Sec. 7. (a) A development authority is governed by a development board appointed under this section.

     (b) A development board is composed of five (5) members appointed by written agreement of the executives of the members of the development authority.

     (c) A member appointed to the development board:

(1) may not be an elected official or an employee of a member county or municipality; and

(2) must have knowledge of and at least five (5) years professional work experience in at least one (1) of the following:

(A) Transportation.

(B) Regional economic development.

(C) Business or finance.

(D) Private, nonprofit sector, or academia.

As added by P.L.232-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.178-2015, SEC.14.