Sec. 7. (a) In the following counties, the county executive and the executive of the most populous city located in the county shall appoint the members of the local board of health as provided in subsection (b):
(1) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).
(2) A county having a population of more than eighty thousand four hundred (80,400) and less than eighty-two thousand (82,000).
(b) The executive of each second class city located in a county described in subsection (a) shall appoint a number of members of the board in the proportion that the city's population is to the total county population to the nearest whole fraction. The appointments made under this subsection shall be made in order, according to the population of a city, with the city having the largest population making the first appointments. The county executive shall appoint the remaining number of members of the county board of health.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-3.8-5(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.191-1995, SEC.1; P.L.170-2002, SEC.99; P.L.119-2012, SEC.126; P.L.5-2017, SEC.1; P.L.104-2022, SEC.102.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 20. Local Health Departments
Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health
16-20-2-1. Application of Chapter
16-20-2-2. Establishment and Maintenance of Local Health Department; Adoption of Health Ordinances
16-20-2-3. Management of Local Health Departments
16-20-2-4. Composition of Board
16-20-2-5. Membership Selection Criteria
16-20-2-6. Appointment of Members
16-20-2-7. Appointment of Members in Certain Counties
16-20-2-9. Compensation of Members
16-20-2-10. Term of Office; Staggered Terms
16-20-2-11. Vacancies; Qualified Replacements
16-20-2-12. Conditions of Membership
16-20-2-13. Conflict of Interest
16-20-2-14. Election of Chairman
16-20-2-15. Meetings; Call; Quorum
16-20-2-16. Health Officer; Appointment; Certification; Reappointment; Duties
16-20-2-17. Annual Levy for Maintenance of Department; County Health Fund; Appropriations; Exception
16-20-2-18. Transfer of Revenue to Community Health Clinic in Certain Counties