(A) The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the Town Council. The Town Clerk-Treasurer’s deputies and employees serve at the Town Clerk-Treasurer’s pleasure.
(B) If the town owns a utility and the Town Clerk-Treasurer is directly responsible for the billing and collection of that utility’s rates and charges, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall appoint those employees who are also responsible for that billing and collection. These employees serve at the Town Clerk- Treasurer’s pleasure.
(I.C. 36-5-6-7)
(C) (1) The Town Clerk-Treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the Town Clerk-Treasurer considers appropriate.
(2) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this division (C) shall be approved in the annual budget and must be allocated to the Town Clerk- Treasurer for the payment of attorneys’ and legal research assistants’ salaries.
(I.C. 36-5-6-8)