Sec. 7. (a) The nominating committee shall meet from time to time as may be necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this chapter. Meetings of the committee shall be called by its chairman, or in the event of his failure to call a meeting when a meeting may be necessary, upon the call of any four (4) members of the committee. The chairman, whenever he deems a meeting necessary or upon the request of any four (4) members of the committee for a meeting, shall give each member of the committee at least five (5) days written notice by mail of the time and place of every meeting, unless the committee at its previous meeting designated the time and place of its next meeting.

     (b) Meetings of the nominating committee are to be held at such a place in Indiana as the chairman of the committee may arrange.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-7

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
  • committee: means the nominating committee established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-2
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Vacancy: means an opening on the membership of the commission or nominating committee which occurs by reason of death, retirement, resignation, removal, expiration of term without reappointment. See Indiana Code 8-1-1.5-2
     (c) The nominating committee shall act only at a meeting and may act only on the concurrence of a majority of its members attending a meeting. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. The committee has the power to adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the conduct of its proceedings and the discharge of its duties. These rules shall include procedures by which eligible candidates for a vacancy on the commission may submit their names to the nominating committee.

As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.8.