(A) Every recital in the ordinance codified herein is adopted into this section.
(B) There is hereby established the County Auditor’s Endorsement Fund (the fund) pursuant to I.C. 36-2-9-18.
(C) The Auditor is hereby authorized to charge a fee not to exceed $5 for each real property endorsement that the Auditor makes upon an instrument that conveys, creates, encumbers, assigns or otherwise disposes of an interest in or a lien on real property. Said fee, when collected, shall be received and kept in a dedicated fund to be utilized, in the Auditor’s discretion from time to time, for the maintenance of plat books under the Auditor’s control.
(D) Said fund shall be non-reverting throughout each and every budget year hereafter.
(E) Expenditures from said fund shall be made in the manner required by law and upon claim approved by the Board.
(Ord. 5-1995, passed 3-21-1995; Ord. 9-1999, passed 10-5-1999)