Indiana § 36-7-12-5 Second and third class cities; commission members; appointment;
terms of office

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-7-12-5 — Second and third class cities; commission members; appointment; terms of office

Indiana § 36-7-12-5

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 7PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ch. 12Economic Development and Pollution Control

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Ind. Code § 36-7-12-5 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to second and third class cities that establish a department of economic development.

(b)The members of the economic development commission shall be appointed by the city executive. One (1) of the members shall be selected by the city executive, one (1) shall be nominated by the fiscal body of the county in which the city is located, and one (1) shall be nominated by the city fiscal body.

(c)The economic development commissioners shall take office upon their appointment, and their terms run from February 1 after their original appointment, for a period of:

(1)three (3) years, if selected by the city executive;

(2)two (2) years, if nominated by the city fiscal body; and

(3)one (1) year, if nominated by the county fiscal body.

(d)If the ordinance of the city fi

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(a) This section applies to second and third
class cities that establish a department of economic development.
(b) The members of the economic development commission shall
be appointed by the city executive. One (1) of the members shall be
selected by the city executive, one (1) shall be nominated by the fiscal
body of the county in which the city is located, and one (1) shall be
nominated by the city fiscal body.
(c) The economic development commissioners shall take office
upon their appointment, and their terms run from February 1 after their
original appointment, for a period of:
(1) three (3) years, if selected by the city executive;
(2) two (2) years, if nominated by the city fiscal body; and
(3) one (1) year, if nominated by the county fiscal body.
(d) If the ordinance of the city fiscal body establishing the
department of economic development provides for a five (5) member
commission, or if the fiscal body later adopts an ordinance increasing
the membership from three (3) to five (5), two (2) additional members
shall be selected and appointed by the city executive, one (1) for a term
of three (3) years and one (1) for a term of one (1) year from February
1 after their appointment.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-6-4.5-5
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.31. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.44, SEC.54.