Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-1.1. District; territory; establishment of system
(b) The governing board may, by resolution, establish a merit system under this chapter. Before the merit system takes effect, however, the merit system must be approved by a majority of the active members of the department in a referendum as provided in section 4 of this chapter. The governing board shall specify in the adopting resolution which provisions of this chapter are being adopted that are:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-1.1
- commission: refers to the merit commission for a merit system established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-0.2
- department: refers to :
Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-0.3
- district: refers to a fire protection district established under IC 36-8-11. See Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-0.4
- governing board: refers to the following:
Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-0.5
- territory: refers to a fire protection territory established under IC 36-8-19. See Indiana Code 36-8-3.5-0.6
(2) left to the governing board’s discretion;
under this chapter.
(c) This chapter does not prevent a district or territory that has adopted a merit system under this chapter from later amending or deleting any provisions of the merit system contained in this chapter. However, the merit system must include a provision under which the commission has at least one-third (1/3) of its members elected by the active full-time members of the department, as set forth in section 8 of this chapter and a provision that incorporates the requirements of section 6(c) of this chapter. This subsection does not require the governing board under subsection (b) to establish a new merit system when the governing board exercises its power to amend under this subsection.
As added by P.L.207-2023, SEC.9.