The following shall be the officers of the Board and their duties.
(A) President. A President shall be elected by the Town Council on January 1 at 12 noon of each year hereafter to take office at said time and to serve until the following January 1 at 12 noon. The President shall:
(1) Preserve order and decorum;
(2) Decide all questions of order, subject to appeal by the Board;
(3) Announce the result of all votes by the Board upon all motions, resolutions, ordinances and other matters;
(4) Appoint all members of standing and special committees, subject to approval of the Board.
(B) Vice President. At the discretion of the Board a Vice President may be elected in the same manner and for the same term as the President. He or she shall serve as presiding officer in the absence of the President and at such times shall have the same powers and duties as the President.
(C) Town Attorney.
(1) The Town Attorney shall be appointed by the Town Council on January l at 12 noon of each year hereafter to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The duties of the Town Attorney shall be as follows:
(a) To attend Town Board meetings;
(b) To confer and advise the Town Council.
(2) The Town Attorney shall be compensated by annual retainer. Additional compensation shall be paid in those instances where extraordinary services are requested by the Town Board at an hourly rate or by lump sum as agreed at the commencement of the services.
(D) Clerk-Treasurer.
(1) Candidates for Clerk-Treasurer shall be nominated through the primary election process, beginning with the 2003 municipal elections.
(2) The duties of the Clerk-Treasurer shall be those as provided by the laws of the State of Indiana pertaining to Clerk-Treasurer. In addition, the Clerk-Treasurer shall perform the following:
(a) The minutes of the Board shall be kept in due form by the Clerk-Treasurer and his or her signature, together with that of the Presiding Officer of the Board shall attest the same;
(b) It shall be the duty of the Clerk- Treasurer to cause the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the Board to be written up at full length upon the Minute Book, which book shall be kept for that purpose and to furnish to the President and to each member of the Board a legible copy thereof within one week after such meeting of such Board has been held.
(3) A penal sum of $1,000 shall be deposited with the President of the Town Council on behalf of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(`77 Code, § 11.01) (Am. Ord. 2002-17, passed 12-16-02)