Indiana Code 36-7-7.6-10. Executive board
(1) The four (4) officers of the commission.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-7.6-10
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- commission: means the northwestern Indiana regional planning commission established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-7-7.6-2
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
(3) The member of the commission appointed by the governor.
(b) If a vacancy occurs in a position on the executive board referred to in subsection (a)(2), a successor shall be elected from among the members in the same manner as the member whose position has been vacated.
(c) The executive board shall conduct the business of the commission, except for:
(1) the adoption and amendment of bylaws, rules, and procedures for the operation of the commission;
(2) the election of officers and members of the executive board as provided in this chapter; and
(3) the adoption of the annual appropriation budget after review by the executive board.
(d) The executive board shall meet regularly at least one (1) time each month, unless otherwise determined by its members. The executive board shall notify the full membership of the commission of all its meetings with copies of its preliminary or final agendas and shall report all its actions and determinations to the full membership of the commission.
(e) A majority of members of the executive board constitutes a quorum. An action of the executive board is official only if it is authorized by an affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of members serving on the board at a regular or properly called special meeting. Any action of the executive board shall be reviewed at the next regular meeting of the commission following the executive board’s action. Upon either:
(1) a decision by the majority of the board; or
(2) written request of a member of the commission;
an issue shall be brought to a vote of the full commission.
(f) If the immediate past chairperson is not serving as a member of the executive board under subsection (a), that individual shall be a nonvoting member of the executive board.
As added by P.L.165-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.39-2007, SEC.3.