IN HB1243

Authorizes counties with populations between 300,000-400,000 to hold a public question at the November 2014 general election to reorganize county government by replacing the board of county commissioners with a single county executive and expanding the county council from 7 to 9 single-member district representatives.

If voters approve the reorganization, the single county executive is elected in 2018 with the board of county commissioners abolished on January 1, 2019, and all executive powers transferred to the single executive while legislative and fiscal powers go to the expanded county council.

If the single county executive office becomes vacant, the county council appoints an interim executive until the position is filled through normal election procedures.

Allows counties that have adopted a single county executive structure to later revert back to a three-member board of county commissioners through a subsequent public question and ordinance process.

In counties with a single county executive, the drainage board consists of the single executive plus 2-4 appointed resident freeholders with drainage expertise, as determined by the executive.