Indiana § 36-7-18-12 - Chair; vice chair
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§ 36-7-18-12. Chair; vice chair
Sec. 12. (a) The executive or fiscal body appointing the first commissioners of a housing authority shall select one (1) of those commissioners to be the first chair of the authority. When the office of the chair becomes vacant, the commissioners shall elect a chair, who must be a commissioner.
(b) The commissioners of a housing authority shall elect a vice chair for the authority, who must be a commissioner.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.229-2001, SEC.3; P.L.127-2017, SEC.215.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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