Indiana § 16-22-2-12 - Vacancies on governing board in certain counties
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§ 16-22-2-12. Vacancies on governing board in certain counties
Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to governing boards of a county hospital in a county having a population of more than:
(1) sixteen thousand seven hundred (16,700) and less than nineteen thousand (19,000);
(2) twenty-four thousand five hundred (24,500) and less than twenty-four thousand six hundred (24,600); or
(3) forty-six thousand four hundred (46,400) and less than forty-seven thousand (47,000).
(b) The appointing authority shall appoint a member to fill a vacancy on the governing board within sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs.
As added by P.L.56-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.104; P.L.119-2012, SEC.135; P.L.104-2022, SEC.110.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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