Terms; reappointment; oath; per diem

Sec. 9. (a) A member appointed to a development board serves a four (4) year term. A member may be reappointed to subsequent terms. (b) A member of a development board may only be removed from the development board before the expiration of the four (4) year term by written agreement of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the executives of the members of the development authority. (c) If a vacancy occurs on a development board, the executives of the members of the development authority at the time of the vacancy shall fill the vacancy by appointing a new member for the remainder of the vacated term and as otherwise provided in subsection (a). (d) Each member appointed to a development board, 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 development board. (e) A member appointed to a development board is not entitled to receive any compensation for performance of the member's duties. However, a member is entitled to a per diem from the development authority for the member's participation in development board meetings. The amount of the per diem is equal to the amount of the per diem provided under IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).