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IN HB1423
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jim Pressel
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 36-7-4-215 to allow county executives to appoint additional citizen members to city (in addition to town) municipal plan commissions representing unincorporated jurisdictional areas.
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Allows appointment of 2 additional citizen members if unincorporated area population is 50-100% of the municipality's population, or 4 additional members if unincorporated area population exceeds the municipality's population.
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When 4 additional members are appointed, requires at least 2 to be residents of the unincorporated area and no more than 2 to be from the same political party.
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Specifies that of 4 appointed members, 2 shall serve initial 1-year terms and 2 shall serve initial 4-year terms.
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Addresses two-county situations by requiring each county executive to appoint proportional members, with the county having the larger unincorporated area appointing its members first.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Municipal planning commissions. Allows the county executive to appoint additional citizen members to a city plan commission to represent the unincorporated area of the city's two mile "buffer zone". (Under current law, only town plan commissions may have these additional citizen members.) Resolves an ambiguity in the statute that exists regarding the residency, initial terms, and appointment of four additional citizen members.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
1/17/2017