Indiana § 36-12-2-15 - Library board serving district in certain counties; appointments
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§ 36-12-2-15. Library board serving district in certain counties; appointments
Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to the library board of a library district:
(1) located in a county having a population of more than seventy-nine thousand (79,000) and less than eighty thousand (80,000); and
(2) containing all or part of the territory of each school corporation in the county.
(b) Notwithstanding section 9 of this chapter, the library board has the following members:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the county in which the library district is located and who is not a member of the county executive.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the fiscal body of the county in which the library district is located and who is not a member of the county fiscal body.
(3) One (1) member appointed by the legislative body of the most populous city in the library district and who is not a member of the city legislative body.
(4) One (1) member appointed by the school board of each school corporation having territory in the library district and who is not a member of a governing body of a school corporation.
(c) An individual who is appointed under subsection (b) to serve as a member of a library board must, before March 1 of each year, report to the member's appointing authority concerning the work of the library board and finances of the library during the preceding calendar year, including the rate of taxation determined under IC 36-12-3-12.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-14-2.5-9.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.249; P.L.104-2022, SEC.229.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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