§ 36-7-12-8 — Consolidated cities; commission members; appointment; terms of office

Indiana § 36-7-12-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 7: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• Ch. 12: Economic Development and Pollution Control

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(a) This section applies to consolidated 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, and two (2) 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, for one (1) of the two (2) commissioners
nominated by the city fiscal body; and
(3) one (1) year, for the remaining commissioner nominated by
the city 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.