Sec. 1. The board of trustees of a district is the governing body of the district. A board may consist of: (1) three (3); (2) five (5); (3) seven (7); (4) nine (9); (5) eleven (11); or (6) thirteen (13); trustees. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citations: 13-3-2-1 part; 13-3-2-5(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16. Amended by […]
Sec. 2. An order establishing a district may provide for the board to be elected by the voters in the district from districts or wards or from the district at large. Elections and provisions for filling vacancies must be in accordance with IC 3, with the commissioner or the commissioner’s designees performing the functions of […]
Sec. 3. Instead of electing the board, an order establishing a district may provide for appointments to the board by the elected executive or legislative officers of the eligible entities having territory in the district. [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-3-2-5(d) part.] As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.16.
Sec. 4. (a) If: (1) a district will include territory in more than one (1) county; (2) a county executive has filed a petition for a district including territory owned, leased, or controlled by the department of natural resources; or (3) the department of natural resources has filed a petition; the order establishing the district […]
Sec. 5. If a plan also contemplates that sewage treatment for the district will be provided in cooperation with a municipality, the order must provide that: (1) at least one (1) trustee shall be appointed by the executive of the municipality; and (2) at least: (A) one (1) trustee shall be appointed by the fiscal […]
Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)(5), an appointed trustee does not have to be a resident of the district. (b) An appointed trustee must: (1) own real property within the district; (2) be a trustee appointed under section 4 or 5 of this chapter; (3) be an elected official who represents a […]
As added by P.L.97-2012, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.139-2012, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.181-2018, SEC.12.
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the board of a district may provide for the payment of not more than fifty dollars ($50) per day to members of the board for each day or major part of a day devoted to the work of the district. (b) This subsection applies only to […]
Sec. 8. (a) When the board of a district conducts a public hearing or meeting, the board shall allow any person an opportunity to be heard: (1) in the presence of others who are present to testify; and (2) in accordance with subsection (b). (b) The board may limit testimony at a public hearing or […]