(A) Acknowledgment of powers granted by state.
(1) The county does hereby acknowledge the policy of the state expressed in I.C. 36-1-3-2 to grant to the county all the powers that it needs for the effective operation of government as to local affairs.
(2) The county does hereby acknowledge the powers that the state has granted to the county in I.C. 36-1 and other statutes to implement that policy.
(3) The county does hereby acknowledge the procedures by which the county must exercise any power.
(B) Powers of the county.
(1) The county has:
(a) All the powers granted it by statute, including, but not limited to, I.C. 36-1-3 et seq.; and
(b) All other powers necessary or desirable in the conduct of its affairs, even though not granted by statute.
(2) The county may exercise any power it has to the extent that the power is not expressly:
(a) Denied by the Indiana Constitution or by statute, including I.C. 36-1-3-8; or
(b) Granted to another entity.
(C) Procedures for the exercise of the powers of the county.
(1) The county shall exercise a power in the specific manner required by any constitutional or statutory provision.
(2) If there is no constitutional or statutory provision requiring a specific manner for exercising a power, and the county wants to exercise the power, the county:
(a) Through its Board of Commissioners, shall adopt an ordinance prescribing a specific manner for exercising the power; or
(b) Shall comply with a statutory provision permitting, but not requiring, a specific manner for exercising the power.
(BC Ord. 1998-8, passed 3-23-1998)