(A) The Parks and Recreation Board shall be composed of five regular members and two ex-officio members. Members are appointed as follows (I.C. 36-10-3-4).
(1) Two members shall be appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court.
(2) One member shall be appointed by the county executive (Board of Commissioners).
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the county fiscal body (County Council).
(B) Members appointed under divisions (A)(1) through (A)(3) above shall be appointed on the basis of their interest in and knowledge of parks and recreation, but no more than one member appointed under divisions (A)(1) and (A)(3) shall be affiliated with the same political party.
(C) In a county having at least one city with a population of at least 35,000, the creating ordinance must provide for one ex-officio Board member, to be appointed by the executive of that city. The member appointed by the city executive must be affiliated with a different political party than the member appointed by the county executive. However, if the county has more than one city of a population greater than 35,000, the executives of those cities shall agree on the ex-officio member. The member serves for a term coterminous with the term of the appointing executive or executives.
(D) The creating ordinance may also provide for the county Cooperative Extension Coordinator, the county Extension Agent, or a member of the county Extension Committee selected by the committee, to serve as an ex-officio Board member.
(Policy passed 6-13-95)