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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 279, art. II, div. 4

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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-241 Residency of members.

Sec. 279-241. - Residency of members. A member of the department shall reside within Marion County or a county contiguous to Marion County; however, this section does not apply to a member of the department who: (1) Was a member of the Indianapolis Police Department and becomes a member of the department under section 279-103 of this chapter; and (2) Resided outside the county on January 1, 1975. (G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 47, 2009, § 10)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-242 Political activity of members.

Sec. 279-242. - Political activity of members. A member of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department may: (1) Be a candidate for elective office and serve in that office if elected; (2) Be appointed to an office and serve in that office if appointed; (3) Except when in uniform or on duty, solicit votes or campaign funds for the member or others; and (4) Not be dismissed, demoted, or temporarily suspended because of political affiliation or activity that is authorized by this section. (G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 47, 2009, § 10)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-243 Member who becomes sheriff; effect on rank.

Sec. 279-243. - Member who becomes sheriff; effect on rank. (a) If a person who is a member of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department becomes sheriff, either by election or by appointment, upon the expiration of the person's term as sheriff and upon the person's written application, the board shall appoint the person to the rank in the department that the person held at the time of the person's election or appointment as sheriff, if there is a vacancy in the department. (b) If the person, during the person's tenure as sheriff, has qualified, in accordance with the promotion procedure prescribed by the board in its rules, for a rank in the department that is higher than the rank the person held before election or appointment as sheriff, the board shall, upon the expiration of the person's term as sheriff, appoint the person to the rank for which the person has qualified under the promotion procedure, if there is a vacancy in that rank. (G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 47, 2009, § 10)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-244 Reserved.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-245 Procedures in the event of reduction in force.

Sec. 279-245. - Procedures in the event of reduction in force. (a) As used in this section, appointing authority means the chief and the board. (b) When it is necessary for financial reasons for the appointing authority to reduce by layoff the number of members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, members shall be laid off in reverse hiring order, with the last member appointed to the department being the first to be laid off, until the desired level of employment is achieved. (c) If the department's membership is increased, the members of the department who have been laid off under subsection (b) of this section shall be reinstated before any new member is appointed to the department. Members shall be reinstated in reverse of the order in which the members were laid off with the last member laid off from the department being the first to be reinstated. (d) A member of the department who is laid off shall keep the appointing authority advised of the member's current address. The appointing authority shall inform a member of the member's reinstatement by written notice sent by certified mail to the member's last known address. (e) Not later than twenty (20) days after the date the notice of reinstatement is sent under subsection (d) of this section, the member shall advise the appointing authority whether the member: (1) Accepts reinstatement; and (2) Will commence employment on the date specified in the notice. (f) All reinstatement rights granted to a member under this section terminate on the earlier of: (1) The date the member fails to accept reinstatement within the time specified in subsection (e) of this section; or (2) Three (3) years after the date on which a member's layoff begins. (G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 47, 2009, § 11)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH279INMEPODE_ARTIIOR_DIV4MIFetched: 10/27/2026