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ARTICLE III <br />The Strategy Conunittee <br />Section 1, Membership. The management and affairs of the RDA shall be vested in <br />the Strategy Committee (the "Committee"). <br />Section 2. Committee. The Committee shall consist of (i) the chief executive officer <br />(or their designee) of each political subdivision with a population of 7,500 people or greater <br />(the "Population Threshold"), and (ii) one (1) chief executive officer (or their designee) to <br />collectively represent all political subdivisions who do not meet or exceed the Population <br />Threshold. Each member of the committee, before entering upon the duties of office, must <br />take and subscribe an oath of office under Ind. Code §5-4-1, which shall be endorsed upon the <br />certificate of appointment and filed with the records of the Committee. A member of the <br />committee is not entitled to receive any compensation for performance of the member's <br />duties. The Committee structure shall be re-evaluated every five (5) years. Service on the <br />Strategy Committee does not constitute a "lucrative office" pursuant to Article II, § 9 of the <br />Indiana Constitution. <br />Section 3. Chair: Officers. In January of each year, the Committee shall hold an <br />organizational meeting at which the Committee shall elect the following officers from the <br />members of the Committee: (i) chair, (ii) vice chair, and (iii) secretary -treasurer. The <br />affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the Committee is necessary to elect <br />an officer under this section. An officer elected under this section serves from the date of the <br />officer's election until the officer's successor is elected and qualified. <br />Section 4. Ex Officio Officer. The Mayor of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis is <br />an ex officio officer of the Committee. This appointment is in addition to the committee <br />appointment described in Article III, Section 2. <br />Section 5. Meetines Quorum. Affirmative Votes. The committee shall meet at least <br />quarterly. The chair of the Committee or any two (2) members of the committee may call a <br />special meeting of the Committee. A majority of the appointed members of the Committee <br />constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the appointed members <br />of the Committee are necessary to authorize any action of the Committee. <br />Section 6. Bylaws. The Committee shall adopt the bylaws and rules that the <br />Committee considers necessary for the proper conduct of the Committee's duties and the <br />safeguarding of the RDA's funds and property. <br />ARTICLE IV <br />Reeional Strategy Fund <br />The Committee shall establish and administer a regional strategy fund (the "Fund") <br />that consists of the following: (i) any payments required under an interlocal agreement for a <br />project that specifically states: (A) the amount for which each member is responsible; and (B) <br />the term of the agreement. The transfers allowed by this subdivision may be made from any <br />local revenue of the county or municipality, including property tax revenue, distributions, <br />incentive payments, money deposited in the county's or municipality's local major moves <br />construction fund under IC 8-14-16, money received by the county or municipality under a <br />