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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 8. (a) When a municipal legislative body authorizes the execution of a lease under section 7 of this chapter, notice of the signing of the contract shall be given by publication in the manner prescribed by section 7 of this chapter. Within thirty (30) days after publication of the notice, fifty (50) or more of the:
(1) users in the municipality served by the municipally owned sewage works; or
(2) users served by the facilities to be leased;
may file with the utility regulatory commission (if the lessor is leasing facilities under section 3(a) of this chapter), or with the circuit or superior court of the county where the facility is located (if the lessor is leasing facilities under section 3(b) of this chapter), a petition setting forth their objections to the lease rental, including facts showing that the lease rental is not fair and reasonable.
(b) On receipt of the petition, the commission or the court shall fix a time and place for a hearing on whether the lease rental is fair and reasonable. The hearing may not be less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days after the commission's or the court's receipt of the petition. At least ten (10) days before the date of the hearing, the commission or the court shall mail notice of the hearing to:
(1) the municipal executive;
(2) the municipality; and
(3) the first ten (10) petitioners listed on the petition, at their usual place of residence.
(c) The decision of the commission or the court as to whether the lease rental is fair and reasonable is final.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-9-24-8 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-36-local-government/in-code-sect-36-9-24-8/
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