Sec. 2. (a) A city-county council, which is the legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county council consists of the following members:

(1) Before January 1, 2016, twenty-nine (29) members.

(2) After December 31, 2015, twenty-five (25) members.

(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.

(c) A member of the legislative body must reside within:

(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and

(2) the district from which the member was elected.

(d) A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member:

(1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;

(2) ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was elected; or

(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the member is unable to perform the member's duties for more than six (6) months.

(e) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.

(f) The term of office of a member of the legislative body is four (4) years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 18-4-1-2(h) part; 18-4-3-6 part; subsection (b) formerly 18-4-3-6 part; subsection (c) formerly 18-4-3-7.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.5-1986, SEC.40; P.L.3-1987, SEC.552; P.L.266-2013, SEC.7.