Board of joint district; membership

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), the board of a joint district consists of the following: (1) One (1) member of the county executive of each participating county. (2) One (1) member of the county fiscal body of each participating county. (3) One (1) member: (A) who is the executive of the municipality having the largest population in the county if that municipality is a city; or (B) if a town is the municipality having the largest population in the county, who is appointed from the membership of the fiscal body of that town. (4) One (1) member of the legislative body of the municipality having the largest population in each participating county, appointed by the legislative body of that municipality. (5) One (1) or more members who are the executives of cities under subsection (b), if applicable. (6) Additional members appointed by the executive of each participating county from the membership of the executive, as permitted under subsection (c). (7) One (1) additional member appointed by the executive of the participating county having the largest population from the membership of the executive if the appointments made under subdivisions (1) through (6) result in an even number of members. (b) If a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) has joined in a joint district, the executive of the three (3) cities in the county having the largest populations each serve as a member of the board. If a county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) and less than three hundred thousand (300,000) has joined in a joint district, the executive of the two (2) cities in the county having the largest populations each serve as a member of the board. (c) An agreement between two (2) or more counties establishing a joint district may allow the executive of each county to appoint a certain number of additional members from the membership of the executive based upon the proportion of each county's population to the population of the entire district. (d) An agreement among three (3) or more counties establishing a joint district may provide that: (1) the membership; and (2) the terms of office of members; of the board will be determined by the terms of an agreement entered into by the executive of each county governing the operation of the district. All members of a board appointed under this subsection must be elected officials of a county or a municipality. (e) The board of a joint district established under subsection (d) or IC 13-9.5-2-6(d) (before its repeal) after March 1, 1991: (1) must include representation from the largest municipality in each county included in the joint district as recommended by the executive of the largest municipality and approved by the legislative body of the largest municipality; and (2) may include representation from other municipalities in each county included in the joint district as recommended by the executive of a municipality and approved by the legislative body of the municipality. (f) The board of a joint district may allow a member who is appointed from: (1) the county executive; (2) a county fiscal body; or (3) a municipal legislative body; to have the body on which the member serves designate an alternate member from that body to participate and exercise the right to vote with the board if the member is unable to attend a meeting.