Section 36-3-4-2 - City-county council; membership; election; eligibility; vacancy; term of office(a) A city-county council, which is the legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county council consists of twenty-five (25) members.(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.(c) A member of the legislative body must reside within:(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and(2) the district from which the member was elected.(d) A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member: (1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;(2) ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was elected; or(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the member is unable to perform the member's duties for more than six (6) months.(e) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.(f) The term of office of a member of the legislative body is four (4) years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 18-4-1-2(h) part; 18-4-3-6 part; subsection (b) formerly 18-4-3-6 part; subsection (c) formerly 18-4-3-7.
Amended by P.L. 193-2021,SEC. 109, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 266-2013, SEC. 7, eff. 7/1/2013.As added by Acts1980 , P.L. 212, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.40; P.L. 3-1987, SEC.552.