Sec. 3.5. (a) If a vacancy exists on a town council because a circumstance has occurred under IC 36-5-2-6.5(3), the caucus shall meet and select an individual to fill the vacancy not later than thirty (30) days after the county chairman receives a notice of the vacancy under IC 5-8-5.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-13-11-3.5

  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
     (b) The county chairman shall:

(1) give notice of the caucus meeting to caucus members under section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) keep the notice of the vacancy with the records of the caucus.

As added by P.L.174-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.8; P.L.119-2005, SEC.24.

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