Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following: (1) A second class city located in a county having a population of more than one hundred twelve thousand (112,000) and less than one hundred twenty thousand (120,000). (2) Each municipality in a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less […]
Sec. 10. In performing its duties the board may do the following: (1) If needed for sewage works, condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase, and hold any real or personal property within the district or within five (5) miles outside the boundaries of the district. (2) Enter upon any lots or lands for the purpose of […]
Sec. 11. (a) In connection with its duties, the board may fix fees for the treatment and disposal of sewage and other waste discharged into the sewerage system, collect the fees, and establish and enforce rules governing the furnishing of and payment for sewage treatment and disposal service. The fees must be just and equitable […]
Sec. 11.1. In a consolidated city, the board may also require the users of the sewage service to make a reasonable deposit in advance of a connection or reconnection to the sewerage system to secure payment of the fees. The deposit may not exceed thirty-three percent (33%) of the estimated annual cost of the service […]
Sec. 11.2. If a fee established under section 11 of this chapter is not paid within the time fixed by the board, a copy of any notice of delinquency sent to a delinquent user who is a tenant must be sent to the owner of the property occupied by the tenant at the latest address […]
Sec. 11.3. (a) This section applies to: (1) a board and district created under section 3(b)(2) of this chapter; and (2) a board and district to which the following apply: (A) The district is within the jurisdiction of a department established under section 1(a)(2) of this chapter. (B) The district is under an order or […]
Sec. 11.5. (a) As an alternative to the penalties provided in section 11 of this chapter, the board may require that the water utility providing water service to a delinquent user discontinue service until payment of all overdue user fees, together with any penalties provided in this section, are received by the municipality. (b) If […]
Sec. 11.7. A municipality may, by ordinance, establish a procedure to expense as bad debt overdue user fees, together with any penalties provided under this chapter, if the amount of fees and penalties involved does not exceed two hundred dollars ($200). As added by P.L.55-1988, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.21-2017, SEC.3.
Sec. 12. (a) The fees for the treatment and disposal of sewage may be based on: (1) a flat charge for each sewer connection; (2) the amount of water used on the premises; (3) the number and size of water outlets on the premises; (4) the amount, strength, or character of sewage discharged into the […]
Sec. 13. (a) The board, in the name of the municipality, may bring an action to recover damages for: (1) the breach of an agreement, express or implied, relating to the construction, management, or repair of sewage works under its control, including real property; or (2) injury to the personal or real property used in […]
Sec. 14. (a) As to each municipality to which this chapter applies: (1) all the territory included within the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and (2) any territory, town, addition, platted subdivision, or unplatted land lying outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality that has been taken into the district in accordance with a prior […]
Sec. 15. (a) The board, on its own initiative, whenever any territory, by its contour and watershed, or because of the extension of sewers by the municipality, is capable of draining sewage into or connecting with the sanitary system, may incorporate any territory, whether platted or unplatted, into the district by adopting a resolution to […]
Sec. 16. (a) If any bonds of the district are outstanding, and until they are fully paid, all property included within the district at the time the bonds were issued and sold remains subject to taxes levied and for its proportion of the indebtedness, notwithstanding that the property and territory may have been disannexed from […]
Sec. 17. (a) All preliminary expenses actually incurred by the board in providing necessary records, giving notice, employing clerks, engineers, attorneys, and other employees, making surveys, and all other expenses that must be paid before the issue and sale of the bonds under section 27 of this chapter, and before the collection of taxes levied […]
Sec. 18. (a) If upon investigation it is found by the board of a municipality located on or near a watercourse that: (1) the watercourse is being polluted by the discharge of sewage, drainage, or other harmful matter from the sewage or drainage systems of the municipality; (2) a system of sewage disposal is necessary […]
Sec. 19. After final action of the board or of the court confirming the resolution in its original or a modified form, all property located within the boundaries of the district is subject to a special tax to provide money to pay the total cost of the construction of the sewage works, including the acquisition […]
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter: “Board” refers to a board of sanitary commissioners, or board of public works of a consolidated city. “Department” refers to a department of public sanitation, or department of public works of a consolidated city. “District” means the area within the jurisdiction of a department. [Local Government Recodification Citation: […]
Sec. 20. If the resolution provides for the appropriation of property or rights-of-way, after final action by the board or by the court on appeal, the board shall have prepared a list of all the owners or holders of property and of interests sought to be taken or that will be injuriously affected. The list […]
Sec. 21. (a) After completion of the list, the board shall consider, determine, and award the damages sustained by the owners of the parcels of land or rights-of-way required to be taken and appropriated or that will be injuriously affected. When the awards are completed, the board shall have a written notice served upon the […]
Sec. 22. (a) If a person having an interest in land affected by the proceedings is mentally incompetent or under eighteen (18) years of age, the board shall certify that fact to its attorney. (b) The attorney shall apply to the proper court and secure the appointment of a guardian for that person. The board […]
