(A) Except as otherwise provided in I.C. 36-5-2-3(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) the term of office of a member of the Town Council is four years, beginning at 12:00 p.m. January 1 after the member’s election and continuing until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(I.C. 36-5-2-3(a))
(B) One member of the Town Council shall be elected at a municipal election in 2011, for a term of office of three years. This one member shall be identified as the individual receiving the highest vote total in the election.
(C) Two members of the Town Council shall be elected at a municipal election in 2011 for terms of office of one year. These two members shall be identified as those individuals receiving the second and third highest vote totals in the election.
(D) All successors to the town officers elected at the municipal election in 2011 shall serve for terms of four years.
(E) The term of office of each town officer begins on January 1 after the election.
(F) In the event of a tie vote between two or more candidates for the Town Council in the 2011 election receiving the highest number of votes or in the event there is no election under I.C. 3-10-7, the candidates shall draw lots to determine which candidate(s) shall serve a term of three years as opposed to a term of one year. In the event of a tie vote between three or more candidates for the Town Council in the 2011 election receiving the second highest number of votes, or in the event of a tie vote between two or more candidates for the Town Council in the 2011 election receiving the third highest number of votes, the candidates shall draw lots to determine which candidate(s) shall serve a term of one year.
(Ord. 2010-05-24, passed 5-24-2010)