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IN HB1248

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Michael Karickhoff

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts gatherings of county commissioners from open door law requirements when they perform only routine administrative functions related to everyday internal county management.

  • Defines "administrative functions" as routine activities reasonably related to the board's everyday internal management, including conferring with staff and making recommendations to county officials or employees.

  • Explicitly excludes from the administrative functions exemption: taking final action on public business, exercising legislative powers, and awarding or entering into contracts that bind the county.

  • Applies only to counties without consolidated cities and affects the definition of "meeting" under Indiana Code 5-14-1.5.

  • Effective July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

County commissioners' meetings. Provides that a gathering of the members of the county executive body is not a meeting for purposes of the open door law, if the county executive body performs only routine administrative functions involving the everyday internal management of the county.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform

1/10/2017

Committee Referrals

Government and Regulatory Reform1/10/2017

Full Bill Text

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