Sec. 4. (a) The following members shall be appointed to the commission:

(1) A member of the county executive of each county described in section 1 of this chapter, to be appointed by the county executive.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-7.6-4

  • commission: means the northwestern Indiana regional planning commission established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-7-7.6-2
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) A member of the county fiscal body of each county described in section 1 of this chapter, to be appointed by the county fiscal body.

(3) The county surveyor of each county described in section 1 of this chapter.

(4) For a county having a population of not more than four hundred thousand (400,000), one (1) person appointed by the executive of each of the eleven (11) largest municipalities.

(5) For a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000), one (1) person appointed by the executive of each of the nineteen (19) largest municipalities.

(6) Beginning July 1, 2007, one (1) person appointed by the trustee of each township that:

(A) is located in a county described in section 1 of this chapter;

(B) has a population of at least eight thousand (8,000); and

(C) does not contain a municipality.

     (b) One (1) voting member of the commission shall be appointed by the governor. The member appointed under this subsection may not vote in a weighted vote under section 9 of this chapter.

     (c) A member of the commission who is a county surveyor may not vote in a weighted vote under section 9 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.165-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.57; P.L.11-2023, SEC.120.