IN Code § 36-7-7.6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 7.6. Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission|36-7-7.6-9. Quorum; Official Action by Affirmative Vote of Quorum or Weighted Affirmative Vote

Sec. 9. (a) A majority of the commission members constitute a quorum.(b) An action of the commission is official only if both the following apply:(1) The action is authorized at a regular meeting or a properly called special meeting in which at least one (1) member from each county described in section 1 of this chapter is present.(2) The action is authorized by:(A) the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the commission; or(B) a weighted affirmative vote of more than fifty (50) if a motion is made under subsection (c).(c) Upon a motion by any one (1) member of the commission that is properly seconded by another member at:(1) a regular meeting; or(2) a properly called special meeting;the commission shall use the weighted voting process described in subsection (d).(d) Each commission member has a weighted vote determined as follows:(1) In the case of a member appointed by the executive of a municipality, the member's weighted vote is determined in STEP FIVE of the following formula:STEP ONE: Determine the population of the municipality as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP TWO: Determine the sum of the population of the counties described in section 1 of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP THREE: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.STEP FOUR: Round the number determined in STEP THREE to the nearest ten-thousandth (0.0001).STEP FIVE: Multiply the number determined in STEP FOUR by one hundred (100).(2) In the case of a member appointed by the executive of a county, the member's weighted vote is determined in STEP FIVE of the following formula:STEP ONE: Determine the population of the area in the county that is not within a municipality and is not within a township described in section 4(a)(6) of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP TWO: Determine the sum of the population of the counties described in section 1 of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP THREE: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.STEP FOUR: Round the number determined in STEP THREE to the nearest ten-thousandth (0.0001).STEP FIVE: Multiply the number determined in STEP FOUR by fifty (50).(3) In the case of a member appointed by a fiscal body, the member's weighted vote is determined in STEP FIVE of the following formula:STEP ONE: Determine the population of the area in the county that is not within a municipality and is not within a township described in section 4(a)(6) of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP TWO: Determine the sum of the population of the counties described in section 1 of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP THREE: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.STEP FOUR: Round the number determined in STEP THREE to the nearest ten-thousandth (0.0001).STEP FIVE: Multiply the number determined in STEP FOUR by fifty (50).(4) In the case of a member appointed by the trustee of a township under section 4(a)(6) of this chapter, the member's weighted vote is determined in STEP FIVE of the following formula:STEP ONE: Determine the population of the township as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP TWO: Determine the sum of the population of the counties described in section 1 of this chapter as reported by the most recent federal decennial census.STEP THREE: Divide the number determined in STEP ONE by the number determined in STEP TWO.STEP FOUR: Round the number determined in STEP THREE to the nearest ten-thousandth (0.0001).STEP FIVE: Multiply the number determined in STEP FOUR by fifty (50).As added by P.L.165-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.169-2006, SEC.58; P.L.39-2007, SEC.2; P.L.20-2015, SEC.1.