Terms; removal; compensation

Sec. 8. (a) The board is composed of three (3) members, who must be residents of the unit appointed by the executive of the unit. (b) A member is entitled to serve a three (3) year term. A member may be reappointed to subsequent terms. (c) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the executive of the unit shall fill the vacancy by appointing a new member for the remainder of the vacated term. (d) A board member for a board established in a county containing a consolidated city may be removed for cause by the executive of the unit. (e) This subsection applies to a board established in a county that does not contain a consolidated city. An individual who is appointed a board member serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority as long as: (1) the city or town executive who appointed the member continues to hold the office of city or town executive; or (2) the county executive that appointed the individual retains all of the same members that served on the body when the individual was appointed. If subdivision (1) or (2) does not apply, the individual may only be removed for cause. (f) Each member, before entering upon the duties of office, must take and subscribe an oath of office under IC 5-4-1, which shall be endorsed upon the certificate of appointment and filed with the records of the board. (g) A member may not receive a salary, and no profit or money of the authority inures to the benefit of a member.