Chapter 3.05
PLAT BOOK MAINTENANCE FUND
Sections:
3.05.010 Collection of fee by County Auditor.
3.05.030 Purpose of the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
3.05.040 Appropriation and payments.
3.05.050 Investment and non-reversion.
3.05.010 Collection of fee by County Auditor.
Pursuant to I.C. 36-2-9-18(d) (amended effective 7/1/2019 by PL 257) the Vanderburgh County Auditor is required to collect a fee in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each:
1. Deed; or
2. Legal description of each parcel contained in the deed;
for which the County Auditor makes a real property endorsement. This fee is in addition to any other fee provided by law. The Auditor shall place the revenue received under this subsection in a dedicated fund for use in maintaining plat books, in traditional or electronic format.
(Ord. 06-19-014 § 1, amended, 06/11/2019; Ord. 06-16-005 § 1, added, 6/7/2016)
3.05.020 Creation of fund.
The Vanderburgh County Auditor shall establish a fund entitled “Plat Book Maintenance Fund” and deposit all real property endorsement amounts received under Section 1 into the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
(Ord. 06-16-005 § 2, added, 6/7/2016)
3.05.030 Purpose of the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
The purpose of the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund shall be to provide funds for the costs associated with the annual maintenance of the grantor/grantee records in the Vanderburgh County Auditor’s office, including any hardware, software, supplies, training, and other employment expenses related to the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
(Ord. 06-16-005 § 3, added, 6/7/2016)
3.05.040 Appropriation and payments.
The County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund shall require appropriation by the Vanderburgh County Council and shall be spent in accordance with the general rules as to which other County funds are subject. Additionally, if required by County Council, a salary ordinance shall be created when necessary to allow for personnel expenses to be paid from revenues in the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
(Ord. 06-16-005 § 4, added, 6/7/2016)
3.05.050 Investment and non-reversion.
All payments placed into the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund shall be invested and reinvested pursuant to standard procedures followed by the County, and said funds and interest derived therefrom shall not revert to the County’s general operating fund at the end of each year, but shall instead remain within the County Auditor Plat Book Maintenance Fund.
(Ord. 06-16-005 § 5, added, 6/7/2016)