Pursuant to I.C. 36-1-3-1 et seq., the county shall have the right to exercise any power or perform any function necessary to the public interest in the conduct of its county or internal affairs; provided the exercise of power is not prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or denied or preempted by any other law or is not vested by any other law in a city, county or state entity, special purpose district or municipal or school corporation. The exercise of these powers shall be limited in no way, but shall not conflict with the provisions of I.C. 36-1-3-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented.
(1984 Code, § 2-1)