Sec. 27. (a) The municipal works board shall pay assessments made against the municipality under section 23(d) of this chapter from money appropriated to the use of the municipal works board for that purpose. The payment shall be made upon the completion and acceptance of the sewage works. (b) Unless an ordinance expressly appropriates a […]
Sec. 28. (a) The statutes described in subsection (b) apply to the enforcement of assessments made and bonds issued for the construction of sewage works or levees for the following: (1) The drainage of a parcel, lot, or tract of land. (2) A change in a stream or watercourse. (b) Statutes concerning the following are […]
Sec. 29. (a) A contractor for construction under this chapter is entitled to monthly estimates of the work done during each month. The estimates shall be made by the engineer and approved by the municipal works board. (b) The works board shall issue to the contractor certificates for sixty-five percent (65%) of the amount shown […]
Sec. 3. (a) The municipal works board shall adopt a resolution containing the information required under subsection (b) if: (1) the municipal works board orders the construction of any sewage works in the municipality; and (2) the cost of that construction is to be assessed against property under this chapter. (b) A resolution adopted under […]
Sec. 30. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if the municipal works board finds it necessary to extend any sewage works through or adjacent to a lot or parcel of land held or used for cemetery purposes, the municipality may purchase or condemn all rights-of-way necessary for the extension. (b) A lot or parcel […]
Sec. 4. (a) Notice of the resolution required under section 3 of this chapter shall be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The notice must state the date, time, and place of a hearing at which the municipal works board will hear all interested persons, including persons whose property is affected or will be affected […]
Sec. 5. (a) At the hearing specified in the notice given under section 4 of this chapter, the municipal works board shall hear all interested persons on the question of special benefits and on any other matter related to the proposed sewage works. (b) If after the hearing the works board finds that the special […]
Sec. 6. (a) After the hearing under section 5 of this chapter, the original resolution may be rescinded, confirmed, or modified. (b) If the resolution is confirmed or modified, the municipal works board shall do the following: (1) Proceed under section 7 of this chapter if the resolution is for sewage works intended only for […]
Sec. 7. If the proposed sewage works are intended only for use by owners of abutting property, the municipal works board shall in accordance with IC 5-3-1 publish a notice that does the following: (1) Informs the public and contractors of the following: (A) The general nature of the works. (B) The fact that drawings […]
Sec. 8. (a) The municipal works board shall prepare the information described in subsection (b) if, from the size and character of the proposed sewage works, the proposed sewage works are intended and adapted as follows: (1) For use by owners of abutting property along the line of the works. (2) For receiving sewage from […]
Sec. 9. (a) After the material prepared under section 8 of this chapter is filed, the municipal works board shall do the following: (1) Adopt a resolution ordering the construction of the sewage works. (2) Publish a notice of the adoption of the resolution, in accordance with IC 5-3-1. (b) The resolution and notice must […]
