Ind. Code § 36-3-1-3 – Interim government of first class city; powers of officers; budgets and appropriations; appointment of future directors

(a) The interim government of the first class city during the period prescribed by section 2(2) of this chapter consists of:
1. (1) the city executive, who is interim mayor and has the powers of the executive of a consolidated city;
2. (2) the city clerk, who is interim clerk and has the powers of the clerk of a consolidated city;
3. (3) the members of the city legislative body and the members of the county fiscal body, who together comprise an interim city-county council having the powers of the legislative body of a consolidated city; and
4. (4) the members of the city legislative body, who together comprise an interim special service district council having the powers of the legislative body of a special service district.
(b) The interim government shall make budgets and appropriations, and impose tax levies and special tax levies, for the consolidated city, the county, and other political subdivisions for the following year in the manner prescribed by this article.
(c) The interim mayor may appoint the future directors of the departments of the consolidated city to assist in planning for the change into a consolidated city, and the interim special service district council may make appropriations to finance this planning.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-3-10 part; 18-4-15-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.