§ 23-14-65-12 — Board of cemetery regents; members; vacancy; quorum; removal

Indiana § 23-14-65-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 23: BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
• Art. 14: CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
• Ch. 65: City and Town Cemeteries

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(a) A board appointed under section 11 of
this chapter is known as "The Board of Cemetery Regents of the City
(Town) of ____________, Indiana".
(b) The officers of a board of cemetery regents consist of:
(1) a president;
(2) a vice president; and
(3) a secretary;
who shall be elected by the board members at the first meeting of the
board and in each subsequent year.
(c) A vacancy on a board of cemetery regents shall be filled by
appointment by the executive of the city or town. The person appointed
serves until the expiration of the term of the member whom the
appointee is appointed to replace.
(d) Each member of a board of cemetery regents:
(1) must take and subscribe to the usual oath of office before
beginning the duties of office; and
(2) shall be issued a certificate of appointment, upon which the
member's oath of office must be endorsed.
(e) A new member of a board of cemetery regents shall file the
certificate of appointment with the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the
municipality within thirty (30) days after the beginning of the new
member's term. If an individual who is appointed to a board of
cemetery regents violates this subsection, the individual is considered
to have declined the appointment and, the office to which the
individual was appointed is vacant.
(f) A majority of the members of a board of cemetery regents
constitutes a quorum. An action of the board is binding only if:
(1) it is authorized by a vote taken at a regular or special meeting
of the board; and
(2) a majority of all the members of the board vote in favor of the
action.
(g) If there is a tie vote or equal division among the members of the
board upon any motion, resolution, or action, the executive of the
municipality is entitled to vote on the matter under consideration.
(h) The executive of a municipality may, at any time, remove a
member of the board from office upon filing the reasons for the
removal in writing with the clerk or clerk-treasurer of the municipality.
(i) The legislative body of the municipality may authorize
compensation for actual expenses incurred by members of the cemetery
board in performance of their official duties, including any additional
compensation that the legislative body determines.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.39.