Ordinance 97-5: Recorder's Fee
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County Commissioners are responsible for
the executive operation of County government in DeKalb County,
Indiana;
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County Council is responsible for the
fiscal decisions of DeKalb County, Indiana;
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County Commissioners and the DeKalb County
Council share the legislative functions of DeKalb County,
Indiana;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indiana Home Rule Statute in Indiana
Code Section 36-1-3, the DeKalb County Commissioners and Council
are empowered to exercise such powers that are not specifically
denied them which may be necessary for efficient operation of
county government;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-2-7-10, the
DeKalb County Recorder may charge certain fees concerning records
prepared and furnished by the DeKalb County Recorder; and
WHEREAS, the DeKalb County Recorder desires to establish fees
for copies furnished by the DeKalb County Recorder and to
establish supplemental recording fees allowed by Indiana Code
Section 36-2-7-10 for the purpose of contributing to and
supplementing the budget without appropriation for the Office of
the DeKalb County Recorder;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, that
SECTION 1: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall
become effective 8:00 A.M. September 1, 1997,
SECTION 2: SUPPLEMENTAL FEE: A supplemental fee
for recording a document in the amount of three dollars ($3.00)
per document shall be charged by the DeKalb County Recorder's
Office as allowed in Indiana Code Section 36-2-7-10(b)(11).
SECTION 3: PHOTOSTATIC COPIES: The DeKalb County
Recorder may authorize the purchase of photostatic copies of
official records at the Recorder's Office directly from any
processor or developer with the authority of the DeKalb County
Recorder to charge up to three cents (03¢) per frame.
SECTION 4: PERPETUATION FUND: All such revenues
received by the Recorder pursuant to this Ordinance shall be
deposited in the DeKalb County Recorder's Records Perpetuation
Fund for use with the Recorder's annual budget which is submitted
to the DeKalb County Council for review and approval.
SECTION 5: POSTED FEES: The DeKalb County
Recorder shall post the fees set forth in this Ordinance in a
prominent place within the Recorder's Office accessible to the
public.
SECTION 6: DEKALB COUNCIL APPROVAL: Any
expenditure from the Perpetual Fund as a result of this Ordinance
not approved by the DeKalb County Council as part of the annual
budget of the DeKalb County Recorder shall be subject to approval
by the DeKalb County Council prior to the expenditure being made
without the formal requirements of an appropriation. In the event
of a violation of this Section 6 by the DeKalb County Recorder,
then the DeKalb County Treasurer shall not be authorized to write
any check for payment of any expenditure by the DeKalb County
Recorder that violates this Section 6.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the County Commissioners and the County
Council of DeKalb County, Indiana, after the Third Reading.
READ AND PASSED ON FIRST READING: April 7, 1997 READ
AND PASSED ON SECOND READING: READ AND PASSED ON THIRD READING:
Signed, approved and adopted after the Third Reading by the
DeKalb County Council and the DeKalb County Commissioners.
THE DEKALB COUNTY COUNCIL: Robert Wilder, President
Charles Ridge
Alan C. Middleton
James Mason
Thomas Lavin
Michael Gerig
Wayne Madden
DEKALB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
William C. Ort, President
Connie R. Miles, Vice President
Don C. Kaufman
Attested By:
Mary Bowman, DeKalb County Auditor
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