Local government tax control board; establishment; members; per
diem and expenses
Sec. 11. (a) A local government tax control board is established.
The board consists of nine (9) members, seven (7) of whom are
voting members and two (2) of whom are nonvoting members.
(b) The seven (7) voting members shall be appointed as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the state board of accounts.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the department of local
government finance.
(3) Five (5) members appointed by the governor. Three (3) of the
members appointed by the governor must be citizens of Indiana
who do not hold a political or elective office in state or local
government. The governor may seek the recommendation of
representatives of the cities, towns, and counties before
appointing the other two (2) members to the board.
(c) The two (2) nonvoting members of the board shall be appointed
as follows:
(1) One (1) member of the house of representatives, appointed by
the speaker of the house.
(2) One (1) member of the senate, appointed by the president pro
tempore of the senate.
(d) All members of the local government tax control board shall
serve at the will of the board or person that appointed them.
(e) The local government tax control board shall annually hold an
organizational meeting. At this organizational meeting the board
shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership. The
board shall meet after each organizational meeting as often as its
business requires.
(f) The department of local government finance shall provide the
local government tax control board with rooms, staff, and secretarial
assistance for its meetings.
(g) Members of the local government tax control board shall serve
without compensation, except as provided in subsections (h) and (i).
(h) Each member of the local government tax control board who is
not a state employee is entitled to receive both of the following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
(2) Reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as
provided in the state travel policies and procedures established
by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the
budget agency.
(i) Each member of the local government tax control board who is
a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and
other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures
established by the Indiana department of administration and
approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.73-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.69-1983, SEC.11;
P.L.6-1997, SEC.84; P.L.90-2002, SEC.166.
Last modified: May 28, 2006