IC 14-32-4-13 — Elected supervisor; vacancy
Chapter 4. Supervisors
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 13. (a) If a vacancy in the position of elected supervisor occurs during the district's operating year: (1) the district supervisors shall, within thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs, recommend to the board in writing one (1) or more individuals qualified to fill the position; (2) at the first board meeting held after the board receives a recommendation under subdivision (1), the board shall act upon the recommendation and appoint an individual to temporarily fill the vacancy; and (3) the board shall notify the supervisors of the appointment made by the board. (b) The individual appointed to temporarily fill a vacancy under subsection (a) shall serve until the district's next annual meeting. (c) At the annual meeting immediately following the appointment of an individual to temporarily fill a vacant elected supervisor's position, the position shall be filled through the regular election procedure set forth in sections 6 through 9 of this chapter. (d) If three (3) or more vacant unexpired terms occur simultaneously in the district, the board shall make appointments to fill the vacancies.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.136-1997, SEC.22; P.L.14-2026, SEC.6.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)