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 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.]
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