Citations Affected: Noncode.
January 12, 2006, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
Reform.
January 26, 2006, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
January 30, 2006, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
chief of the fire department of Evansville or the chief's designee. (4) The chief or other officer in charge of a volunteer fire department in Vanderburgh County, appointed by majority vote of all chiefs or other officers in charge of all volunteer fire departments in Vanderburgh County. (5) An elected township assessor, appointed by majority vote of all elected township assessors in Vanderburgh County. (6) An elected township trustee, appointed by majority vote of all elected township trustees in Vanderburgh County. Prohibits the chairman of the commission from calling a meeting of the commission unless: (1) a majority of the voters voting on a local public question placed on the ballot in Vanderburgh County who reside in a municipality vote in favor of continuing to study consolidation; and (2) a majority of the voters voting on a local public question placed on the ballot in Vanderburgh County who do not reside in a municipality vote in favor of continuing to study consolidation. Provides that the local public question shall be voted on in the 2006 general election.
A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning local government.
by the majority vote of the county council.
(5) Six (6) residents of Vanderburgh County appointed as
follows:
(A) Three (3) individuals appointed by the president of the
Vanderburgh County council, not more than two (2) of
whom may be members of the same political party.
(B) Three (3) individuals appointed by the president of the
Vanderburgh County board of commissioners, not more
than two (2) of whom may be members of the same
political party.
(d) The following individuals shall serve as nonvoting advisers
to the commission:
(1) The Vanderburgh County sheriff or the sheriff's designee.
(2) The chief of the police department of the city of Evansville
or the chief's designee.
(3) The chief of the fire department of the city of Evansville or
the chief's designee.
(4) The chief or other officer in charge of a volunteer fire
department in Vanderburgh County, appointed by the
majority vote of all chiefs or other officers in charge of all
volunteer fire departments in Vanderburgh County.
(5) An elected township assessor for a township in
Vanderburgh County, appointed by the majority vote of all
elected township assessors in Vanderburgh County.
(6) An elected township trustee for a township in
Vanderburgh County, appointed by the majority vote of all
elected township trustees in Vanderburgh County.
(e) The members described in subsection (c) may not be
appointed until after December 31, 2006.
(f) After January 1 but before February 1 of each year, the
members of the commission shall elect one (1) member of the
commission to serve as its chairperson during the calendar year in
which the designation is made.
(g) The commission shall meet upon the call of the chairperson.
However, the chairperson may not call for a meeting of the
commission to be held before January 1, 2007.
(h) The chairperson of the commission may not call for a
meeting of the commission unless both of the following conditions
are met:
(1) A majority of the voters voting on a local public question
placed on the ballot in Vanderburgh County who reside in a
municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11) vote in favor of
continuing to study consolidation in Vanderburgh County.
(2) A majority of the voters voting on a local public question
placed on the ballot in Vanderburgh County who do not
reside in a municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11) vote in
favor of continuing to study consolidation in Vanderburgh
County.
(i) A quorum of the commission must be present to conduct
business. A quorum consists of a majority of the members
appointed to the commission.
(j) The commission may not take an official action unless the
official action has been approved by at least a majority of the
members appointed to serve on the commission.
(k) The commission shall study:
(1) unifying city and county government in Vanderburgh
County; and
(2) whether the efficiency of local government in
Vanderburgh County may be improved by consolidating:
(A) the functions of any office or governmental department
located in Vanderburgh County; or
(B) any service or program provided by a unit of local
government in Vanderburgh County;
(l) The commission may make recommendations to the general
assembly concerning either or both of the following:
(1) Whether the general assembly should unify city and
county government in Vanderburgh County.
(2) Whether:
(A) the functions of any office or governmental department
located in Vanderburgh County; or
(B) the administration of any service or program provided
by a unit of local government in Vanderburgh County;
should be consolidated.
(m) If the commission makes a recommendation under
subsection (l), the commission shall recommend legislation to the
general assembly that would implement the recommendation.
(n) The commission shall provide its final recommendations to
the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6
before November 1, 2007.
(o) This SECTION expires December 1, 2007.