(A) The Sheriff’s Sale Program is approved and established to provide the procedure for the Sheriff to contract for those administrative, technical, clerical and related services that are reasonable and appropriate for the Sheriff to effectively prepare for, manage and implement foreclosure sales.
(B) The Commissioners hereby establish a fund to be titled the Sheriff’s Sale Fund into which all collections of Foreclosure Costs Fees, as hereafter defined, shall be deposited and from which the appropriate expenses of the Sheriff’s Sale Program shall be appropriated and paid. In consideration of the substantial amount of travel and vehicle expenses incurred by the Sheriff as part of the administration of the program, appropriate expenses of the Sheriff’s Sale Program shall include expenses related to vehicle purchase and maintenance and fuel. The Sheriff’s Sale Fund shall be a non-reverting fund to be used only for the purposes set forth herein and shall not revert to the County General Fund at year end.
(C) The Sheriff is authorized to negotiate and execute a contract with a provider to obtain such administrative, technical, clerical and related services (the “Sheriff’s Sale Program Agreement”) in order for the Sheriff to conduct the Sheriff’s Sale Program.
(D) The Sheriff’s Sale Program Agreement shall provide for the delivery of such services by a contractor in compliance with all applicable statutory provisions for the conduct of foreclosure sale proceedings and the Sheriff’s Sale Program. The Sheriff’s Sale Program Agreement shall also provide for the payment of an administrative fee pursuant to I.C. 32-29-7-3(c) and (h), not to exceed $200 per parcel for each parcel scheduled in the Sheriffs Sale Program, to the contractor for such services.
(E) The Sheriff is hereby authorized to charge a fee of $200 per parcel of property in the Sheriff’s Sale Program and to deposit such foreclosure costs fees collected by or on behalf of the Sheriff in the Sheriff’s Sale Fund.
(F) The foreclosure costs fee 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.
(G) The Sheriff’s Sale Program Agreement shall provide for a complete and accurate accounting of all Sheriff’s Sale Program proceeds and compliance with any reporting or record requirements as set forth by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.
(BC Ord. 2005-17, passed 8-24-05; Am. BC Ord. 2012-29, passed 9-24-12)