(a) The Clerk shall be elected in the same manner as the Mayor.
(b) The Clerk shall take office at twelve noon on the first day of January following his election, and shall serve for four years and until a successor is elected and qualified pursuant to I.C., 36-4-10-3.
(c) The Clerk shall perform the duties assigned by I.C., 36-4-10-4, and other such duties as the Common Council, may, by ordinance, require.
(d) Pursuant to I.C., 33-35-3-2, as the same may be amended from time to time, the City Clerk is the Clerk of the City Court, and as such, shall carry out the following duties:
(1) The Clerk shall give bond payable to the City in the penal sum of $1,000, with surety to be approved by the Mayor and conditioned on the faithful and honest discharge of the Clerk's duties.
(2) The Clerk may administer oaths.
(3) The Clerk shall:
a) Issue all process of the Court, affix the seal of the Court to the process, and attest to the process:
b) Keep a complete record and docket of all cases showing:
i.) The name of a person who was arrested and brought before the Court;
ii.) The disposition of the case; and
iii.) An account of the:
1. Fees;
2. Fines;
3. Penalties;
4. Forfeitures;
5. Judgments;
6. Executions;
7. Decrees: and
8. Orders; in as near to the same manner as the records are kept by the Clerk of the circuit court: and
c) Collect all:
i.) Fees;
ii.) Fines;
iii.) Penalties and forfeitures;
iv.) Judgments;
v.) Executions; and
vi.) Money; accruing to the City from the enforcement of ordinances.
(4) At the close of each week, the Clerk shall make and deliver to the Controller a written report of all cases in which the Clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the City. The Clerk shall then pay over the money to the Controller and take a receipt for the payment.
(5) At the end of each month, the Clerk shall make out and deliver to the County Treasurer of the county in which the City is located a written report of all cases in which the Clerk has received or collected any fines or forfeitures due the state during the month and pay to the County Treasurer all fines or forfeitures collected, taking a receipt for the payment.
(6) The Clerk shall deposit all court costs collected by the Clerk in accordance with I.C., 33-37-7-12. The Clerk shall distribute the state and county share of court costs collected in accordance with I.C., 33-37-7-8.
(e) Pursuant to I.C., 36-4-10-2.5, space shall be made available for the Clerk, Clerk’s staff and records maintained by the Clerk’s office.
(f) Copies of all notices of all public meetings of all subdivisions of the City shall be filed with the Clerk.
(`91 Code, § 2-11) (Ord. D-2067- 11, 11-7-11; Ord. D-2505-19, 12-16-19)
Statutory reference:
Bonded officers and employees, see I.C., 5-4-1-5.1
Minimum requirements for individual surety bonds and blanket bonds, see I.C., 5-4-1-18