Indiana § 16-23-1-5 - Appointing board; meetings
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§ 16-23-1-5. Appointing board; meetings
Sec. 5. (a) The appointing board shall hold regular meetings to appoint members of the governing board on the third Monday of January in each year, but may adjourn from day to day until appointments are made for all expired or vacant memberships on the governing board.
(b) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a vacancy existing on the governing board may be filled at a special meeting called by the county auditor or by any two (2) members of the appointing board, on five (5) days notice to all members not joining in the call or without notice when all of the appointing board are present.
(c) All meetings of the appointing board shall be held at the county executive's office unless by unanimous consent the appointing board determines to hold a meeting in the city executive's office.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-4(c), (d).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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