Indiana Code 25-33.5-10-8. Bylaws; closed sessions; publication and filing of bylaws; maintenance of financial records
(1) Establishing the fiscal year of the commission.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-33.5-10-8
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(A) for the establishment and meetings of other committees; and
(B) for the governing of any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the commission.
(3) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the commission, ensuring reasonable advance notice of all meetings and providing an opportunity for attendance of the meetings by interested parties, with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public’s interest, the privacy of individuals of any proceeding, and proprietary information, including trade secrets.
(4) Establishing the titles, duties, and authority and reasonable procedures for the election of the officers of the commission.
(5) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the commission. Notwithstanding any other state law, the bylaws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the commission.
(6) Promulgating a code of ethics to address permissible and prohibited activities of commission members and employees.
(7) Providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the commission and the equitable disposition of any surplus funds that may exist after the termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of the commission’s debts and obligations.
(b) The commission may meet in closed session only after a majority of the commissioners vote to close a meeting to the public in whole or in part. As soon as practicable, the commission must make public a copy of the vote to close the meeting revealing the vote of each commissioner with no proxy votes allowed.
(c) The commission shall publish the bylaws in a convenient form and file a copy of the bylaws and any amendments to the bylaws with the appropriate agency or officer in each compact state.
(d) The commission shall maintain the commission’s financial records in accordance with the bylaws.
(e) The commission shall meet and take any action that is consistent with the provisions of the compact and the bylaws.
As added by P.L.65-2022, SEC.2.