36-5-7-2. Appointment; Compensation
Sec. 2. The town legislative body shall appoint a town marshal and fix the town marshal’s compensation. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-16 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.151.
36-5-6-5. Oaths, Depositions, and Acknowledgments
Sec. 5. The clerk-treasurer may administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgments of instruments required by statute to be acknowledged. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-31 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.
36-5-7-3. Tenure; Termination or Suspension; Procedures
Sec. 3. The marshal serves at the pleasure of the town legislative body. However, before terminating or suspending a marshal who has been employed by the town for more than six (6) months after completing the minimum basic training requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9, the legislative body must conduct […]
36-5-6-5.1. Office Space Provided
Sec. 5.1. If office space exists in a building owned or leased by the town, the legislative body shall provide suitable office space for the: (1) clerk-treasurer; and (2) staff and records of the clerk-treasurer. As added by P.L.69-1995, SEC.12.
36-5-7-4. Chief Police Officer; Powers and Duties
Sec. 4. The marshal is the chief police officer of the town and has the powers of other law enforcement officers in executing the orders of the legislative body and enforcing laws. The marshal or the marshal’s deputy: (1) shall serve all process directed to the marshal or deputy by the town court or legislative […]
36-5-6-6. Powers and Duties; Exception
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a town that has adopted an ordinance under IC 36-5-6.5. (b) The clerk-treasurer shall do the following: (1) Receive and care for all town money and pay the money out only on order of the town legislative body. (2) Keep accounts showing when and from what […]
36-5-6-6.5. Conversion of Town Clerk-Treasurer Into Town Clerk and Town Controller; Ordinance; Duties of Town Clerk After Conversion; References to Town Clerk-Treasurer
Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies only to a town that adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-6.5. (b) A reference to a town clerk-treasurer in the Indiana Code is considered to be a reference to the town clerk who serves a town that has an appointed controller under IC 36-5-6.5, to the extent that the […]
36-5-6-7. Deputies and Employees
Sec. 7. (a) The clerk-treasurer shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the town legislative body. The clerk-treasurer’s deputies and employees serve at the clerk-treasurer’s pleasure. (b) If a town owns a utility and the clerk-treasurer is directly responsible for the billing […]
36-5-6-8. Employment of Attorneys or Legal Research Assistants
Sec. 8. (a) A clerk-treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the clerk-treasurer considers appropriate. (b) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section shall be approved in the annual budget. (c) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants […]
36-5-6-9. Vacancy in Office
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if an office of town clerk-treasurer is vacant and the town legislative body is unable to fill the office under IC 3-13-9-3. (b) The town legislative body may select a town legislative body member, who shall assume the duties of the office of town clerk-treasurer. For purposes of Article […]