Sec. 17. (a) The president shall preside at the regular and special meetings of the governing board and shall perform all other duties that are authorized or required by the board or the board's bylaws, rules, and regulations. (b) The vice president shall discharge the duties of the president if any of the following occurs: (1) The president is incapacitated or absent. (2) There is a vacancy in the office of president. (3) The president relinquishes the president's duties as presiding officer at any meeting. (c) The secretary serves as executive officer of the board, acting for the board and exercising the powers and performing the duties at board meetings and during the intervals between meetings that the board authorizes. (d) At any meeting when only one (1) officer is present and the officer relinquishes the officer's duties or when the president and vice president are both absent, the members present shall choose a presiding officer from the members in attendance for that meeting. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-11.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.
IC 16-23-1-18 Compensation of governing board members and officers Sec. 18. (a) The governing board shall, by resolution, fix the compensation of the officers and board members in a reasonable amount and may fix a higher amount for the officers who perform additional duties outside board meetings. A certified copy of the resolution shall be submitted to the city fiscal body. (b) The city fiscal body may approve or reject the compensation proposed by the board, but the city fiscal body may not increase or decrease the amount fixed by the board. (c) If the board's resolution is confirmed and the salaries are approved by the city fiscal body, the compensation takes effect at the time fixed in the resolution. (d) The compensation of board members may be fixed on an annual basis or on a specified amount for each meeting, but may not exceed the compensation of members of the city fiscal body. This limitation does not apply to the officers of the board who perform duties outside of the board meetings. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-12.2-5-12.] As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.6.