Sec. 3. (a) A unit may establish a department of redevelopment controlled by a board of five (5) members to be known as "__________ Redevelopment Commission", designating the name of the municipality or county. However, in the case of a county, the county executive may adopt an ordinance providing that the county redevelopment commission consists of seven (7) members.
(b) A redevelopment commission and a department of redevelopment are subject to oversight by the legislative body of the unit, including a review by the legislative body of the commission's and department's annual budget. A redevelopment commission and a department of redevelopment are:
(1) subject to audit by the state board of accounts under IC 5-11;
(2) covered by IC 5-14-1.5 (the public meetings law); and
(3) covered by IC 5-14-3 (the public records law).
(c) Subject to section 3.5 of this chapter, all of the territory within the corporate boundaries of a municipality constitutes a taxing district for the purpose of levying and collecting special benefit taxes for redevelopment purposes as provided in this chapter. Subject to section 3.5 of this chapter, all of the territory in a county, except that within a municipality that has a redevelopment commission, constitutes a taxing district for a county.
(d) All of the taxable property within a taxing district is considered to be benefited by redevelopment projects carried out under this chapter to the extent of the special taxes levied under this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-7-4 part; 18-7-7.1-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.35-1990, SEC.51; P.L.190-2005, SEC.6; P.L.149-2014, SEC.3.
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