§ 13-26-4-4 — Number of trustees; appointments by the governor or commissioner of the department of correction

Indiana § 13-26-4-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 26: REGIONAL WATER, SEWAGE, AND SOLID
• Ch. 4: Board of Trustees of Regional Districts

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(a) If:
(1) a district will include territory in more than one (1) county;
(2) a county executive has filed a petition for a district including
territory owned, leased, or controlled by the department of natural
resources; or
(3) the department of natural resources has filed a petition;
the order establishing the district may provide that the governor
appoints any number of trustees, but less than one-half (1/2) of the
total.
(b) If a district contains or a proposed district will contain a state
correctional facility, the department, when:
(1) issuing an order establishing the district under IC 13-26-2-10;
or
(2) approving or modifying a petition filed by the district's board
of trustees under IC 13-26-1-2;
may allow for the appointment of one (1) member of the board of
trustees of the district by the commissioner of the department of
correction.
[Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.101-2003, SEC.3.