IC 36-7-4-218 — Membership of commission; terms and removal of citizen members
Chapter 4. Local Planning and Zoning
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Sec. 218. (a) When an initial term of office of a citizen member expires, each new appointment of a citizen member is: (1) for a term of four (4) years (in the case of a municipal, county, or area plan commission); (2) for a term of three (3) years (in the case of a metropolitan plan commission); or (3) for a term of one (1), two (2), or three (3) years, as designated by the appointing authority (in the case of the metropolitan development commission). A member serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. A member is eligible for reappointment. (b) ADVISORY. Upon the establishment of a nine (9) member municipal plan commission, the citizen members shall initially be appointed for the following terms of office: (1) One (1) for a term of two (2) years. (2) Two (2) for a term of three (3) years. (3) Two (2) for a term of four (4) years. Upon the establishment of a seven (7) member municipal plan commission, two (2) citizen members shall initially be appointed for a term of three (3) years and two (2) shall initially be appointed for a term of four (4) years. Each member's term expires on the first Monday of January of the second, third, or fourth year, respectively, after the year of the member's appointment. (c) ADVISORY. Upon the establishment of a county plan commission, the citizen members shall initially be appointed for the following terms of office: (1) One (1) for a term of one (1) year. (2) One (1) for a term of two (2) years. (3) One (1) for a term of three (3) years. (4) Two (2) for a term of four (4) years. Each member's term expires on the first Monday of January of the first, second, third, or fourth year, respectively, after the year of the member's appointment. (d) ADVISORY. Upon the establishment of a metropolitan plan commission, the citizen members shall initially be appointed for the following terms of office: (1) Three (3) for a term of one (1) year, one (1) appointed by the county legislative body and two (2) by the city executive. (2) Two (2) for a term of two (2) years, one (1) by each appointing authority. (3) Two (2) for a term of three (3) years, one (1) by each appointing authority. (e) AREA. If there is one (1) citizen member on the area plan commission, the member's initial term of office is one (1) year. If there are two (2) citizen members, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year and one (1) for a term of two (2) years. If there are three (3) or more citizen members, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1) for a term of two (2) years, one (1) for a term of three (3) years, and any remainder for a term of four (4) years. Each member's term expires on the first Monday of January of the first, second, third, or fourth year, respectively, after the year of the member's appointment. (f) ADVISORY─AREA. An individual who is appointed a member of the plan commission serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority as long as: (1) the officeholder who appointed the individual continues to hold the office; or (2) the board, committee, or body that appointed the individual retains all of the same members who served on the board, committee, or body when the individual was appointed. If subdivision (1) or (2) does not apply, the individual may only be removed for cause. To remove a member for cause, the appointing authority must mail notice of the removal, along with written reasons for the removal, to the member at the member's residence address. A member who is removed may, within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the removal, appeal the removal to the circuit or superior court of the county. The court may, pending the outcome of the appeal, order the removal or stay the removal of the member. (g) METRO. The appointing authority may remove a citizen member from the metropolitan development commission. The appointing authority must mail notice of the removal, along with written reasons, if any, for the removal, to the member at the member's residence address. A member who is removed may not appeal the removal to a court or otherwise.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.23. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.11; P.L.192-1984, SEC.5; P.L.127-2017, SEC.171; P.L.40-2026, SEC.16.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)