(A) It would be in the best interest of the town to provide for town elections to occur during an election year so that town elections will occur during even-numbered general election years when elections for federal, state, and other local offices occur.
(B) It will save the town money in election expenses to hold its elections during an even-numbered general election year since, pursuant to I.C. 3-5-3-11, when a town election coincides with a general election the County Election Board may not assess the town for the cost of the town’s election.
(C) Town Council members and the Clerk-Treasurer elected to office in the November election in 2019, or holding over in office following the 2019 municipal election under Article 15, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, shall serve a term of three years.
(D) After 2019, the Town Council members and the Clerk-Treasurer shall next stand for election in 2022.
(E) The Town Council members and Clerk-Treasurer elected in 2022 shall serve a four-year term and each subsequent Town Council member and Clerk-Treasurer elected thereafter shall serve a four-year term as provided by law.
(F) The Clerk-Treasurer shall forward a signed copy of this section to the County Circuit Court Clerk and shall request the Clerk to include a copy of this section in the records of the County Election Board. The Clerk-Treasurer shall also ask the County Circuit Court Clerk to return a file-marked copy showing it has been filed with the Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk-Treasurer shall place the file-marked copy with the permanent records of the town.
(Ord. 2018-7, passed 10-16-2018)