Recent Developments in Indiana Taxation - I.U. School of Law ...
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2007] TAX LAW 1127<br />
political subdivisions to transfer money <strong>in</strong>to their ra<strong>in</strong>y day fund at any time<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the fiscal year. 244<br />
The GA added I.C. § 36-1-8-16 (effective July 1, 2006) to require that the<br />
first year’s property taxes collected on real property disposed <strong>of</strong> by a county<br />
executive to be disbursed to the county executive for deposit <strong>in</strong> the county<br />
general fund, the redevelopment fund, the unsafe build<strong>in</strong>g fund, or the hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
trust fund. 245<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-4-7-3 (effective July 1, 2006) to require<br />
compensation <strong>of</strong> each appo<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>of</strong>ficer, deputy and other employees <strong>of</strong> the city<br />
246<br />
must be fixed not later than September 30 <strong>of</strong> each year. This amendment also<br />
allows compensation to be <strong>in</strong>creased or decreased by the city executive. 247<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-4-7-11 (effective July 1, 2006) to specify that if<br />
a city legislative body does not pass a budget and levy ord<strong>in</strong>ance before October<br />
1 <strong>of</strong> each year, the most recent annual appropriations and tax levy are cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
for the ensu<strong>in</strong>g budget year. 248<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-6-6-10 (effective July 1, 2006) to read that <strong>in</strong> a<br />
year <strong>in</strong> which there is not an election <strong>of</strong> members to the township legislative<br />
body, the township legislative body may, by unanimous vote, reduce the salaries<br />
<strong>of</strong> the township legislative body by any amount. 249<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-7-14-22.5 (effective July 1, 2006) to allow a<br />
redevelopment commission that acquired real property the right to dispose <strong>of</strong> real<br />
250<br />
property not needed for a redevelopment activity. This amendment also allows<br />
the commission to hold such real property for sale at a later date and this<br />
amendment allows the commission to rehabilitate or rent the property while it is<br />
251<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g held and to enter <strong>in</strong>to contracts to carry out these functions. Further, this<br />
amendment allows the commission to ext<strong>in</strong>guish all del<strong>in</strong>quent taxes, special<br />
assessments, and penalties. 252<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-7-17-3 (effective July 1, 2006) to elim<strong>in</strong>ate the<br />
provision that allowed the agency responsible for regulat<strong>in</strong>g property to acquire<br />
property for urban homestead<strong>in</strong>g or redevelopment purposes. 253<br />
The GA amended I.C. § 36-8-3-3 (effective July 1, 2006) to require the<br />
annual sett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> compensation for police and fire departments and other<br />
appo<strong>in</strong>tees to be fixed by ord<strong>in</strong>ance <strong>of</strong> the legislative body not later than<br />
September 30 <strong>of</strong> each year for the ensu<strong>in</strong>g budget year. 254<br />
244. Id. § 46.<br />
245. Id. § 47.<br />
246. Id. § 54.<br />
247. Id.<br />
248. Id. § 55.<br />
249. Id. § 56.<br />
250. Id. § 70.<br />
251. Id.<br />
252. Id.<br />
253. Id. § 76.<br />
254. Id. § 78.