Sec. 9. (a) The board is the governing body of the district.
(b) The board may do the following:
(1) Finance, purchase, acquire, lease, erect, install, construct, equip, upgrade, operate, and maintain facilities.
(2) Sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded.
(3) Condemn, appropriate, lease, rent, purchase, and hold any real or personal property needed or considered useful in connection with facilities.
(4) Acquire real or personal property by gift, devise, or bequest, and hold, use, or dispose of that property for purposes authorized by this chapter.
(5) Design, order, contract for, construct, and equip any facilities.
(6) Employ architects, engineers, attorneys, auditors, clerks, construction managers, and other employees necessary for the financing, erection, and equipping of facilities.
(7) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to accomplishing the purposes of the district.
(c) In a county not having a consolidated city, the board shall establish a public safety communications commission representing the public safety agencies that are served by the district. The members of this commission are:
(1) one (1) person appointed by the county executive;
(2) one (1) person appointed by the county fiscal body;
(3) one (1) person appointed by the executive of each city in the district; and
(4) the county sheriff.
Members serve for four (4) year terms. The county legislative body shall provide by ordinance for the length of each initial term so that the result is staggered terms for commission members.
(d) In a county not having a consolidated city, the chief law enforcement and fire safety officers of each participating unit shall constitute a technical advisory committee to advise the board and the public safety communications commission upon request.
(e) In a county not having a consolidated city, the commission established under this section shall operate any public safety communications system established under this chapter. In a county having a consolidated city, the board shall operate any public safety communications system established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.82-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.225-1986, SEC.5; P.L.2-1989, SEC.50.
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