Indiana § 36-10-11-33 - Civic center board of managers; creation; organization

§ 36-10-11-33. Civic center board of managers; creation; organization

Sec. 33. (a) The fiscal body of the lessee shall adopt an ordinance creating a board of five (5) members to be known as the "Civic Center Board of Managers". The board of managers shall supervise, manage, operate, and maintain a building and its programs.

(b) A person appointed to the board of managers must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and a resident of the lessee governmental entity for at least five (5) years. If the lessee is a city, three (3) of the managers shall be appointed by the city executive, and two (2) of the managers shall be appointed by the city legislative body. If the lessee is not a city, all five (5) managers shall be appointed by the fiscal body of the lessee. An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not serve as a manager. The managers serve for terms of three (3) years.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is a city, initial terms of the managers appointed by the executive are as follows:

(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.

(2) One (1) manager for a term of two (2) years.

(3) One (1) manager for a term of three (3) years.

The initial term of one (1) of the managers appointed by the legislative body is two (2) years, and the other is three (3) years.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the lessee is not a city, initial terms of the managers are as follows:

(1) One (1) manager for a term of one (1) year.

(2) Two (2) managers for terms of two (2) years.

(3) Two (2) managers for terms of three (3) years.

(e) A manager may be removed for cause by the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the vacated term. The managers shall be reimbursed for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The fiscal body of the lessee may adopt an ordinance providing for the payment of a salary or a per diem to a manager who does not hold another lucrative elective or appointive office.

(f) The board of managers shall annually elect officers to serve during the calendar year. The board of managers may adopt resolutions and bylaws governing its operations and procedure and may hold meetings as often as necessary to transact business and to perform its duties. A majority of the managers constitutes a quorum.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.218, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.178-2002, SEC.137; P.L.7-2006, SEC.1.