§ 285-801 — High performance government team established

Sec. 285-801. - High performance government team established.

(a) The high performance government team is established. (b) The purpose of the high performance government team is to review the operations of all taxing units in the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, to assist those units in finding ways to operate more efficiently and effectively, and to make recommendations to the mayor, city-county council, relevant elected officials and the taxing units regarding how to implement the team's findings. (c) The team consists of the following thirteen (13) members: (1) Two co-chairpersons, with one (1) appointed by the mayor and one appointed by the city-county council; (2) Eleven (11) members appointed by the co-chairpersons in collaboration with the mayor, city-county council and Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce; (3) The city controller or his or her designee as a non-voting, ex-officio member; and (4) Two city-county councilors of different political parties appointed by the council as non-voting, ex-officio members. (d) All members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, in person and not by proxy, and without compensation. (e) Members must be residents of, or employed in, Marion County, Indiana. (f) Voting members shall not be elected officials or employees of elected officials. (g) Voting members shall have significant experience in the corporate sector, preferably with significant process improvement experience in total quality management, six-sigma, project management, or a particular functional discipline. (h) The appointment of each team member shall be for a term of two (2) calendar years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs, the appointment of a successor shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. Each member may be appointed to successive terms. (i) A quorum of the team for official action shall be seven voting members. (j) The team shall meet as often as necessary, at such place and time as may be set by the co-chairpersons. All official action of the team shall be executed by the co-chairpersons upon being authorized by a motion passed by a simple majority of voting members present. (k) The team shall adopt rules for the conduct and procedures of the team's meetings that are consistent with the Indiana Open Door Law and the Access to Public Records Act. (l) The team is a public agency for purposes of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3. (m) The team shall seek city-county council re-authorization every two years.

(G.O. 47, 2007, § 1; G.O. 102, 2009, § 3; G.O. 119, 2009, § 1; G.O. 55, 2023, § 1)