Sec. 21. (a) A trustee of a memorial may be removed and the position declared vacant by the board, common council, or judge appointing the trustee upon a showing that the trustee is incompetent, dishonest, or not performing the duties required by:
(1) law; or
(2) the governing rules of the board of trustees.
(b) At any time after a memorial building has been:
(1) erected and used for public purposes described in section 15 of this chapter; and
(2) fully paid for and all bonds or other indebtedness issued for the construction of the memorial has been retired;
the board of county commissioners or common council may by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the board of commissioners or common council abolish and terminate the existence of the memorial board of trustees. The board of county commissioners or common council must have a signed petition requesting abolition and termination by all members of the board of trustees and the consent of the circuit court judge of the judicial circuit in which the county or city is situated. The judge's consent must be included on the signed petition. The board of county commissioners or common council shall fix a time not less than thirty (30) days or more than ninety (90) days from the date of the vote when the termination becomes effective.
(c) If the board of trustees has been abolished and terminated, the county auditor or city clerk shall notify the secretary of the board of trustees in writing of the time for the termination of the board of trustees.
(d) The board of trustees shall make a full and final report of its activities in the same manner as other reports required by this chapter. The report must be completed on or before the day fixed in the notice for termination.
(e) On and after the date fixed for the abolition and termination of the board of trustees, the custody, control, and management of the memorial shall be exercised by the officers, board, common council, or committee of the county or city that manages and controls other county or city buildings. Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, the officers, board, common council, or committee of the county or city that manages and controls other county or city buildings shall perpetuate the memorial features of the building.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-5-21.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.6-2017, SEC.2.
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