(A) There is hereby established a Recorder’s Enhanced Access Fund No. 1154 (“Fund”), which shall consist of the access fees collected by the Howard County Recorder under I.C. 5-14-3-8(h). The Recorder shall pay from the Fund the vendors’ portion of the access fees as an operating expense authorized by I.C. 5-14-3-8.3.
(B) Pursuant to I.C. 5-14-3-8(h), the Fund is a dedicated fund with the following purposes:
(1) The replacement, improvement, and expansion of capital expenditures; and
(2) The reimbursement of operating expenses incurred in providing enhanced access to public information.
(C) Consistent with these stated purposes, the Recorder in his or her discretion and upon appropriated by the Council, is hereby authorized to use and expend the Fund:
(1) For the replacement, improvement, and expansion of equipment used to maintain the Howard County Recorder’s Document Indexing System upon which enhanced access depends; and/or
(2) For the reimbursement of operating expenses incurred in providing enhanced access to public information by the Howard County Recorder’s Office.
(D) The Howard County Recorder shall administer the Fund in a manner consistent with the terms of this section.
(E) The Council authorizes and confirms the Recorder’s authority to collect the access fees pursuant to I.C. 5-14-3-8(h).
(Ord. 2013-HCCO-16, passed 8-20-13)