§ 5-15-6-1 — County commissions of public records; creation; membership; meetings

Indiana § 5-15-6-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 15: PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS
• Ch. 6: Local Public Records Commissions

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(a) A commission is hereby created in each
county of the state which shall be known as the county commission of
public records of ________________ county.
(b) The county commission shall consist, ex officio, of:
(1) the judge of the circuit court or the judge's designee;
(2) the president of the board of county commissioners or the
president's designee;
(3) the county auditor or the auditor's designee;
(4) the clerk of the circuit court or the clerk's designee;
(5) the county recorder or the recorder's designee;
(6) the superintendent of schools of the school district in which
the county seat is located or the superintendent's designee; and
(7) either:
(A) the city controller of the county seat city or the city
controller's designee; or
(B) if there is no city controller as described in clause (A), then
the clerk-treasurer of the county seat city or town.
(c) The commission shall elect one (1) of its members to be
chairman. The clerk of the circuit court or the county recorder must be
secretary of the commission. The person who serves as secretary shall
be determined as follows:
(1) By mutual agreement of the clerk of the circuit court and the
county recorder.
(2) If a mutual agreement cannot be reached under subdivision
(1), by an affirmative vote of a majority of members of the county
commission.
The commission shall provide to the administration the names and
contact information for the chairman and secretary not later than thirty
(30) days after the date of the determination. The members of the
county commission shall serve without compensation and shall receive
no disbursement for any expense.
(d) The county commission shall meet at least one (1) time in each
calendar year.
Formerly: Acts 1939, c.91, s.1; Acts 1955, c.319, s.1; Acts
1969, c.141, s.1; Acts 1972, P.L.41, SEC.1. As amended by
P.L.50-1991, SEC.3; P.L.78-2014, SEC.1; P.L.171-2015,
SEC.31.