(A) There is hereby established the County Landowner’s Liability and Contingency Fund.
(B) Said fund shall be the depository for 50% of all monies received, for both monthly usage rights and per-ton solid waste disposal, from Harrison County, Indiana government and from all haulers in Harrison County who dispose of solid waste from said county at the Clark-Floyd Landfill.
(C) Said fund shall be non-reverting in nature and all expenditures therefrom shall be exclusively made and controlled by the Board of Commissioners.
(D) Expenditures from said fund may be made for the following purposes:
(1) For the purpose of providing for long-term liability protection for the county;
(2) For the purpose of current planning to avoid long-term liability protection for the county;
(3) For the purpose of current expenses incurred for the liability prevention and long-term planning purposes and goals for which this fund is established;
(4) For the purpose of payment of any professional, travel or other reasonable expenses incurred in the operation of this fund;
(5) For payments, in amounts determined by the Commissioners from time to time, of the following expenses in the planning and/or implementation of county highway road projects under the supervision of the County Engineer or County Highway Superintendent: engineering, labor, materials, legal, accounting, financial advising, consulting, planning and such other expenses for highway, road or other public projects as are approved by the Commissioners from time to time;
(6) For payments in amounts determined by the Board, from time to time, to fulfill the purposes of I.C. 36-8-2-3 when the Board determines in writing, or in a written instrument, that it is necessary to the public interest that monies from the fund be expended for firefighting or fire prevention systems, buildings, facilities or equipment in areas of the county not subject to the direct jurisdiction of a city or town government or an established Fire Protection District;
(7) For payments in amounts determined by the Board from time to time of professional, consulting, technical and government-related expenses incurred in the course of economic development and federal and state property conversion activities and work, in which the county is engaged by authorization of the Board, and for expenses incurred related to these purposes as approved by the Board from time to time;
(8) For payments in amounts determined and approved by the Board for litigation expenses, deductible insurance policy requirements, dispute resolution expenses, attorney fee expenses not covered by insurance and for other expenses connected with litigation against count officials, boards, agencies and officers in 1998; or
(9) For payments in amounts determined and approved by the Board as contributions toward the Interlocal Animal Shelter construction project in the county to help address and meet legitimate and public concerns of public safety in the county.
(Ord. 10-1991, passed 9-3-1991; Ord. 11-1994, passed 8-16-1994; Ord. 3-1995, passed 3-7-1995; Ord. 4-1996, passed 9-17-1996; Ord. 1-1998, passed 1-6-1998; Ord. 11-1998, passed 10-20-1998; Ord. 12-1998, passed 12-12-1998)