Indiana § 36-9-13-11 - Board of directors; appointment; terms of office; qualifications; oaths
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§ 36-9-13-11. Board of directors; appointment; terms of office; qualifications; oaths
Sec. 11. (a) A county building authority is under the control of a board of directors. This board consists of five (5) directors, who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the building authority trustees. Each of the original directors shall serve from the date of the director's appointment until the first day of February in the second year after the director's appointment, and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified.
(b) A person may be appointed as a director only if the person satisfies all of the following:
(1) The person is at least thirty (30) years of age.
(2) The person has been a resident of the county five (5) years immediately preceding the person's appointment.
(3) The person is not an officer or employee of an eligible entity. However, a township executive may be appointed as a director.
(c) Before entering upon the director's duties, each director shall take and subscribe an oath of office (in the usual form), which shall be endorsed upon the director's certificate of appointment. The certificate shall be promptly filed with the county clerk.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-8-4-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.305; P.L.162-2021, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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