Sec. 6.1. (a) This section applies whenever a district is extended under section 5 of this chapter and the district is located in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000) and less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000).
(b) After the district is extended under section 5 of this chapter, the board consists of five (5) commissioners. Three (3) commissioners shall be appointed by the city executive, and two (2) commissioners shall be appointed by the county executive of the county in which the city is located. The commissioners appointed by the county executive must be residents of the areas of the district outside the corporate boundaries of the city. No more than two (2) of the three (3) commissioners appointed by the city executive may be members of the same political party, and the commissioners appointed by the county executive may not be members of the same political party.
(c) A commissioner of an extended district may hold office for an unlimited number of terms.
(d) All commissioners after the extension of the district shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years, beginning on January 1. The three (3) commissioners whose terms of office have not expired continue in office and are considered appointees of the city executive until the expiration of the four (4) year terms for which they each were originally appointed. The county executive shall appoint two (2) commissioners, one for a term of two (2) years and the other for a term of four (4) years. As the term of each commissioner expires, a new commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years so that at all times the board consists of three (3) commissioners appointed by the city executive and two (2) commissioners appointed by the county executive.
(e) A vacancy in the office of a commissioner shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the appointing authority.
As added by P.L.358-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.192; P.L.170-2002, SEC.173; P.L.119-2012, SEC.237; P.L.104-2022, SEC.219.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 10. Recreation, Culture, and Community Facilities
Chapter 4. Parks Department in Certain Cities
36-10-4-1. Application of Chapter
36-10-4-4. Commissioner; Appointment; Removal
36-10-4-6. Extended Districts in Certain Counties; Board of Park Commissioners; Term; Vacancy
36-10-4-6.1. Extended Districts in Other Counties; Board of Park Commissioners; Term; Vacancy
36-10-4-8. Taxing District for Levying Special Benefit Taxes
36-10-4-10. Powers of Board Extended Five Miles Outside Corporate City Boundaries
36-10-4-12. Open Spaces for Park, Recreational, or Civic Purposes
36-10-4-15. Publication of Rules Adopted by Board
36-10-4-17. Granting of Public Utility Franchise
36-10-4-18. Ordinance Authorizing Sale of Park Lands; Disposition of Proceeds
36-10-4-21. Eminent Domain; Damages; Prior Public Use
36-10-4-22. Authority Concerning Rivers, Streams, and Waterways
36-10-4-24. Appropriation of Property; Purposes
36-10-4-29. Exempt Personal and Real Property; Exception
36-10-4-30. Awards; Determination; Notice Describing Location of Land Appropriated or Acquired
36-10-4-32. Remonstrance Against Award or Assessment; Hearing; Decision; Appeal; Procedure; Costs
36-10-4-34. Damage Awards; Certificates; Payment; Disputes as to Claimants
36-10-4-36. Cumulative Building and Sinking Fund; Establishment; Levy of Tax
36-10-4-37. District Bond Fund; Proceeds From Sale of Bonds; Disposition of Fund