§ 14-13-2-7 — Members

Indiana § 14-13-2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: LOCAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 2: Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission

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(a) The commission has:
(1) before July 1, 2012, five (5) members appointed by the
governor; and
(2) after June 30, 2012, nine (9) members appointed by the
governor.
(b) The following requirements apply to the governor's
appointments under subsection (a)(1):
(1) One (1) member must be a representative of the department of
natural resources. The member may not be an employee or elected
official of a city, town, or county governmental unit.
(2) The remaining four (4) members must meet the following
requirements:
(A) Four (4) members must reside in a:
(i) city;
(ii) town; or
(iii) township (if the member resides in an unincorporated
area of the county);
that borders the Little Calumet River.
(B) At least three (3) of the members must have a background
in:
(i) construction;
(ii) project management; or
(iii) flood control;
or a similar professional background.
(C) A member may not be an employee or elected official of a
city, town, or county governmental unit.
(c) The following apply to the membership of the commission after
June 30, 2012:
(1) Before August 1, 2012, the governor shall appoint four (4)
additional members to the commission for four (4) year terms as
follows:
(A) One (1) member nominated by the mayor of the city of
Hammond.
(B) One (1) member nominated by the mayor of the city of
Gary.
(C) Two (2) members nominated by the board of county
commissioners of Lake County.
(2) Notwithstanding section 8 of this chapter, the term of the
member described in subsection (b)(1) expires January 7, 2013.
The governor shall appoint one (1) member nominated by the
department of natural resources for a four (4) year term beginning
January 7, 2013.
(3) Notwithstanding section 8 of this chapter, the terms of the
members described in subsection (b)(2) expire January 1, 2014.
The governor shall appoint for four (4) year terms beginning
January 1, 2014, four (4) members, each of whom must have been
nominated by the executive of a municipality located in the
watershed other than a city described in subdivision (1).
(4) A member appointed to succeed a member appointed under
subdivision (1) or (2) must be nominated by the nominating
authority that nominated the member's predecessor, and a member
appointed to succeed a member appointed under subdivision (3)
must be nominated by the executive of a municipality located in
the watershed other than a city described in subdivision (1).
(d) The following apply to a member appointed under subsection (c)
and to any member appointed to succeed a member appointed under
subsection (c):
(1) After July 31, 2012, not more than five (5) members of the
commission may belong to the same political party.
(2) Each member must have a background in:
(A) construction;
(B) project management;
(C) flood control; or
(D) a similar professional background.
(3) A member may not be an employee or elected official of a
city, town, or county governmental unit.
(4) The members:
(A) appointed under subsection (c)(3); or
(B) appointed to succeed members appointed under subsection
(c)(3);
must be from different municipalities.
(5) Neither the two (2) members appointed under subsection
(c)(1)(C) nor any two (2) members appointed to succeed them
may be from the same district created under IC 36-2-2-4(b).
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-6-29.5-2(b).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.181-2009, SEC.1; P.L.106-2012, SEC.8; P.L.160-2012, SEC.44; P.L.104-2022, SEC.91.