Sec. 19. (a) This section applies only to Randolph County.

(b) Randolph County possesses:

(1) unique fiscal challenges to finance the operations of county government due to the county's ongoing obligation to repay amounts received by the county due to an overpayment of the county's certified distribution under IC 6-3.5-1.1-9 (before its repeal) for a prior year; and

(2) unique capital financing needs related to the purposes described in this section.

(c) The county fiscal body may impose a tax on the adjusted gross income of local taxpayers at a tax rate that does not exceed the lesser of the following:

(1) Twenty-five hundredths percent (0.25%).

(2) The rate necessary to carry out the purposes described in this section.

(d) Revenues from a tax under this section may be used only for the following purposes:

(1) Financing, constructing, acquiring, renovating, and equipping the county courthouse, and financing and renovating the former county hospital for additional office space, educational facilities, nonsecure juvenile facilities, and other county functions, including the repayment of bonds issued, or leases entered into, for constructing, acquiring, renovating, and equipping the county courthouse and for renovating the former county hospital for additional office space, educational facilities, nonsecure juvenile facilities, and other county functions.

(2) Financing, constructing, acquiring, renovating, and equipping buildings for a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2) that provides services in any part of the county.

(3) Financing, constructing, acquiring, and renovating firefighting apparatus or other related equipment for a volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2) that provides services in any part of the county.

(4) Subject to subsection (e), the following purposes:

(A) Operating the county courthouse.

(B) Financing, constructing, acquiring, renovating, equipping, and operating the county jail, public safety improvements, and other county facilities, including the repayment of bonds issued, or leases entered into, for constructing, acquiring, renovating, and equipping the county jail, public safety improvements, and other county facilities.

(e) Before revenues from a tax under this section may be used for the purposes described in subsection (d)(4), the county fiscal body must adopt an ordinance that:

(1) specifically authorizes the revenue to be used for those purposes; and

(2) recognizes that if the revenues are used for those purposes, the tax rate will continue after the purposes described in subsection (d)(1) through (d)(3) are completed.

As added by P.L.243-2015, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.184-2018, SEC.6.