CHAPTER 6. BUS DIVISION SERVICE BOARD; BUS SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD; BUS SERVICE DIVISION
IC 8-24-6
Chapter 6. Bus Division Service Board; Bus Service Advisory
Board; Bus Service Division
IC 8-24-6-1
Bus service board established
Sec. 1. A regional demand and scheduled bus service board is
established for the district. The bus service board is the governing
body of the bus service division.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-2
Bus service board membership
Sec. 2. (a) The bus service board is composed of the following
members:
(1) One (1) member of the Lake County fiscal body, appointed
by the Lake County fiscal body (if the county is a member
county).
(2) One (1) member of the Porter County fiscal body, appointed
by the Porter County fiscal body (if the county is a member
county).
(3) The mayor of each city that meets both of the following
conditions:
(A) The city has a population of at least twenty-five
thousand (25,000).
(B) The city is located in Lake County or Porter County and
that county is a member county.
(b) A member described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) serves at the
pleasure of the appointing authority.
(c) If an appointing authority fails to make the required
appointment to the board within sixty (60) days after a vacancy exists
on the board, the appointment shall be made by the governor from
the individuals eligible to fill the position.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-3
Bus service board member compensation
Sec. 3. A member of a bus service board is not entitled to receive
compensation for performance of the member's duties. However, a
member of the bus service board who is not an elected official is
entitled to a per diem from the district for the member's participation
in bus service board meetings. The amount of the per diem is equal
to the amount of the per diem provided under IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-4
Bus service board meeting quorum requirement
Sec. 4. A majority of the members appointed to the bus service
board constitutes a quorum for a meeting.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-5
Affirmative vote of a majority of the bus service board members
required to take official action
Sec. 5. The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the
appointed members of the bus service board are necessary to
authorize any action of the district.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-6
Bus service board chairperson and other officers
Sec. 6. The bus service board shall elect a chairperson of the bus
service board and any other officers that the bus service board
determines appropriate.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-7
Bus service board meeting schedule
Sec. 7. A bus service board shall meet at least quarterly.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-8
Bus service board meetings at the call of the chairperson or two
members
Sec. 8. The chairperson of a bus service board or any two (2)
members of the bus service board may call a meeting of the bus
service board. The chairperson of the bus service board shall call the
initial meeting of the bus service board for a date that is not more
than thirty (30) days after the bus service board is initially
established.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-9
Bus service board bylaws
Sec. 9. The bus service board may adopt those bylaws and rules
that the bus service board considers necessary for the proper conduct
of the bus service board's duties and the safeguarding of the district's
funds and property.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-10
Powers of bus service board
Sec. 10. Subject to this article, the bus service board has the
following powers in Lake County and Porter County (if the county
is a member county):
(1) The powers granted by IC 36-9-3 or any other law to the
board of a regional transportation authority.
(2) The powers granted to the bus service board under this
article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-11
Powers of bus service division
Sec. 11. The bus service division has the following powers in
Lake County and Porter County (if the county is a member county):
(1) The powers granted by IC 36-9-3 or any other law to a
regional transportation authority to operate a bus public
transportation system.
(2) The powers granted to the bus service division under this
article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-12
Jurisdiction of bus service board and bus service division
Sec. 12. The powers of the bus service board and division may be
exercised only in Lake County and Porter County (if the county is a
member county).
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-13
Bus service division operations
Sec. 13. The bus service division shall operate in the manner
provided for a regional transportation authority under IC 36-9-3,
except that:
(1) this article applies if there is a conflict between this article
and IC 36-9-3; and
(2) an action authorized or permitted under IC 36-9-3 (other
than the appointment or removal of members of the bus service
board) by the executive, fiscal body, or legislative body of a
municipality or county shall be taken by the board.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-14
Executive director of bus service division
Sec. 14. The bus service board shall appoint an executive director
of the bus service division to manage the division. To be employed
as executive director, the individual must have at least five (5) years
experience in public transportation at a senior executive level.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.
IC 8-24-6-15
Bus service advisory board established; membership; meetings;
duties
Sec. 15. (a) The bus service advisory board is established. The bus
service advisory board has the following members:
(1) Two (2) members, each of whom must be a bus passenger
appointed by the bus service board.
(2) Two (2) members, each of whom must be a bus division
employee appointed by the bus service board.
(b) The members appointed under subsection (a)(1) must be
selected from passengers who have submitted a letter of interest to
the bus service board. To be considered for this position, a passenger
must submit a letter of interest to the bus service board during a two
(2) week period that begins sixty (60) days before the expiration of
the term of the member to be appointed. A passenger member of the
bus service board is not required to submit a letter of interest to be
eligible for appointment to a successive term.
(c) The members appointed under subsection (a)(2) must be
selected from a list of names submitted by the labor union
representing the employees of the bus service division.
(d) A member of the bus service advisory board shall serve for a
term of two (2) years from the beginning of the term for which the
member was appointed and until a successor has qualified for the
office. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority but is eligible for reappointment for successive terms.
(e) The members of the bus service advisory board shall elect for
a one (1) year term:
(1) one (1) member as chairperson;
(2) one (1) member to serve as vice chairperson; and
(3) one (1) member to serve as secretary.
(f) Ninety (90) days before the expiration of the term of the bus
service advisory board member appointed under subsection (a)(1),
the bus service division shall post in each bus a notice of the opening
on the bus service advisory board. The notice must announce the
opening for two (2) passenger members on the bus service advisory
board and provide information on submitting a letter of interest. The
notice must state the period in which the passenger must submit a
letter of interest. The notice must remain posted until the expiration
of the two (2) week period described in subsection (b).
(g) The bus service advisory board shall meet:
(1) at least quarterly at the call of the chairperson of the bus
service advisory board; or
(2) as requested by the bus service board.
(h) The bus service advisory board shall, as considered necessary
by the bus service advisory board or as requested by the bus service
board, study issues and make recommendations concerning matters
affecting the bus service division.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.282.