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Welcome to the Indiana Association of County
Commissioners
2012 IACC Legislative News
Tuesday January 24, 2012 Tax and
Fiscal Policy Amended and passed SB 345 on 911
funding. The amended bill addressed many of our
concerns. Senator Hershman and the committee
are to be commended on all the work they have
done on this bill. The bill will now go to the
Senate floor. Senator Hershman promised to
amend the bill on second reading to address a
concern that was raised in committee. Encourage
your Senators to support SB 345 after amended.
The amended bill has not been posted yet. A
link and summary will be posted when available.
Talking points on 911 Funding
(updated 1/25) •
History of 9-1-1 Funding (Testimony
to W&M
Committee)
Summaries of all the 911 bills
filed this session.
HB 1210 •
HB 1263 •
SB 345
Below are links to the full
bill. Please review the summaries and discuss
this issue with your legislators.
HB1263 •
HB 1210 •
SB 345
Proposed Option for Single County
Commissioner
SB 110 was amended (see below) on
2nd reading today and is now eligible for a
final vote in the Senate as early as tomorrow.
This is the bill that proposes an option to
elect a single county commissioner. A summary of
the bill as well as talking points can be found
below. You may also visit our website for
additional information.
Please be sure to contact all
of the Senators that represent your county right
away to request them to oppose Senate Bill
110. Even if you have talked to them about this
issue before please contact them again and
remind them of your position and ask them to
oppose the bill. They need to hear from you!
The amendment changed the
following two items
· Changed the 2%
threshold to trigger a question on the ballot to
5%
The bill Allowed a petition to be filed with
the county auditor to place the public question
on the ballot on whether the executive and
legislative structure of county government
should be changed if at least 2% of the voters
in the county file the petition.
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If the public question is approved,
voters are required to elect a single
county commissioner to serve as the
county executive and a county council
with legislative and fiscal powers and
duties in the county.
· Removed the training requirements.
The bill required an individual elected as the
single county commissioner to complete certain
training courses.
Here
is a link to additional information on the bill
-SB
0110
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Full text of bill •
Talking Points against Single Executive
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IACC President Ron Smith Testimony on SB 110
•Legislator E-Mail List
IACC opposes Senate Bill
110: Local Government Issues.
This bill proposes the
following:
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Allows the county executive to adopt an
ordinance to change the executive and
legislative structure of county government.
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If the ordinance is adopted by a
unanimous vote of the entire membership
of the county executive, voters are
required to elect a single county
commissioner to serve as the county
executive and a county council with
legislative and fiscal powers and duties
in the county.
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If the ordinance is adopted by less than
a unanimous vote of the entire
membership of the county executive, it
requires a public question to be placed
on the ballot on whether the executive
and legislative structure of county
government should be changed.
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Allows a petition to be filed with the
county auditor to place the public question
on the ballot on whether the executive and
legislative structure of county government
should be changed if at least 2% of the
voters in the county file the petition.
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If the public question is approved,
voters are required to elect a single
county commissioner to serve as the
county executive and a county council
with legislative and fiscal powers and
duties in the county.
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Provides that in a county with a single
county commissioner:
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1) the initial single county
commissioner is elected in the second
general election after the ordinance or
(if required) the public questions to
change the structure of county
government is approved;
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2) the board of county commissioners is
abolished when the first single county
executive takes office; and
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3) the county council (except in Lake or
St. Joseph counties) be elected from
seven single-member districts.
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Provides than an individual is not eligible
to serve as a single county commissioner
more than eight years in a 12-year period.
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Allows the county council to appoint an
interim single county commissioner if the
office becomes vacant.
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Permits a county council in a county that
has elected a single county commissioner to
adopt an ordinance that would change the
county government structure back to a board
of county commissioners.
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If the ordinance is adopted unanimously,
the county government structure is
changed back to a structure that
includes the election of a board of
county commissioners.
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If the ordinance is adopted by less than
a unanimous vote or if 2% of county
voters file a petition, a public
question must be held to determine
whether the county government structure
should be changed back to a structure
that includes the election of a board of
county commissioners.
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Requires an individual elected as the single
county commissioner to complete certain
training courses.
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Provides that an individual who is an
incumbent single county commissioner may not
be a candidate for that office if the
individual has not completed the training
courses within the required time.
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Provides that in the case of a proposed
governmental reorganization that is on the
ballot after June 30, 2012, under the
government modernization statutes, and that
involves a county and a municipality, the
proposed reorganization is approved if:
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1) a majority of the voters in the
county voting on the public question (on
a countywide basis) vote in favor of the
proposed reorganization; and
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2) in the case of a vote being conducted
with a "rejection threshold", a majority
of the voters of the county (excluding
the voters of the reorganizing
municipalities) voting on the public
question vote in favor of the proposed
reorganization and a majority of the
voters of each reorganizing municipality
voting on the public question also vote
in favor of the proposed reorganization.
Please contact your Senator and
request them to oppose SB110 -Legislator E-Mail List
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