Indiana § 36-12-2-11 Library board serving district created in one county; appointments

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-12-2-11 — Library board serving district created in one county; appointments

Indiana § 36-12-2-11

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 12LIBRARIES

Ch. 2Class 1 Public Libraries: Organization and Board

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Ind. Code § 36-12-2-11 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to the appointment of members to the library board of a public library serving a library district that is located in one (1) county and:

(1)has been established by a county or merged into a county public library;

(2)results from the merger of a public library into a county public library under IC 36-12-4;

(3)is located in part or all of two (2) or more townships and is not entirely located within the boundaries of one (1) municipality; or

(4)is located in part or all of two (2) or more municipalities.

(b)Subject to subsection (c), in a public library described in subsection (a), the appointments under section 9(4) and 9(5) of this chapter shall be made as follows:

(1)One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county in which the library district is loca

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(a) This section applies to the appointment
of members to the library board of a public library serving a library
district that is located in one (1) county and:
(1) has been established by a county or merged into a county
public library;
(2) results from the merger of a public library into a county public
library under IC 36-12-4;
(3) is located in part or all of two (2) or more townships and is not
entirely located within the boundaries of one (1) municipality; or
(4) is located in part or all of two (2) or more municipalities.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), in a public library described in
subsection (a), the appointments under section 9(4) and 9(5) of this
chapter shall be made as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county in
which the library district is located.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the fiscal body of the county in
which the library district is located.
(c) This subsection applies to a county containing only two (2) Class
1 public libraries and having a population of more than one hundred
thirty thousand (130,000) and less than one hundred thirty-nine
thousand (139,000), or more than one hundred seventy thousand
(170,000) and less than one hundred seventy-four thousand (174,000).
In a public library that is the result of a merger occurring after
December 31, 1979, between a public library and a county contractual
public library, the appointments under section 9(4) and 9(5) of this
chapter shall be made as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the
municipality in which the principal administrative offices of the
public library are located.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the legislative body of the
municipality in which the principal administrative offices of the
public library are located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-2.5-6.]