Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a municipality that:

(1) has a population of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000); and

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(2) is located in a county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) and less than three hundred fifty thousand (350,000).

     (b) A municipal board consists of four (4) members appointed by the executive of the municipality. A member shall be appointed on the basis of the member’s interest in and knowledge of parks and recreation. The members may include the executive of the municipality and one (1) or more members of the municipal fiscal body. The ordinance creating a municipal board governed by this section may provide for one (1) or two (2) ex officio members.

As added by P.L.157-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.193; P.L.170-2002, SEC.174; P.L.119-2012, SEC.239; P.L.104-2022, SEC.220.