Sec. 8. (a) The board may vest day to day operations in a director of the board and in an assistant director of the board.
(b) The circuit court clerk shall appoint the director and the assistant director, subject to the following:
(1) The director and the assistant director may not be members of the same political party.
(2) The appointment of the director and the assistant director is subject to the approval of the board, as follows:
(A) At least three (3) members of the board must approve the appointment of the director and the assistant director.
(B) At least two (2) of the board members who vote to approve an appointment may not be members of the same political party.
(c) The assistant director shall receive an annual salary of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) less than the salary of the director.
(d) The number and compensation of the employees of the board shall be fixed in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 and paid out of the county general fund in accordance with IC 3-5-3-1 as other election expenses are paid.
(e) The director and the assistant director shall each appoint one-half (1/2) of the board employees, subject to the following:
(1) A board employee may not be a relative (as defined in IC 3-6-5.9-3) of either individual making an appointment under this section.
(2) At least three (3) members of the board must approve the appointment of an employee.
(3) At least two (2) of the board members who vote to approve an appointment may not be members of the same political party.
(f) The director and the assistant director serve at the pleasure of the appointing clerk. The board employees serve at the pleasure of the appointing director or assistant director respectively.
As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.