Ind. Code § 36-9-9-7

Sec. 7. The municipality shall make to the utility operating the lighting system all payments required to be made to the utility for its service, in strict accordance with the terms of the contract or order under which the utility is operating. The municipality shall make the payments from its general fund or from a fund set aside for street lighting purposes, and shall be reimbursed for payments made in behalf of property owners by the collection of the assessments as provided in this chapter.