Title 31 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW

31-5101. Appointment of study commission. (1) The board of county commissioners may by resolution appoint a study commission, comprised of not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9) members, to study the existing form of county government, compare it to other optional forms an…

31-5102. Study commission — Qualifications. A member of a study commission shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall have resided in the county one (1) year preceding his appointment. Elected officials of the county then serving in office shall not be eligible.

31-5103. Study commission terms — Vacancies. (1) The term of office of a commission member initiates upon his appointment and concludes thirty (30) days after the issuance of the commission’s final report. (2) The governing body shall fill any vacancies occurring on the commissio…

31-5104. Study commission — Organization — Meetings — Conduct of business. (1) The commission shall meet within thirty (30) days of its appointment and shall organize by electing from its members a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a clerk-secretary. (2) Meetings of the study commis…

31-5105. Final report of study commission. (1) Within one (1) year after its first meeting, the study commission shall submit its final report to the governing body. The commission shall conduct one (1) or more public hearings before submitting the final report to the governing b…

31-5106. Final report recommending optional form — Election. (1) If the commission is established by resolution of the governing body and the final report recommends that an optional form of county government be submitted to the electors, the governing body may submit the questio…