(A) The Sheriff's sale program is approved and established to provide the procedure for the Sheriff pursuant to I.C. 32-29-7-4 to contract for an auctioneer and administrative, technical, clerical, legal staff and related services that are reasonable, appropriate, and necessary for the Sheriff to effectively prepare for, manage, facilitate, implement, and conduct foreclosure sales.
(B) The Sheriff is authorized to negotiate and execute contracts pursuant to I.C. 32-29-7-4 with providers to obtain such administrative, technical, clerical, legal and related services, (hereinafter the Sheriff's sale services), in order for the Sheriff to conduct the Sheriff's sale program.
(C) (1) The Sheriff's sale services contracts shall provide for the delivery of the services by contractors in compliance with all applicable statutory provisions for the conduct of foreclosure sale proceedings and the Sheriff's sale program.
(2) The Sheriff's sale services contracts shall also provide for the payment of a fee, not to exceed, in the aggregate, $200, per parcel for each parcel in the Sheriff's sale program, to the contractors for the services.
(D) The Sheriff is hereby authorized to charge a fee of $200 per parcel of property in the Sheriff’s sale program, (hereinafter the foreclosure costs fees), and to deposit the foreclosure costs fees collected by or on behalf of the Sheriff in the Sheriff’s Sale Program and Service Fee Fund.
(E) The foreclosure costs fees shall be payable at the time of filing the praecipe under I.C. 32-29-7-3(h), which shall be a charge for the Sheriff’s sale in addition to other statutory costs and fees.
(F) The Sheriff’s sale program contracts shall provide for a complete and accurate accounting of all Sheriff’s sale program proceeds and compliance with any reporting or recording requirements as set forth by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
(Ord. 1280A, passed 10-10-2006; Ord. 1280A-1, passed 11-22-2011)