Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to a county:
(1) in which the county adopting body is a local income tax council;
(2) that is a county with a single voting bloc; and
(3) that proposes to increase a tax rate in the county.
However, the provisions under section 9 of this chapter shall apply to a county described in subdivisions (1) and (2) that proposes to decrease a tax rate in the county.
(b) A local income tax council described in subsection (a) must vote as a whole to exercise its authority to increase a tax rate under this article.
(c) A resolution passed by the fiscal body of a county, city, or town that is a member of the local income tax council exercises the vote of each individual who sits on the fiscal body of the county, city, or town on the proposed ordinance, and the individual's vote may not be changed during the year.
(d) This section expires May 31, 2027.