§ 32.02 POWERS AND DUTIES.
   (A)   The Clerk-Treasurer may administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgments of instruments as required by law.
   (B)   The Clerk-Treasurer is the Clerk of the Town Council, and whenever the Town Council has an even number of members, the Clerk-Treasurer is an ex officio member for the purpose of casting the deciding vote to break a tie.
   (C)   The Clerk-Treasurer may perform all duties prescribed by law, which include or are not limited to the following:
      (1)   Receive and care for all town money and pay the money out only on order of the Town Council;
      (2)   Keep accounts showing when and from what sources the Clerk-Treasurer has received town money and where and to whom the Clerk-Treasurer has paid out town money;
      (3)   Prescribe payroll and account forms for all town offices;
      (4)   Prescribe the manner in which creditors, officers, and employees shall be paid;
      (5)   Manage the finances and accounts of the town and make investments of town money;
      (6)   Prepare for the Town Council the budget estimates of miscellaneous revenue, financial statements, and the proposed tax rate;
      (7)   Maintain custody of the town seal and the records of the Town Council;
      (8)   Issue all licenses authorized by statute and collect the fees fixed by ordinance;
      (9)   Serve as Clerk of the Town Council by attending its meetings and recording its proceedings;
      (10)   Administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgment of instruments that are required by statute to be acknowledged, without charging a fee; and/or
      (11)   Perform all other duties prescribed by statute.
(1992 Code, § 2-2) (Ord. 942, § c, passed 6-24-1997)
Statutory reference:
   Clerk-Treasurer authorized to administer oaths and related powers, see I.C. 36-5-6-5
   Clerk-Treasurer’s role to the Town Council, see I.C. 36-5-2-8