(A) Qualifications (voting or non-voting).
(1) Must be 18 years of age or older; and
(2) Must be a resident of the county.
(B) Appointment of Commissioners.
(1) The County Redevelopment Commission shall consist of five voting Commissioners that shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Three Commissioners shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the county; and
(b) Two Commissioners shall be appointed by the County Council.
(2) The County Redevelopment Commission shall also consist of one non-voting advisor appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the county. The non-voting advisor must:
(a) Be a member of the school board of a school corporation that includes all or part of the territory served by the Redevelopment Commission;
(b) Not be a commissioner of the Redevelopment Commission for the purposes of this subchapter but is entitled to attend and participate in the proceedings of all meetings of the Redevelopment Commission; and
(c) Shall serve at the pleasure of the entity that appointed them.
(C) Term.
(1) Each voting Commissioner shall serve for one year from January 1 after his or her appointment until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, except that the original Commissioners shall serve from the date of their appointment until January 1 in the second year after their appointment. Should a vacancy occur, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the original Commissioner, and the successor shall serve for the remainder of the term.
(2) The non-voting advisor shall serve for a term of two years and until a successor is appointed.
(D) Oath. Each Commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath of office in the usual form, to be endorsed on the certificate of his or her appointment, which shall promptly be filed with the Clerk of the circuit court.
(E) Bond.
(1) Each Commissioner shall, before beginning his or her duties, execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the county, in the penal sum of $15,000.
(2) The bond must be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and the accounting for all monies and property that may come into their hands or under their control.
(3) The cost of the bond shall be paid by the special taxing district.
(F) Salaries, per diem and reimbursement of expenses.
(1) A Commissioner who does not otherwise hold a lucrative office for the purposes of Article 2, § 9 of the Indiana Constitution may receive:
(a) A salary;
(b) A per diem; or
(c) Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the Redevelopment Commissioner’s duties.
(2) A non-voting advisor is not entitled to a salary, per diem or reimbursement of expenses.
(G) Removal. The Board of Commissioners of the county may remove a Commissioner from office at any time.
(Ord. 2012-01, passed 1-3-2012, passed by Council 1-9-2012)