Worman Enterprises, Inc. v. The Boone County Solid Waste Management District

BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that the board of a solid waste management district is not subject to the strict prohibition on ex parte communications that applies to a court or an administrative agency acting in a purely adjudicatory role.

Factual and Procedural Background

The Boone County Solid Waste Management District (District) was created pursu- . ant to Indiana Code Article 18-21. That Article authorizes the District, inter alia, (1) "to develop and implement a district solid waste management plan"; (2) "to otherwise do all things necessary for the reduction, management, and disposal of solid…