Indiana Code 5-28-15-13. Urban enterprise associations; establishment
(1) The governor shall appoint the following:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-28-15-13
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) One (1) representative of the corporation, who is not a voting member of the U.E.A.
(2) The executive of the municipality in which the zone is located shall appoint the following:
(A) One (1) representative of the plan commission having jurisdiction over the zone, if any exists.
(B) One (1) representative of the municipality’s department that performs planning or economic development functions.
(C) Two (2) representatives of businesses located in the zone, one (1) of whom shall be from a manufacturing concern, if any exists in the zone.
(D) One (1) resident of the zone.
(E) One (1) representative of organized labor from the building trades that represent construction workers.
(3) The legislative body of the municipality in which the zone is located shall appoint, by majority vote, the following:
(A) One (1) member of the municipality’s legislative body whose district includes all or part of the zone.
(B) One (1) representative of a business located in the zone.
(C) Two (2) residents of the zone, who must not be members of the same political party.
(b) Members of the U.E.A. serve four (4) year terms. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for the balance of the vacated term.
(c) Members may be dismissed only by the appointing authority and only for just cause.
(d) The members shall elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary by majority vote. This election shall be held every two (2) years in the same month as the first meeting or whenever a vacancy occurs. The U.E.A. shall meet at least once every three (3) months. The secretary shall notify members of meetings at least two (2) weeks in advance of meetings. The secretary shall provide a list of members to each member and shall notify members of any changes in membership.
As added by P.L.4-2005, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.146-2018, SEC.14.