Indiana § 36-10-4-6 Extended districts in certain counties; board of park commissioners;
term; vacancy

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-10-4-6 — Extended districts in certain counties; board of park commissioners; term; vacancy

Indiana § 36-10-4-6

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 10RECREATION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY

Ch. 4Parks Department in Certain Cities

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Ind. Code § 36-10-4-6 (2026).

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(a)This section applies whenever a district is extended under section 5 of this chapter and the district is not located in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).

(b)After the district is extended under section 5 of this chapter, the board consists of five (5) commissioners. Two (2) commissioners shall be appointed by the city executive, two (2) commissioners shall be appointed by the county executive of the county in which the city is located, and one (1) commissioner shall be appointed by a majority vote of the presidents of the school boards of the school corporations in the county in which the city is located. The commissioners appointed by the county executive must be residents of the a

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(a) This section applies whenever a district is
extended under section 5 of this chapter and the district is not located
in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty
thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand
(185,000).
(b) After the district is extended under section 5 of this chapter, the
board consists of five (5) commissioners. Two (2) commissioners shall
be appointed by the city executive, two (2) commissioners shall be
appointed by the county executive of the county in which the city is
located, and one (1) commissioner shall be appointed by a majority
vote of the presidents of the school boards of the school corporations
in the county in which the city is located. The commissioners appointed
by the county executive must be residents of the area of the district
outside the corporate boundaries of the city. The commissioners
appointed by the county executive may not be members of the same
political party, and the commissioners appointed by the city executive
may not be members of the same political party.
(c) A commissioner of an extended district may hold office for an
unlimited number of terms.
(d) After the initial terms have expired, all of the commissioners
after the extension of the district shall be appointed for terms of four
(4) years, beginning on January 1. The terms of office of the three (3)
commissioners in office at the time of the extension terminate January
1, and the terms of office of the new commissioners begin January 1.
The city executive shall appoint one (1) commissioner for an initial
term of two (2) years and one (1) for an initial term of four (4) years.
The county executive shall appoint two (2) commissioners, one (1)
commissioner for an initial term of two (2) years and the other
commissioner for an initial term of four (4) years. The presidents of the
school boards shall appoint one (1) commissioner for an initial term of
four (4) years.
(e) A vacancy in the office of a commissioner shall be filled for the
remainder of the term by the appointing authority.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-7-30-4
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.111. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.320, SEC.12; P.L.358-1987, SEC.4; P.L.12-1992, SEC.191;
P.L.170-2002, SEC.172; P.L.119-2012, SEC.236; P.L.104-2022,
SEC.218.