Indiana § 36-8-7-7 - Trustees; officers; local board secretary bond; rules; application for relief or pensions
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§ 36-8-7-7. Trustees; officers; local board secretary bond; rules; application for relief or pensions
Sec. 7. (a) The fire chief is the president of the local board.
(b) At the first meeting after each election, the local board shall elect a secretary, who may be chosen from among the trustees. However, the local board may consider it proper to have a secretary who is a member of the fire department, to be elected by the companies for a term of four (4) years in the same manner as the election for trustees. The secretary shall keep a full record of all the proceedings of the local board in a book provided for that purpose. The secretary shall, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1, execute a bond conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the secretary's duties.
(c) The local board shall make all rules necessary for the discharge of its duties and shall hear and determine all applications for relief or pensions under this chapter.
(d) This section does not apply to a township if the fire department of the township is consolidated under IC 36-3-1-6.1.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-37-10.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.227-2005, SEC.44; P.L.117-2011, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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