Indiana § 36-6-6-7 Meetings; election of chairman and secretary; special meeting

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-6-6-7 — Meetings; election of chairman and secretary; special meeting

Indiana § 36-6-6-7

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 6GOVERNMENT OF TOWNSHIPS

Ch. 6Township Legislative Body

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Ind. Code § 36-6-6-7 (2026).

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(a)The legislative body shall meet at the office of the executive on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each year. At this meeting the legislative body shall elect one (1) member as chair for that year and one (1) member as secretary for that year.

(b)If a newly elected legislative body holds a special meeting before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following its election, it shall elect a chair and a secretary before conducting any other business. The chair and secretary elected at the special meeting retain those positions until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the special meeting. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-28-1 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.127-2

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(a) The legislative body shall meet at the office
of the executive on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January
of each year. At this meeting the legislative body shall elect one (1)
member as chair for that year and one (1) member as secretary for that
year.
(b) If a newly elected legislative body holds a special meeting
before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following
its election, it shall elect a chair and a secretary before conducting any
other business. The chair and secretary elected at the special meeting
retain those positions until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
January of the year following the special meeting.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-28-1
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.161.