(A) The County Building Commissioner is the authorized and designated office to administer building rules and inspection within the boundaries of the town.
(B) The Building Commissioner of the county is authorized and empowered to issue building permits, make inspection, order corrections of violation, issue certificated of occupancy, and to perform such other ministerial duties as are commonly performed in the execution of his or her office, on behalf of the town.
(C) Any appeal of a decision by the Building Commissioner of the county shall lie first with the County Executive pursuant to I.C. 36-7-8-9, and to the Fire Prevention and Building Commission.
(D) Any judicial remedy sought by the Building Commissioner of the county to enforce his or her lawful orders to obtain compliance with the building rules of the town shall be brought to the Town Attorney.
(E) Such permit fees that are collected by the Building Commissioner shall be accounted for and deposited in the General Fund of the county.
(F) Town to be assessed a percentage or the Building Department budget based on the town’s percentage of the total assessed valuation of the county. Permit fees collected by the County Building Department from within the corporate limits of each town to be deducted from that town’s assessment due to county in January of following year. Annual assessments to be adjusted, to County Building Department budget after budget has been approved by the County Council. Any excess over the assessment of any town will not be refundable and will remain in the County General Fund.
(G) The designation set forth herein is to remain in effect continuously from year to year without the necessity of a formal renewal by either the town or county, unless terminated by resolution of the County Commissioners or the Town Council. Any termination shall not, except in the case of mutual written agreement, be effective until 90 days after the date the non-terminating unit receives written notice of the termination from the terminating party.
(Ord. passed 8-6-1991)