§ 20-23-18-6 — Muncie Community School Corporation; governing body; Muncie Community School Corporation; advisory board; advisory board abolished; advisory board powers and duties; member compensation; Ball State University policies prohibiting nepotism and conflicts of interest

(a) If the Ball State University board of
trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship
between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school
corporation and be governed by this chapter, the following apply:
(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, the governing body of the Muncie
Community school corporation consists of seven (7) members.
(2) The members of the governing body consist of the following:
(A) Five (5) members shall be appointed by the Ball State
University board of trustees from individuals nominated by the
President of Ball State University. At least two (2) of the
individuals appointed under this clause must reside within the
boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation
district.
(B) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball
State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated
by the Muncie city council. These individuals must reside
within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school
corporation district.
(C) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball
State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated
by the mayor of Muncie. These individuals must reside within
the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation
district.
(3) The governing body serving on June 30, 2018, shall become
on July 1, 2018, an advisory board to the governing body
described in subdivision (2). The members of the governing body
serving on June 30, 2018, shall on July 1, 2018, become the
members of the advisory board. Each member shall serve on the
advisory board until the term for which the member was elected
before July 1, 2018, expires. When the terms of all members of
the advisory board have expired, the advisory board is abolished.
The advisory board does not possess any of the powers and duties
of the governing body. A member of the advisory board is not
entitled to any compensation for serving on the advisory board.
(4) The terms for the initial members of the governing body are
as follows:
(A) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall
serve an initial term of one (1) year.
(B) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall
serve an initial term of two (2) years.
(C) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall
serve an initial term of three (3) years.
(D) Two (2) members appointed under subdivision (2)(A) and
each member appointed under subdivision (2)(B) and (2)(C)
shall serve an initial term of four (4) years.
After these initial terms, each member's term is four (4) years. A
member's term expires June 30 in the applicable year.
(b) A member of the governing body serves at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
(c) Before making appointments to the governing body under this
section, the Ball State University board of trustees shall adopt a policy
prohibiting nepotism and a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest with
regard to the appointment of members of the governing body by the
Ball State University board of trustees and the President of Ball State
University.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.