(A) The Clerk-Treasurer is an ex officio member for the purpose of casting the deciding vote to break a tie.
(I.C. 36-5-2-8)
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer may administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgments of all instruments required by law to be acknowledged; he or she shall have the custody of the seal of the town; and he or she shall perform all other duties as set forth in I.C. 36-5-6-5 and I.C. 36-5-6-6.
(C) (1) The 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 Clerk-Treasurer’s deputies and employees serve at the Clerk-Treasurer’s pleasure.
(2) If a town owns a utility and the Clerk-Treasurer is directly responsible for the billing and collection of that utility’s rates and charges, the Clerk-Treasurer shall appoint those employees who are also responsible for that billing and collection. These employees serve at the Clerk-Treasurer’s pleasure.
(3) (a) If the Clerk-Treasurer is unable to perform the fiscal requirements of the Clerk-Treasurer’s position, the town shall hire or contract with a qualified certified public accountant to:
1. Provide guidance to the Clerk-Treasurer regarding the performance of the Clerk-Treasurer’s responsibilities; or
2. Perform the Clerk-Treasurer’s fiscal responsibilities.
(b) The Clerk-Treasurer is considered to be unable to perform the fiscal requirements of the Clerk-Treasurer’s position if the town is declared unauditable under I.C. 5-11-1-9(b).
(I.C. 36-5-6-7)
(D) The Clerk-Treasurer has the power to solemnize marriages within the confines of the town.
(I.C. 31-11-6-1)