Sec. 3. (a) A local board established in accordance with section 2 of this chapter consists of the following members: (1) One (1) member appointed by the county executive. (2) One (1) member appointed by the county fiscal body. (3) One (1) member appointed by the mayor of the city or executive of the town having the largest population within the county. (4) One (1) member who is a representative of the county's business community, appointed by the county executive. (5) The president of the governing body of the school corporation located within the county. (b) The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4) is two (2) years. A member serves until a successor is appointed and qualified. A member may be reappointed after the member's term has expired. (c) If a vacancy of a member appointed under subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4) occurs on the local board, the appointing authority shall appoint a new member. That member serves for the remainder of the vacated term. (d) A local board member appointed under subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4) may be removed for cause by the appointing authority who appointed the member. (e) Each member, before entering upon the member's duties, shall take and subscribe an oath of office in the usual form. The oath shall be endorsed upon the member's certificate of appointment. The certificate shall be promptly filed with the records of the local board. (f) A member may not receive a salary, but is entitled to reimbursement for any expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the member's duties. (g) The expenses of the local board shall be paid by the county.
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