approved in compliance with this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-13-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.587.