Sec. 34. (a) The board shall fix a date for a public hearing on each petition filed under section 33 of this chapter. The board shall publish in accordance with IC 5-3-1 a notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing. The cost of the notice shall be paid by the petitioners.

     (b) After the public hearing has been held, the board may by resolution approve the petition and recommend an ordinance accomplishing its objectives to the municipal fiscal body. The secretary or a member of the board shall present the petition and ordinance to the fiscal body at its first meeting after approval of the petition. However, if the board rejects the petition, it may not be presented to the fiscal body.

     (c) If the board involved is a joint board, the petition must also be approved by the members from the municipality involved, and then the petition and ordinance shall be presented to the fiscal body of the municipality involved.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-7-4-53; subsection (b) formerly 19-7-4-54; subsection (c) formerly 19-7-4-68.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.110. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.95.