Indiana Code 36-9-3-5. Management by board; membership
(1) two (2) members appointed by the executive of each county in the authority;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-9-3-5
- 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.
(3) one (1) member appointed by the executive of each second class city in a county in the authority; and
(4) one (1) member from any other political subdivision that has public transportation responsibilities in a county in the authority.
(b) An authority that includes the consolidated city is under the control of a board consisting of the following:
(1) Two (2) members appointed by the executive of Marion County.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the board of commissioners of Marion County.
(3) One (1) member appointed by the executive of each other county in the authority.
(4) Two (2) members appointed by the governor from a list of at least five (5) names provided by the Indianapolis regional transportation council.
(5) One (1) member representing the four (4) largest municipalities in the authority located in a county other than Marion County. The member shall be appointed by the executives of the municipalities acting jointly.
(6) One (1) member representing the excluded cities located in Marion County that are members of the authority. The member shall be appointed by the executives of the excluded cities acting jointly.
(7) One (1) member of a labor organization representing employees of the authority who provide public transportation services within the geographic jurisdiction of the authority. The labor organization shall appoint the member.
(c) An authority that includes Lake County is under the control of a board consisting of the following twenty-one (21) members:
(1) Three (3) members appointed by the executive of the city of Gary.
(2) Two (2) members appointed by the executive of the city of Hammond.
(3) One (1) member jointly appointed by the executives of the following municipalities located within Lake County:
(A) The city of Whiting.
(B) The city of East Chicago.
(4) One (1) member who is jointly appointed by the fiscal body of each of the following municipalities located within Lake County:
(A) The town of Griffith.
(B) The town of Highland.
(C) The town of Munster.
(5) One (1) member who is jointly appointed by the fiscal body of the following municipalities located within Lake County:
(A) The town of St. John.
(B) The town of Schererville.
(C) The town of Dyer.
(6) One (1) member who is jointly appointed by the following authorities of municipalities located in Lake County:
(A) The city of Crown Point.
(B) The town of Cedar Lake.
(C) The town of Lowell.
(D) The town of Schneider.
(E) The town of Winfield.
(7) One (1) member appointed by the fiscal body of the town of Merrillville.
(8) One (1) member who is jointly appointed by the following authorities of municipalities that are located within Lake County:
(A) The executive of the city of Hobart.
(B) The executive of the city of Lake Station.
(C) The fiscal body of the town of New Chicago.
(9) Three (3) members appointed by the fiscal body of Lake County.
(10) One (1) member appointed by the county executive of Lake County.
(11) One (1) member of a labor organization representing employees of the authority who provide public transportation services within the geographic jurisdiction of the authority. The labor organization shall appoint the member. If more than one (1) labor organization represents the employees of the authority, each organization shall submit one (1) name to the governor, and the governor shall appoint the member from the list of names submitted by the organizations.
(12) The executive of the city of Valparaiso.
(13) The executive of the city of Portage.
(14) One (1) member of the board of commissioners of Porter County.
(15) One (1) member appointed jointly by the township executive of the township containing the following towns:
(A) Chesterton.
(B) Porter.
(C) Burns Harbor.
(D) Dune Acres.
The member appointed under this subdivision must be a resident of a town listed in this subdivision.
(16) One (1) member appointed jointly by the township executives of the following townships located in Porter County:
(A) Washington Township.
(B) Morgan Township.
(C) Pleasant Township.
(D) Boone Township.
(E) Union Township.
(F) Porter Township.
(G) Jackson Township.
(H) Liberty Township.
(I) Pine Township.
The member appointed under this subdivision must be a resident of a township listed in this subdivision.
If a county or city becomes a member of the authority under section 3.5 of this chapter, the executive of the county or city shall appoint one (1) member to serve on the board.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-4.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.235-1997, SEC.7; P.L.64-1998, SEC.1; P.L.90-1999, SEC.1; P.L.14-2000, SEC.85; P.L.170-2002, SEC.165; P.L.114-2005, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.584; P.L.169-2006, SEC.79; P.L.1-2007, SEC.245; P.L.70-2007, SEC.3; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.446; P.L.119-2012, SEC.226; P.L.121-2016, SEC.36; P.L.104-2022, SEC.205.