Sec. 5. (a) After the fiscal body of a unit adopts a resolution under section 4 of this chapter, persons shall be appointed as commissioners of the housing authority in the following manner:

(1) In a city, the fiscal body shall promptly notify the city executive of the adoption of the resolution. The executive shall then appoint seven (7) persons, one (1) of whom must be a resident of a housing project under the jurisdiction of the housing authority, no more than four (4) of whom may be of the same political party, as commissioners of the housing authority.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-18-5

  • 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.
(2) In a town or county, the fiscal body shall appoint seven (7) persons, one (1) of whom must be a person directly assisted by the housing authority, no more than four (4) of whom may be of the same political party, as commissioners of the housing authority.

     (b) Subsequent appointments to the authority shall be made in the same manner.

     (c) A commissioner of a housing authority must be a resident of the area in which the housing authority has jurisdiction as provided in section 41 of this chapter.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-5 part.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.340-1985, SEC.1; P.L.229-2001, SEC.1.

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