2023 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.