(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