CHAPTER
6
COUNTY
COUNCIL OF VIGO COUNTY
1 6.1
County Council - Fiscal Body
The seven member county council elected under IC 36-2-3-3 is the fiscal body. The fiscal body shall act in the name of "The Vigo County Council". (IC 32-2-3-2).
1 6.1-a The fiscal body will meet during the first week of January each year to elect a president and president pro-tempore from its members.
1 6.1-b The County Auditor is the Clerk of the Fiscal body and shall:
1 6.1-b.1 preserve the fiscal body's records in his/her office,
1 6.1-b.2 keep an accurate record of the fiscal body's proceedings,
1 6.1-b.3 record the ayes and nays on each vote appropriating money or fixing
the rate of a tax levy,
1 6.1-b.4 record the ayes and nays on other votes when requested to do so by
two (2) or more members (IC 36-2-3-6).
1 6.1-c The County Sheriff or a deputy shall attend the meetings of the fiscal body, if requested by the fiscal body, and shall execute its orders.
1 6.1-d The fiscal body may employ legal and administrative personnel necessary to assist and advise it in the performance of its functions and duties (IC 36-2-3-6).
1 6.2
Meetings
1 6-2-a The Fiscal Body shall hold a regular annual meeting, as prescribed by IC 6-1.1-17, to adopt the countys annual budget and tax rate.
1 6.2-b Special meetings may be called by the County Auditor, president of
fiscal body or by a majority of the members of the fiscal body. At least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting, the auditor, president or members calling the meeting shall give written notice of the meeting to each member of the fiscal body and publish, at least one (1) day before the meeting, the notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1. This does not apply to a meeting called to deal with an emergency under IC 5-14-1.5-5.
1 6.2-c If a court orders the County Auditor to make an expenditure of county money for a purpose for which an appropriation has hot been made, the auditor shall immediately call an emergency meeting of the fiscal body to discuss the matter. The meeting shall be held within three (3) working days of the receipt of the order by the Auditor, and notice of the meeting day, time, and place is sufficient if given by phone to the members of the fiscal body and given according to IC 5-14-1.5. (IC 36-2-3-7).