(A) (1) The Commissioners of the Economic Development Commission shall take office upon their appointment, and their terms shall run the following number of years, from February l, following the original appointment.
(2) The Commissioner nominated by the Common Council for a term of 2 years; the Commissioner nominated by the County Council for a term of 1 year; 2 Commissioners selected and appointed by the Mayor for a term of 3 years and 1 Commissioner selected and appointed by the Mayor for a term of 1 year.
(B) At the expiration of the respective terms of each of the Commissioners originally appointed, their respective successors shall be nominated and selected in the same manner as the original appointee; each of the nominees shall be appointed by the Mayor within 10 days after receiving the nominations, and each succeeding member shall serve for a term of 4 years.
(C) (1) In the event any person appointed as Commissioner shall fail to qualify within 10 days after the mailing to him or her of the notice of his or her appointment, or if any member after qualifying should die, resign or vacate the office, or be removed, a new member shall be chosen and appointed to fill the vacancy in the same manner as provided for the member in respect to whom the vacancy occurs. The member so chosen and appointed shall serve for the remainder of the vacated term.
(2) The Commissioners shall hold over after the expiration of their terms until their respective successors have been duty appointed and have qualified.
(Prior Code, § 34.077) (Ord. 3844, passed 11-13-1972)
Statutory reference:
Terms; vacancies, see I.C. 36-7-12-5, 36-7-12-9, and 36-7-12-10