§ 13-21-3-6 — Board of joint district; membership

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
through (d), the board of a joint district consists of the following:
(1) One (1) member of the county executive of each participating
county.
(2) One (1) member of the county fiscal body of each
participating county.
(3) One (1) member:
(A) who is the executive of the municipality having the largest
population in the county if that municipality is a city; or
(B) if a town is the municipality having the largest population
in the county, who is appointed from the membership of the
fiscal body of that town.
(4) One (1) member of the legislative body of the municipality
having the largest population in each participating county,
appointed by the legislative body of that municipality.
(5) One (1) or more members who are the executives of cities
under subsection (b), if applicable.
(6) Additional members appointed by the executive of each
participating county from the membership of the executive, as
permitted under subsection (c).
(7) One (1) additional member appointed by the executive of the
participating county having the largest population from the
membership of the executive if the appointments made under
subdivisions (1) through (6) result in an even number of
members.
(b) If a county having a population of more than four hundred
thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000)
has joined in a joint district, the executive of the three (3) cities in the
county having the largest populations each serve as a member of the
board. If a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty
thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000) has
joined in a joint district, the executive of the two (2) cities in the county
having the largest populations each serve as a member of the board.
(c) An agreement between two (2) or more counties establishing a
joint district may allow the executive of each county to appoint a
certain number of additional members from the membership of the
executive based upon the proportion of each county's population to the
population of the entire district.
(d) An agreement among three (3) or more counties establishing a
joint district may provide that:
(1) the membership; and
(2) the terms of office of members;
of the board will be determined by the terms of an agreement entered
into by the executive of each county governing the operation of the
district. All members of a board appointed under this subsection must
be elected officials of a county or a municipality.
(e) The board of a joint district established under subsection (d) or
IC 13-9.5-2-6(d) (before its repeal) after March 1, 1991:
(1) must include representation from the largest municipality in
each county included in the joint district as recommended by the
executive of the largest municipality and approved by the
legislative body of the largest municipality; and
(2) may include representation from other municipalities in each
county included in the joint district as recommended by the
executive of a municipality and approved by the legislative body
of the municipality.
(f) The board of a joint district may allow a member who is
appointed from:
(1) the county executive;
(2) a county fiscal body; or
(3) a municipal legislative body;
to have the body on which the member serves designate an alternate
member from that body to participate and exercise the right to vote
with the board if the member is unable to attend a meeting.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-9.5-2-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.114; P.L.104-2022, SEC.86.