(A) Deductions from his or her pay are made for taxes required by law to be withheld from pay and for certain other items for which the town has been specifically authorized to make such deductions.
(B) The deductions are made as required by federal, state and local governments or for the convenience of both the employee and the employer in the administration of certain garnishment withholding orders.
(C) A court ordered legal claim against the wages of an employee by a creditor for non-payment of a debt by legal authority is a garnishment and shall be recognized and executed by the town. When a garnishment is received for an employee, the Clerk-Treasurer’s office will notify the employee.
(D) Other taxes, such as property taxes, may be deducted from employee compensation. Under I.C. 6-1.1-22-14, the county’s payroll list must be given to the County Treasurer bi-annually. The County Treasurer then certifies any delinquent property taxes owed by a county employee. The code further instructs the Auditor’s office to make periodic deductions from money due the employee and direct payment to the Clerk-Treasurer’s office.
(Ord. 2016-07, passed 12-28-2016)