§ 36-8-15-9 — Governing body; powers; establishment of a public safety communications commission

Indiana § 36-8-15-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 15: Public Safety Communications Systems and Computer

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(a) The board is the governing body of the
district.
(b) The board may do the following:
(1) Finance, purchase, acquire, lease, erect, install, construct,
equip, upgrade, operate, and maintain facilities.
(2) Sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded.
(3) Condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase, and hold any real
or personal property needed or considered useful in connection
with facilities.
(4) Acquire real or personal property by gift, devise, or bequest,
and hold, use, or dispose of that property for purposes authorized
by this chapter.
(5) Design, order, contract for, construct, and equip any facilities.
(6) Employ architects, engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks,
construction managers, and other employees necessary for the
financing, erection, and equipping of facilities.
(7) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or
incidental to accomplishing the purposes of the district.
(c) In a county not having a consolidated city, the board shall
establish a public safety communications commission representing the
public safety agencies that are served by the district. The members of
this commission are:
(1) one (1) person appointed by the county executive;
(2) one (1) person appointed by the county fiscal body;
(3) one (1) person appointed by the executive of each city in the
district; and
(4) the county sheriff.
Members serve for four (4) year terms. The county legislative body
shall provide by ordinance for the length of each initial term so that the
result is staggered terms for commission members.
(d) In a county not having a consolidated city, the chief law
enforcement and fire safety officers of each participating unit shall
constitute a technical advisory committee to advise the board and the
public safety communications commission upon request.
(e) In a county not having a consolidated city, the commission
established under this section shall operate any public safety
communications system established under this chapter. In a county
having a consolidated city, the board shall operate any public safety
communications system established under this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.82-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.225-1986, SEC.5; P.L.2-1989, SEC.50.