Ind. Code § 36-3-4-2
City-county council; membership; election; eligibility; vacancy; term of office
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 2. (a) A city-county council, which is the legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county council consists of the following members:
Sec. 2. (a) A city-county council, which is the legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county council consists of twenty-five (25) members.
(1) Before January 1, 2016, twenty-nine (29) members.
(2) After December 31, 2015, twenty-five (25) members.
(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.
(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.
(c) A member of the legislative body must reside within:
(c) A member of the legislative body must reside within:
(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and
(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and
(2) the district from which the member was elected.
(2) the district from which the member was elected.
(d) A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member:
(d) A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member:
(1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;
(1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;
(2) ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was elected; or
(2) ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was elected; or
(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the member is unable to perform the member's duties for more than six (6) months.
(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the member is unable to perform the member's duties for more than six (6) months.
(e) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.
(e) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.
(f) The term of office of a member of the legislative body is four (4) years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
(f) The term of office of a member of the legislative body is four (4) years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.