(A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) below, the term of office of a member of the Town Council is four years, beginning at 12:00 noon January 1 after the member’s election and continuing until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(B) The term of office of a member of the Town Council appointed to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of Town Council members under I.C. 36-5-2-4.2:
(1) Begins when the ordinance increasing the number of Town Council members takes effect, or when the member is appointed under I.C. 3-13-9-4, if the appointment is made after the ordinance takes effect; and
(2) Continues until noon January 1 following the next municipal election scheduled under I.C. 3-10-6-5 or I.C. 3-10-7-6 (§ 30.52(A) and (B) of this chapter) and until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(C) The term of office of a Town Council member elected under I.C. 36-5-1-10.1 following the incorporation of the town:
(1) Begins at noon November 30 following the election; and
(2) Continues until noon January 1 following the next municipal election scheduled under I.C. 3-10-6-5 or I.C. 3-10-7-6 and until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(D) The term of office of a Town Council member subject to I.C. 3-10-6-2.5(d)(1) is three years, beginning at 12:00 noon January 1 after the member’s election and continuing until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(E) The term of office of a Town Council member subject to an ordinance described by I.C. 3-10-6-2.6 is one year, beginning at 12:00 noon January 1 after the member’s election and continuing until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(F) The term of office of a Town Council member subject to an ordinance described by I.C. 3-10-7-2.7 (§ 30.50 of this chapter) is three years if the member is elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year; and four years for the successors of a Town Council member described in division (B)(1) above; beginning 12:00 noon January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
(I.C. 36-5-2-3) (Prior Code, § 30.51)