(A) Under legislative authority granted by I.C. 36-7-14-3, there is hereby established a Department of Redevelopment for the purposes and to exercise the powers set forth in the Act or otherwise granted by law. The Department of Redevelopment shall be controlled by a board of five members to be known as the County Redevelopment Commission.
(B) The Commissioners of the County Redevelopment Commission shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with the Act, including the following provisions.
(1) A Redevelopment Commissioner must be at least 18 years of age and must be a resident of the county.
(2) The Commissioners (members) for the County Redevelopment Commission shall be appointed by the county executive (County Commissioners) of the county.
(3) (a) Each Redevelopment Commissioner shall serve for one year from January 1 after his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified; except that, the original Commissioners shall serve from the date of their appointment until January 1 in the second year after their appointment.
(b) If a vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the original Commissioners, and the successor shall serve for the remainder of the vacated term.
(4) Each Redevelopment Commissioner, before beginning his or her duties, 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 be promptly filed with the Clerk for the unit that he or she serves.
(5) Each Redevelopment Commissioner, before beginning his or her duties, shall execute a bond payable to the state, with surety to be approved by the Commissioners of the county. The bond must be in the penal sum of $15,000 and must be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and the accounting for all moneys and property that may come into his or her hands or under his or her control. The cost of the bond shall be paid by the county, as the special taxing district under the Act.
(C) This section shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption in the manner provided by law.
(Ord. 2003-19B, passed 12-8-2003)