Indiana § 16-20-4-7 - Terms of office; vacancies

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§ 16-20-4-7. Terms of office; vacancies

Sec. 7. (a) All members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years except that of the first appointees. The initial terms are as follows:

(1) One (1) shall serve for a period of two (2) years.

(2) Two (2) shall serve for a period of three (3) years.

(3) Four (4) shall serve for a term of four (4) years.

(b) At the expiration of the respective terms, appointments shall be made to fill the vacancies for the following four (4) years.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-7-15(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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