(A) The position of Clerk-Treasurer is hereby established.
(B) Except as provided in IC 36-5-6.5, the Clerk-Treasurer shall act as both the Town Clerk and the Town Fiscal Officer. (IC 36-5-6-2)
(C) The Clerk-Treasurer shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 or IC 3-10-7 by the voters of the whole town. (IC 36-5-6-4)
(D) The Clerk-Treasurer must reside within the town as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the State Constitution. He shall forfeit office if he ceases to be a resident of the town. An individual who resides in territory that is annexed by the town before the election is considered a resident of the town for purposes of this section, even if the annexation took effect less than one year before the election. The term of office of the Clerk-Treasurer shall be four years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified. (IC 36-5-6-3)
(E) This section does not apply to a town that has adopted an ordinance under IC 36-5-6.5. The Clerk-Treasurer shall:
(1) Receive and care for all town money, and pay the money out only on order of the Board of Trustees;
(2) Keep accounts showing when and from what sources he has received town money, and when and to whom he 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 Board of Trustees 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 Board of Trustees;
(8) Issue all licenses authorized by statute and collect all fees fixed by ordinance;
(9) Serve as Clerk of the Board of Trustees by attending its meetings and recording its proceedings;
(10) Administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgment of instruments required by statute to be acknowledged, without charging a fee;
(11) Serve as clerk of the Town Court under IC 33-35-3-2, if the judge of the Court does not serve as clerk of the Court or appoint a clerk of the Court under IC 33-35-3-1; and
(12) Perform all other duties prescribed by law.
(F) The Clerk-Treasurer shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Clerk-Treasurer's deputies and employees serve at his pleasure. (IC 36-5-6-7(a))