Indiana § 36-3-4-13 - Ordinance or resolution; public hearing requirement
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-3-4-13 — Ordinance or resolution; public hearing requirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-3-4-13. Ordinance or resolution; public hearing requirement
Sec. 13. (a) The city-county legislative body need not hold a hearing before passing any ordinance, except an ordinance that:
(1) provides for the annual budget and tax levy;
(2) appropriates previously unappropriated monies; or
(3) provides for any general obligation indebtedness.
(b) Whenever a legislative body is required by statute to hold a public hearing before passing an ordinance or resolution, a hearing held by a committee of the legislative body meets the requirement.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-4-5-2(b) part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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