Indiana § 16-23-1-17 - Duties of governing board officers
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-23-1-17 — Duties of governing board officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-23-1-17. Duties of governing board officers
Sec. 17. (a) The president shall preside at the regular and special meetings of the governing board and shall perform all other duties that are authorized or required by the board or the board's bylaws, rules, and regulations.
(b) The vice president shall discharge the duties of the president if any of the following occurs:
(1) The president is incapacitated or absent.
(2) There is a vacancy in the office of president.
(3) The president relinquishes the president's duties as presiding officer at any meeting.
(c) The secretary serves as executive officer of the board, acting for the board and exercising the powers and performing the duties at board meetings and during the intervals between meetings that the board authorizes.
(d) At any meeting when only one (1) officer is present and the officer relinquishes the officer's duties or when the president and vice president are both absent, the members present shall choose a presiding officer from the members in attendance for that meeting.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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