§ 36-10-11-33 — Civic center board of managers; creation; organization

Indiana § 36-10-11-33

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 10: RECREATION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY
• Ch. 11: Gary Building Authority

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(a) The fiscal body of the lessee shall adopt
an ordinance creating a board of five (5) members to be known as the
"Civic Center Board of Managers". The board of managers shall
supervise, manage, operate, and maintain a building and its programs.
(b) A person appointed to the board of managers must be at least
twenty-one (21) years of age and a resident of the lessee governmental
entity for at least five (5) years. If the lessee is a city, three (3) of the
managers shall be appointed by the city executive, and two (2) of the
managers shall be appointed by the city legislative body. If the lessee
is not a city, all five (5) managers shall be appointed by the fiscal body
of the lessee. An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not
serve as a manager. The managers serve for terms of three (3) years.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is a city, initial
terms of the managers appointed by the executive are as follows:
(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.
(2) One (1) manager for a term of two (2) years.
(3) One (1) manager for a term of three (3) years.
The initial term of one (1) of the managers appointed by the legislative
body is two (2) years, and the other is three (3) years.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is not a city, initial
terms of the managers are as follows:
(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.
(2) Two (2) managers for terms of two (2) years.
(3) Two (2) managers for terms of three (3) years.
(e) A manager may be removed for cause by the appointing
authority. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority, and any
person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the
vacated term. The managers shall be reimbursed for any expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The fiscal body
of the lessee may adopt an ordinance providing for the payment of a
salary or a per diem to a manager who does not hold another lucrative
elective or appointive office.
(f) The board of managers shall annually elect officers to serve
during the calendar year. The board of managers may adopt resolutions
and bylaws governing its operations and procedure and may hold
meetings as often as necessary to transact business and to perform its
duties. A majority of the managers constitutes a quorum.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.178-2002, SEC.137; P.L.7-2006, SEC.1.