(A) Pursuant to the provisions of IC 36-1-8-11, as amended, the Town Council, as fiscal body of the town, a municipal corporation and political subdivision in the state, hereby authorizes the Town Clerk- Treasurer, as fiscal officer of the Town, to establish procedures and protocols compliant with the requirements of the state Board of Accounts to accept and/or collect payments made to the town and its municipally-owned utilities by means of the following methods, namely:
(1) Cash;
(2) Check;
(3) Bank drafts;
(4) Money orders;
(5) Bank cards or credit cards;
(6) Debit card; and
(7) Electronic funds transfers or direct deposit.
(B) Consistent with the provisions of IC 36-1-8-11, in the event that there is a charge to the town or town municipally-owned utilities for the use of a financial instrument, as set forth above, the Town Clerk-Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to collect a sum equal to the amount of the charge from the resident or utility customer using the financial instrument authorized. All procedures for a particular or specific type of payment authorized herein is required to be uniformly applied to all payments of the same type.
(C) The Town Clerk-Treasurer, as fiscal officer, shall maintain proper and adequate documentation of the payment collection under the financial instruments authorized hereinabove in conformance with the rules, regulations, and requirements of the state Board of Accounts, as amended from time to time, so that such transactions may be audited as provided by applicable law.
(Ord. 1092, passed 7-6-10; Am. Ord. 1126, passed 4-5-11)