Indiana § 36-10-4-7 Board of park commissioners; election of officers; quorum; regular
meetings; office; report; disposition of money received

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-10-4-7 — Board of park commissioners; election of officers; quorum; regular meetings; office; report; disposition of money received

Indiana § 36-10-4-7

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 10RECREATION, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY

Ch. 4Parks Department in Certain Cities

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Ind. Code § 36-10-4-7 (2026).

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(a)The board shall elect at its first regular meeting in February each year one (1) of the commissioners president and another vice president. The vice president shall perform the duties of the president during the absence or disability of the president.

(b)A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum. Action of the board is not binding unless authorized by a majority of the commissioners at a regular or duly called special meeting of the board. If there is a tie vote on any question, the city executive shall cast the deciding vote.

(c)The board shall fix a time for holding regular meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called at any time by its president, or by any two (2) of the commissioners, upon a written request to the secretary. If a special meeting is called, the

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(a) The board shall elect at its first regular
meeting in February each year one (1) of the commissioners president
and another vice president. The vice president shall perform the duties
of the president during the absence or disability of the president.
(b) A majority of the commissioners constitutes a quorum. Action
of the board is not binding unless authorized by a majority of the
commissioners at a regular or duly called special meeting of the board.
If there is a tie vote on any question, the city executive shall cast the
deciding vote.
(c) The board shall fix a time for holding regular meetings. Special
meetings of the board may be called at any time by its president, or by
any two (2) of the commissioners, upon a written request to the
secretary. If a special meeting is called, the secretary shall notify the
commissioners by mailing written notices of the time of the meeting at
least one (1) day before the meeting. All meetings are open to the
public.
(d) The proper authorities of the city shall provide a suitable office
for the board where its maps, plans, documents, records, and accounts
shall be kept, subject to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(e) By February 1 of each year the board shall make a report to the
city executive of:
(1) its proceedings, including a full statement of its receipts and
disbursements for the preceding calendar year;
(2) the acquisition of lands by the board;
(3) improvements made by the board; and
(4) general character of the work of the board during the
preceding year.
(f) Money received by the board shall immediately be paid into the
city treasury and credited to the department. All expenditures relating
to the parks, parkways, public grounds, public ways, and other places
of the city under the control of the department shall be provided for by
a special levy of taxes. The money shall be paid from the city treasury
when ordered by the board.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-7-9-3;
19-7-30-7.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.111.