(A) An ordinance, order, or resolution passed by the Board of Trustees is considered adopted when it is signed by the President of the Board of Trustees. If required by statute, an adopted ordinance, order, or resolution must be promulgated or published before it takes effect.
(B) An ordinance prescribing a penalty or forfeiture for a violation must, before it takes effect, be published in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1, unless:
(1) It is published under division (C); or
(2) It declares an emergency requiring its immediate effectiveness and is posted in one public place in each district in the town.
(C) Except as provided in division (E), if a town publishes any of its ordinances in book or pamphlet form, no other publication is required. If an ordinance prescribing a penalty or forfeiture for a violation is published under this division, it takes effect two weeks after the publication of the book or pamphlet. Publication under this division, if authorized by the legislative body, constitutes presumptive evidence:
(1) Of the ordinances in the book or pamphlet;
(2) Of the date of adoption of the ordinances; and
(3) That the ordinances have been properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved.
(D) This section does not apply to a zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance, or a resolution approving a comprehensive plan, that is adopted under IC 36-7.
(E) An ordinance increasing a building permit fee on new development must:
(1) Be published:
(a) One time in accordance with IC 5-3-1; and
(b) Not later than 30 days after the ordinance is adopted by the legislative body in accordance with IC 5-3-1; and
(2) Delay the implementation of the fee increase for 90 days after the date the ordinance is published under subdivision (1).
(IC 36-5-2-10)