Sec. 5. (a) The officers of political subdivisions shall meet each year to fix the budget, tax rate, and tax levy of their respective subdivisions for the ensuing budget year as follows:

(1) The board of school trustees of a school corporation that is located in a city having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) but less than one hundred ten thousand (110,000), not later than:

(A) the time required in section 5.6(b) of this chapter; or

(B) November 1 if a resolution adopted under section 5.6(d) of this chapter is in effect.

(2) Except as provided in section 5.2 of this chapter, the proper officers of all other political subdivisions that are not school corporations, not later than November 1.

(3) The governing body of a school corporation (other than a school corporation described in subdivision (1)) that elects to adopt a budget under section 5.6 of this chapter for budget years beginning after June 30, 2011, not later than the time required under section 5.6(b) of this chapter for budget years beginning after June 30, 2011.

(4) The governing body of a school corporation that is not described in subdivision (1) or (3), not later than November 1.

Except in a consolidated city and county and in a second class city, the public hearing required by section 3 of this chapter must be completed at least ten (10) days before the proper officers of the political subdivision meet to fix the budget, tax rate, and tax levy. In a consolidated city and county and in a second class city, that public hearing, by any committee or by the entire fiscal body, may be held at any time after introduction of the budget.

(b) Ten (10) or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy of a political subdivision fixed under subsection (a) by filing an objection petition with the proper officers of the political subdivision not more than seven (7) days after the hearing. The objection petition must specifically identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, and tax levy to which the taxpayers object.

(c) If a petition is filed under subsection (b), the fiscal body of the political subdivision shall adopt with its budget a finding concerning the objections in the petition and any testimony presented at the adoption hearing.

(d) A political subdivision shall file the budget adopted by the political subdivision with the department of local government finance not later than five (5) business days after the budget is adopted under subsection (a). The filing with the department of local government finance must be in a manner prescribed by the department.

(e) In a consolidated city and county and in a second class city, the clerk of the fiscal body shall, notwithstanding subsection (d), file the adopted budget and tax ordinances with the department of local government finance within five (5) business days after the ordinances are signed by the executive, or within five (5) business days after action is taken by the fiscal body to override a veto of the ordinances, whichever is later.

(f) If a fiscal body does not fix the budget, tax rate, and tax levy of the political subdivisions for the ensuing budget year as required under this section, the most recent annual appropriations and annual tax levy are continued for the ensuing budget year.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citations: 6-1-1-22 part; 6-1-1-32 part; 6-1-46-4 part; 6-1-46-5 part. Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 6-1.1-17-5; 17-3-78-1; 17-3-78-2; 17-3-78-3; 18-4-4-4.5 part.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.57, SEC.1; Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.53; Acts 1981, P.L.52, SEC.2; P.L.8-1987, SEC.11; P.L.8-1989, SEC.24; P.L.81-1989, SEC.1; P.L.44-1991, SEC.2; P.L.1-1992, SEC.15; P.L.35-1994, SEC.1; P.L.34-1994, SEC.2; P.L.1-1996, SEC.42; P.L.49-1996, SEC.3; P.L.50-1996, SEC.4; P.L.96-2000, SEC.1; P.L.178-2001, SEC.1; P.L.177-2002, SEC.6; P.L.170-2002, SEC.19; P.L.178-2002, SEC.24; P.L.1-2003, SEC.23; P.L.169-2006, SEC.8; P.L.219-2007, SEC.50; P.L.224-2007, SEC.6; P.L.3-2008, SEC.42; P.L.146-2008, SEC.149; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.116; P.L.111-2010, SEC.1; P.L.119-2012, SEC.30; P.L.257-2019, SEC.34.