Sec. 3. (a) The clerk-treasurer must reside within the town as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The clerk-treasurer forfeits office if the clerk-treasurer ceases to be a resident of the town.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f), the term of office of the clerk-treasurer is four (4) years, beginning at noon January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
(c) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer elected under IC 36-5-1-10.1 following the incorporation of the town:
(1) begins at noon November 30 following the election; and
(2) continues until noon January 1 following the next municipal election scheduled under IC 3-10-6-5 or IC 3-10-7-6 and until the clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(d) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance described by IC 3-10-6-2.6 is:
(1) one (1) year if the clerk-treasurer is elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer described in subdivision (1);
beginning at noon January 1 after the clerk-treasurer's election and continuing until the clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(e) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance described by IC 3-10-7-2.7 is:
(1) three (3) years if the clerk-treasurer is elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer described in subdivision (1);
beginning noon January 1 after the clerk-treasurer's election and continuing until the clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(f) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance described by IC 3-10-7-2.9 is:
(1) the term of office provided by the ordinance, not to exceed four (4) years, for the clerk-treasurer elected in the first election cycle after adoption of the ordinance; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer described in subdivision (1).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-16 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.562; P.L.3-1993, SEC.277; P.L.4-1996, SEC.104; P.L.109-2015, SEC.61.