{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-8-5-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-8-5-3","heading":"Public meeting to determine vacancy on town council","body":"Sec. 3. (a) The town council may hold a public meeting to determine whether a circumstance has occurred under IC 36-5-2-6.5(3) that results in a vacancy on the town council. The town council may set a meeting for making the determination on its own motion, or a person may petition the town council to set a meeting to make the determination. The town council may grant or deny a petition for a meeting.\n(b) If a person files a petition with the council, the petition must state the basis for the person's claim that a circumstance has occurred under IC 36-5-2-6.5(3).","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 8. OFFICERS' IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, AND DISQUALIFICATION","Chapter 5. Notice of a Town Council Vacancy"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-8-5-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"dc188dcbff1e1f4448301ac95c67bfabd51a1b72addef339b281e7134519a3f4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-8-5-2","next":"us-in/ic-5-8-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}