(a) On the date on which a dissolution under an ordinance adopted under section 3 of this chapter takes effect:
- (1) the reestablished township governments are established as separate entities;
- (2) the territory of the reestablished township government is the same as the territory that comprised the reestablished township government before the merger;
- (3) the agencies of the merged township government are abolished and the agencies of the reestablished township governments are established;
- (4) the functions of the abolished agencies are assigned to agencies of each reestablished township government;
(5) the:
- (A) property;
- (B) records;
- (C) personnel;
- (D) rights; and
(E) liabilities;
related to the functions of the abolished agencies are assigned to agencies of the reestablished township governments; and
- (6) any bonds and other indebtedness of, or assumed by, the merged township government is the indebtedness of the reestablished township governments.
- (b) The county legislative body shall determine the distribution of property, records, and personnel to the reestablished township governments under subsection (a)(5).
As added by P.L.240-2005, SEC.4.