(A) Except as otherwise provided in I.C. 36-5-2-3(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g), the term of office of a member of the Town Council is four years, beginning at 12:00 p.m. January 1 after the member’s election and continuing until the member’s successor is elected and qualified.
(I.C. 36-5-2-3(a))
(B) (1) It would be in the best interest of the town to provide for staggered terms of the Town Council members for the town so that not all Town Council members are elected in one election year which could result in all new council members elected in one election year and to provide for town elections to be conducted in general election years to save the town the cost of conducting elections in the town. Therefore, the following shall be adopted.
(a) The three candidates elected to the Town Council in 2011 who receive the highest number of votes shall serve a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2012. At the end of the three-year term, these three seats shall be placed on the ballot in 2014, and every four years thereafter, for terms of four years.
(b) The two candidates elected to the Town Council seats in 2011 who receive the lowest number of votes shall serve a one-year term beginning January 1, 2012. At the end of the one-year term, these two seats shall be placed on the ballot in 2012, and every four years thereafter, for terms of four years.
(c) The Clerk-Treasurer elected in 2011 shall serve a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2012. At the end of the three-year term, the Clerk-Treasurer shall be placed on the ballot in 2014, and every four years thereafter, for a term of four years.
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer shall forward a signed copy of the ordinance codified herein to the Circuit Court Clerk of the county and shall request the Clerk to include a copy of the ordinance codified herein in the records of the county’s Election Board.
(3) This section shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 10-5-2010)