§ 20-23-7-6 — First metropolitan board of education; composition; meetings; organization; compensation

(a) The first metropolitan board of education
shall be composed of the:
(1) trustees; and
(2) members of school boards;
of the school corporations forming the metropolitan board of education.
(b) The members of the metropolitan board of education shall serve
ex officio as members subject to the laws concerning length of terms,
powers of election, or appointment and filling vacancies applicable to
their respective offices.
(c) If a metropolitan school district is comprised of only two (2)
board members, the two (2) members shall appoint a third board
member not more than ten (10) days after the creation of the
metropolitan school district. If the two (2) members are unable to agree
on or do not make the appointment of a third board member within the
ten (10) day period after the creation of the metropolitan school district,
the third member shall be appointed not more than twenty (20) days
after the creation of the metropolitan school district by the judge of the
circuit court of the county in which the metropolitan school district is
located. If the metropolitan school district is located in two (2) or more
counties, the judge of the circuit court of the county containing that part
of the metropolitan school district having more students than the part
or parts located in another county or counties shall appoint the third
member. The members of the metropolitan board of education serve
until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.
(d) The first meeting of the first metropolitan board of education
shall be held not more than one (1) month after the creation of the
metropolitan school district. The first meeting shall be called by the
superintendent of schools of the school corporation in the district
having the largest number of students. At the first meeting, the board
shall organize, and each year during the first ten (10) days after the
board members that are elected or appointed to a new term take office,
the board shall reorganize, by electing a president, a vice president, a
secretary, and a treasurer.
(e) The secretary of the board shall keep an accurate record of the
minutes of the metropolitan board of education, and the minutes shall
be kept in the superintendent's office. When a metropolitan school
district is formed, the metropolitan superintendent shall act as
administrator of the board and shall carry out the acts and duties as
designated by the board. A quorum consists of a majority of the
members of the board. A quorum is required for the transaction of
business. The vote of a majority of those present is required for a:
(1) motion;
(2) ordinance; or
(3) resolution;
to pass.
(f) The board shall conduct its affairs in the manner described in this
section. Except in unusual cases, the board shall hold its meetings at
the office of the metropolitan superintendent or at a place mutually
designated by the board and the superintendent. Board records are to
be maintained and board business is to be conducted from the office of
the metropolitan superintendent or a place designated by the board and
the superintendent.
(g) The metropolitan board of education shall have the power to pay
to a member of the board:
(1) a reasonable per diem for service on the board not to exceed
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per year; and
(2) for travel to and from a member's home to the place of the
meeting within the district, a sum for mileage equal to the amount
per mile paid to state officers and employees. The rate per mile
shall change when the state government changes its rate per mile.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-16.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.13; P.L.233-2015, SEC.67.