Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 (2026)
Board of commissioners to be county executive
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. The three (3) member board of commissioners of a county elected under this chapter is the county executive. In the name of "The Board of Commissioners of the County of ________" the executive shall transact the business of the county.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-14-1 part; 17-1-14-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Cody Waldrip v. Angela Waldrip, City of Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe Cnty., Indiana, State of Indiana, 976 N.E.2d 102 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
Cody Waldrip v. Angela Waldrip, City of Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe Cnty., Indiana, State of Indiana, 976 N.E.2d 102 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “I.C. § 36-2-2-2. First, with respect to Angela’s employment as a reporter for the Monroe County Circuit Court, she necessarily was appointed to that position by a judge and likewise was subject to removal by the judge.”
Hayes v. Trs. of Indiana Univ., 902 N.E.2d 303 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “Indiana Code section 36-2-2-2 provides that "[the three (3) member board of commissioners of a county elected under this chapter is the county executive.”
Bradley v. Work, 916 F. Supp. 1446 (S.D. Ind. 1996). “Members of the Board of Commissioners, who comprise the executive of Lake County, see Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 , are elected from each of three different single-member districts within the county.”
United States v. Frank A.J. Stodola, 953 F.2d 266 (7th Cir. 1992). “Ind.Code § 36-2-2-2. By law, contracts with Lake County are awarded through sealed bidding to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.”
William E. Felton v. Bd. of Commissioners of the Cnty. of Greene & Robert F. Crowe, in His Off. Capacity, 5 F.3d 198 (7th Cir. 1993). “See Ind.Code 36-2-2-2, 36-2-4-2, 36-2-4-4. The Board argues that while the evidence presented at trial might support a finding that one member of the Board—Commissioner Crowe—acted with unlawful motive, the evidence does not support a finding that the Board (or at least a…”
Local 1963 of the United Auto., Aerospace, & Agric. Implement Workers of Am., UAW v. Madison Cnty., 999 N.E.2d 949 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). “See Ind.Code § 36-2-2-2. . The seven-member county council serves as the county's fiscal body.”
Off. of Tr. of Wayne Twp. v. Brooks, 940 N.E.2d 334 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “Ind.Code § 36-2-2-2. There does not appear to be a legislative definition of "original cause," but it is apparent from case *337 law that such an action is the functional equivalent of de novo review.”
Schott v. Hepler, 101 F.R.D. 99 (N.D. Ind. 1984). “» At all times relevant hereto, the Wells County Board of Commissioners constituted the county executive and was responsible for transacting the business of the county as mandated by Ind.”
The Clinton Cnty. Sheriff's Off. v. The Bd. of Commissioners of Clinton Cnty. (Ind. Ct. App. 2023). “The counterclaim alleged no contract needed approval by Appellees given that no public funds were used to pay the commissary 2 Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 provides: “The three (3) member board of commissioners of a county elected under this chapter is the county executive.”
Happy Valley LLC v. Madison Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). “I.C. § 36-2-2-2. Accordingly, county commissioners enter into contracts with vendors in furtherance of local government purposes and objectives.”
Madison Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, Madison Cnty. Clerk, Madison Cnty. Auditor, & Madison Cnty. Election Bd. v. Kevin M. Sipe & Wesley T. Likens (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). “Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 . The county commissioners are elected by the voters of the county for terms of four years, “alternat[ing] between one (1) and two (2) at succeeding general elections.”
Morris v. Sheriff of Allen Cnty. (N.D. Ind. 2022). “Ind. Code § 36-2-2-2 . 111. The defendants, along with the state courts, prosecutor, and community corrections, all believe that they have done everything possible to address the jail’s population.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.