Section 36-6-1.5-5 - Identical resolutions; adoption by township legislative bodies required(a) The township trustees, with the approval of a majority of the members of the township legislative body of each township that wants to merge township governments under this chapter, must comply with this section.(b) The township trustees must present identical resolutions approving the township government merger to the trustees' respective township legislative bodies. A township legislative body may adopt a resolution under this chapter only after the legislative body has held a public hearing concerning the proposed merger. The township legislative body shall hold the hearing not earlier than thirty (30) days after the date the resolution is introduced. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5 and notice of the hearing shall be published in accordance with IC 5-3-1.(c) The township legislative bodies may adopt the identical resolutions approving the township government merger under this chapter not later than ninety (90) days after the legislative body has held the public hearing under subsection (b).(d) The trustees of the participating townships shall jointly file a copy of the identical resolutions with: (1) the department of local government finance;(2) the circuit court clerk; and(3) the office of the secretary of state.(e) A township legislative body may not adopt a resolution ordering a merger after January 1 of a year in which:(1) a general election is held; and(2) a township trustee is elected.(f) A merger under this chapter may reduce the term of a township trustee of a former township government.Amended by P.L. 255-2013, SEC. 12, eff. 7/1/2013.As added by P.L. 240-2005, SEC.3.