§ 36-12-4-3 — Planning committee; plan for merger; adoption

Indiana § 36-12-4-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 12: LIBRARIES
• Ch. 4: Merger of Class 1 Public Libraries

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(a) Not more than thirty (30) days after a
resolution calling for the planning of a merger is signed under section
2 of this chapter, each library board seeking to merge under this
chapter shall appoint three (3) individuals to serve on a planning
committee to develop a plan for the merger of the libraries.
(b) The plan for the merger must include the following information:
(1) A designation of the primary library that:
(A) is one (1) of the libraries seeking to merge; and
(B) will continue to exist as a legal entity following the merger.
(2) A description of the services to be offered by the merged
library.
(3) The terms and conditions upon which the transfer of property
among the merging libraries will be achieved.
(4) A schedule for the merger process to begin and conclude.
(5) Any other pertinent matter.
(c) The plan must be completed not later than one (1) year from the
date that the resolution calling for the planning of the merger is signed.
(d) Upon completion of the plan described in subsection (b), the
plan shall be presented to the library board of each merging library for
adoption.
(e) A merger is not considered final unless a majority of the
membership of each library board adopts the plan by written resolution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-4-2.1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.