§ 31.166 COMPOSITION, TERMS, AND MEETINGS.
   (A)   The Committee shall consist of the following voting members or their respective designated voting representatives:
      (1)   One member of the Board of County Commissioners, appointed by the Lake County Board of Commissioners;
      (2)   Two members of the County Council, appointed by the Lake County Council;
      (3)   Lake County Sheriff;
      (4)   Warden, Lake County Jail;
      (5)   Lake County Clerk;
      (6)   Lake County Prosecutor;
      (7)   Chief Judge, Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division, or one of the Criminal Division Judges appointed by the Criminal Division Judges;
      (8)   Chief Judge, Lake Superior Court, County Division, or one of the County Division judges appointed by the County Division Judges;
      (9)   Two City Court Judges, appointed by the City Court Judges of Lake County, Indiana;
      (10)   Director, Lake County Community Corrections; and
      (11)   Criminal Division Chief Public Defender.
   (B)   The Committee shall consist of the following non-voting members or their respective designated non-voting representatives:
      (1)   Director of Lake County Data Processing;
      (2)   Lake Superior Court, Juvenile Court Judge;
      (3)   Lake County Chief Probation Officer; and
      (4)   Representative of the mental health field appointed by the Lake County Council.
   (C)   Terms. The members of the Committee shall serve a one-year term.
   (D)   All members shall be appointed within 30 days of the adoption of this subchapter. In the event a position is vacated, the appointing entity shall appoint the replacement within 30 days of notice.
   (E)   Within 30 days of appointment of its members the Committee shall meet and select a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and Secretary, establish rules and implement procedures to carry out its business. Neither the Lake County Sheriff, the Warden of the Lake County Jail, nor the Director of the Lake County Community Corrections are eligible to serve as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or Secretary because of their direct supervisory control over inmates. The Committee shall meet on a monthly basis on a date and place determined by the Committee. Minutes of the meeting shall be maintained by the Secretary.
   (F)   A quorum is seven members and a majority of the vote of those present is necessary for official action.
   (G)   Upon adoption of this subchapter a copy shall be forwarded to each appointing entity under this section.
(Prior Code, § 31.121) (Ord. 1134A, passed 9-6-1994; Ord. 1230A, passed 8-13-2002; Ord. 1230A-1, passed 10-8-2002; Ord. 1230A-2, passed 12-9-2003; Ord. 1268A, passed 10-11-2005; Ord. 1387B, passed 8-11-2015; Ord. 1421A, passed 6-12-2018)