- (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the department of local government finance shall within a reasonable time fix a date for a hearing on a petition filed under section 6 of this chapter. The department of local government finance may either hold the hearing in the affected county or through electronic means.
- (b) The hearing may be held in the county affected by the proposed action.
(c) The department of local government finance is not required to hold a public hearing under this section unless the petition expressly alleges by reasonable statements of fact that the political subdivision failed to comply with the procedural requirements under:
- (1) this chapter;
- (2) IC 5-3-1 ; or
- (3) the applicable statute listed in section 1 of this chapter under which the political subdivision proposes to establish or reestablish the fund.
As added by P.L.17-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.278; P.L.38-2021, SEC.42.