The Terre Haute City Council will appoint one member to the Fire Merit Board.  The member will serve four (4) years for their term.  

• Appointees must be at least 21 years of age
• Appointees must be of good moral character
• Appointees must be a legal resident of the City of Terre Haute for three (3) consecutive years preceding the term of appointment
• Appointees may not be an active member of the police or fire department
• Appointees may not receive renumeration as salary from the City or of any other fire department or agency
• Appointees may not hold another elective or appointive office in either a city, town, township, county or state government
• No more than two (2) board members may be past members of the police or fire department

More information may be found in the Terre Haute City Code, Chapter 2, Section 2-171