(A) I.C. 8-1.5-5 concerning “Storm Water Management Systems” is adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Kouts, Indiana, so as to make the Act and any and all amendments thereto effective and operative in the Town of Kouts, Indiana.
(B) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5-4, a Department of Storm Water Management shall be and is created for the purpose of providing for the collection, disposal and drainage of storm and surface water in the Town of Kouts.
(C) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5-4, the Department of Storm Water Management shall be controlled by a Board of Directors which shall consist of three Directors appointed by the President of the Town Council with not more than two of whom may be of the same political party.
(D) The initial terms of the first Directors appointed pursuant to this section shall be staggered so that one Director shall have a one year term; one Director shall have a two year term; and one Director shall have a three year term; and, thereafter the terms of all directors shall be for a period of three years and all initial terms shall begin on the first day of the month following adoption of this section.
(E) Pursuant to I.C. 8-1.5-5-5, there is created a special taxing district which shall include all of the territory within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Kouts, Indiana.
(F) The Board of Directors shall prepare a budget for the operation of the Department on an annual basis, which budget shall be subject to approval by the Town Council and any issuance of bonds or other methods for making capital improvements shall be approved by the Town Council as provided by law.
(`77 Code, Chapter 56) (Am. Ord. 1997-7, passed 7-21-97)
Statutory reference:
For provisions concerning the Department of Storm Water Management, see I.C. 8-1.5-5 et seq.