Indiana Code Title 6. Taxation § 6-1.1-18.5-29

Sec. 29. (a) This section applies only to the Otter Creek Township in Vigo County.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), the executive of a township described in subsection (a) may, after approval by the fiscal body of the township, and before August 1, 2023, submit a petition to the department of local government finance requesting an increase in the township's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for property taxes first due and payable in 2024.

(c) Before the fiscal body of the township may approve a petition under subsection (b), the fiscal body of the township shall hold a public hearing on the petition.  The fiscal body shall give notice of the public hearing under IC 5-3-1.  At the public hearing, the fiscal body shall make available to the public the following:

After the fiscal body approves the petition, the township shall immediately notify the other civil taxing units and school corporations in the county that are located in a taxing district where the township is also located.

(d) If the executive of the township submits a petition under subsection (b), the department of local government finance shall increase the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for property taxes first due and payable in 2023 by not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(e) The township's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy for property taxes first due and payable in 2024, as adjusted under this section, shall be used in the determination of the township's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 for property taxes first due and payable in 2025 and thereafter.

(f) This section expires June 30, 2028.