Indiana § 36-8-3.5-4 Approval or rejection of system by members; notice; voting;
subsequent proposals

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-8-3.5-4 — Approval or rejection of system by members; notice; voting; subsequent proposals

Indiana § 36-8-3.5-4

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 8PUBLIC SAFETY

Ch. 3.5Police and Fire Merit Systems

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Ind. Code § 36-8-3.5-4 (2026).

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(a)Within sixty (60) days after the adoption of an ordinance or resolution establishing a merit system, the safety board or governing board shall give at least three (3) weeks' notice to all active members of the department that a meeting will be held to approve or reject the merit system. The notice shall be given by posting it in prominent places in all stations of the department. The notice must designate the time, place, and purpose of the meeting.

(b)A copy of the ordinance or resolution shall be distributed to each active member of the department at least one (1) week before the date of the meeting.

(c)Only active members of the department may attend the meeting, and at the meeting one (1) of them shall be selected as chair. All voting must be by secret written ballot. The other p

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(a) Within sixty (60) days after the adoption
of an ordinance or resolution establishing a merit system, the safety
board or governing board shall give at least three (3) weeks' notice to
all active members of the department that a meeting will be held to
approve or reject the merit system. The notice shall be given by posting
it in prominent places in all stations of the department. The notice must
designate the time, place, and purpose of the meeting.
(b) A copy of the ordinance or resolution shall be distributed to each
active member of the department at least one (1) week before the date
of the meeting.
(c) Only active members of the department may attend the meeting,
and at the meeting one (1) of them shall be selected as chair. All voting
must be by secret written ballot. The other procedures for holding the
meeting may be determined by the safety board or governing board and
shall be posted in accordance with subsection (a).
(d) If a majority of the active members of the department vote to
approve the merit system, the merit system takes effect on January 1
following the vote. Appointments to the merit commission shall be
made by March 1 following that January 1.
(e) If a majority of the active members of the department vote to
reject the merit system, another proposal may not be put to a vote
within one (1) year after the day the meeting is held.
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.316, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.180-2002, SEC.3; P.L.127-2017, SEC.227; P.L.207-2023,
SEC.11.