Indiana § 5-13-7-6 Meetings; election of officers; term; quorum; open meetings; nature of
board

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-13-7-6 — Meetings; election of officers; term; quorum; open meetings; nature of board

Indiana § 5-13-7-6

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 13INVESTMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS

Ch. 7Local Boards of Finance

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Ind. Code § 5-13-7-6 (2026).

Text

(a)Each local board of finance shall meet annually after the first Monday and on or before the last day of January. At the annual meeting the board of finance shall do the following:

(1)Elect from the board's membership:

(A)a president; and

(B)a secretary. The officers elected hold office until the officers' successors are elected and qualified.

(2)Receive and review the report required by section 7 of this chapter.

(3)In the case of a board of finance of a school corporation, receive and review the report submitted under section 8 of this chapter.

(b)A majority of the members of each board of finance constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Each board of finance shall hold additional sessions whenever necessary to discharge its duties and to accomplish the purposes of

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(a) Each local board of finance shall meet
annually after the first Monday and on or before the last day of January.
At the annual meeting the board of finance shall do the following:
(1) Elect from the board's membership:
(A) a president; and
(B) a secretary.
The officers elected hold office until the officers' successors are
elected and qualified.
(2) Receive and review the report required by section 7 of this
chapter.
(3) In the case of a board of finance of a school corporation,
receive and review the report submitted under section 8 of this
chapter.
(b) A majority of the members of each board of finance constitutes
a quorum for the transaction of business. Each board of finance shall
hold additional sessions whenever necessary to discharge its duties and
to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The president of each board
shall convene the board whenever requested to do so by one (1) of the
members, or whenever necessary to the performance of the duties
imposed by this chapter.
(c) All meetings of the boards of finance must be open to the public,
and the records of the boards shall be subject to public inspection in
accordance with IC 5-14-3 and IC 5-15-2, respectively. The secretary
of each board shall keep a record of the proceedings, which shall be
approved and signed by the president of the board and attested by the
secretary.
(d) A local board of finance shall be known by the name "The Board
of Finance of _______", inserting the name of the proper political
subdivision, and may sue and be sued in the board's name in any action
and in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.19-1987, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.37-1992, SEC.2; P.L.57-1993, SEC.2; P.L.74-1995, SEC.1; P.L.72-1995, SEC.2; P.L.10-1997, SEC.9; P.L.101-2019, SEC.1.