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APPOINTED OFFICIALS
The Clerk-Treasurer of the town is authorized to issue payment for the obligations of the town listed below in advance of a meeting of the Town Council:
(A) Utilities bills of the town;
(B) Payroll and payroll taxes for employees of the town;
(C) Insurance for the town;
(D) Postage for the town;
(E) Credit card expenses charged for official town business; and
(F) Emergency expenditures for the water, sewer, and police departments of the town.
(Ord. passed 1-4-2021)
(A) The ADA Coordinator shall be the individual that holds the position of Project Manager for the town.
(B) Members of the public, including individuals with disabilities and groups representing individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to submit suggestions to the ADA Coordinator on how the town might better meet the needs of individuals with disabilities pursuant to this stated policy.
(C) The town hereby adopts the following internal grievance procedure, found in § 35.02, providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging, and action prohibited by, the U.S. Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities which states, in part, that “no otherwise qualified individual shall, solely by reason of such disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination” in programs or activities sponsored by the town.
(Prior Code, § XIII.1)
GENERAL EMPLOYEE POLICIES
(A) PERF Hybrid Plan or PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan.
(1) If you are a new employee and your employer chooses to participate in PERF, you have 60 days from your date of hire to choose between two retirement options:
(a) PERF Hybrid Plan (Defined Benefit (DB) plus a Defined Contribution (DC)); or
(b) PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan (DC plan).
(2) If you do not choose within 60 days, you will be defaulted to the plan that your employer has chosen as the default plan. If your employer does not participate in the PERF My Choice Plan, you will be enrolled into the PERF Hybrid Plan.
(3) (a) Note: the State of Indiana has chosen PERF Hybrid Plan as the default plan. If your position is not with the state of Indiana, the default is whatever plan your employer has chosen as the default.
(b) Your election, or default, is irrevocable so be sure to make an informed decision within the 60-day election period.
(B) Eligibility.
(1) Your employer chose to join PERF and decided which positions would be covered under the PERF Plan.
(2) You qualify for PERF when you begin working in a position your employer covers with PERF benefits.
(3) If you are an employee of the state and you are not statutorily assigned to another pension fund (or excluded from coverage), or you are an employee (who is not excluded from coverage) of a participating local government that offers hybrid or both and are working in a covered position, you have the option to become a member of the PERF Hybrid Plan or the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan (formerly the ASA Only Plan).
(4) For a position to be PERF-covered, making you eligible for membership, the position must be:
(a) A non-excluded position as noted in I.C. 5-10.3-7;
(b) Specified in a resolution passed by the employer's governing body; or
(c) Not covered by another public retirementor pension plan (except Social Security or the Prosecuting Attorneys' Retirement Fund (PARF), established by I.C. 33-39-7-9).
(5) For details about the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, refer to the PERF My Choice: Local Government Employees Member Handbook or the PERF My Choice: State Employees Member Handbook.
(Ord. passed 12-11-2000; Ord. passed - -)
Editor’s note:
The town is a member of the Indiana Public Retirement System/Public Employees’ Retirement Fund (INPRS/PERF) and should follow their guidelines related to employee retirement benefits.
(A) The town finds that it is necessary and desirous to adopt a policy of conduct with regard to nepotism in the employment with the town, and in contracting with the town, in order to continue to be able to provide local government services to its residents and to comply with the new laws effective July 1, 2012, known as I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21, respectively.
(B) On July 1, 2012, the town shall have a Nepotism and a Contracting with a Unit by a Relative policy that complies with the minimum requirements of I.C. 36-1-20.2 (hereinafter “Nepotism Policy”) and I.C. 36-1-21 (hereinafter “Contracting with a Unit by a Relative Policy”) and implementation will begin on said date.
(C) The town’s Nepotism Policy is hereby established effective July 1, 2012 by adopting the minimum requirements provision of I.C. 36-1-20.2, and including all future supplements and amendments thereto which become law from time to time, and making them apart hereof as if fully set out herein.
(D) The town’s Contracting with a Unit by a Relative Policy is hereby established effective July 1, 2012 by adopting the minimum requirements provision of I.C. 36-1-21, and including all future supplements and amendments thereto which become law from time to time, and making them a part hereof as if fully set out herein.
(E) The town finds that both I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21 specifically allow a unit to adopt requirements that are “more stringent or detailed”, and that more detailed are necessary.
(F) The town further finds that a single member of the legislative body cannot act for the body to make work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement, or a performance evaluation without prior authority of a majority of the body, and therefore, without such authority by the majority, he or she will not be in the direct line of supervision. (See I.C. 36-4-6-11 and I.C. 36-5-2-9.4.)
(G) The town finds that a single member of governing bodies with authority over employees in the town cannot act for the governing body to make work assignments, compensation, grievances, advancement, or a performance evaluation without prior authority of a majority of the body when statue provides that a majority is needed to act, and therefore, without such authority by the majority, the single member will not be in the direct line of supervision.
(H) All elected and appointed officials and employees of the town are hereby directed to cooperate fully in the implementation of the policies created by this section, and demonstrating compliance with the same policies.
(I) Failure to abide by, or cooperate with, the implementation, compliance, and certifications connected with the Nepotism Policy is a violation and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee or a transfer from the direct line of supervision or curative action. An elected or appointed official of the town who fails to abide by, or cooperate with, the implementation, with the compliance, and with the mandated certifications, of either the Nepotism Policy or the Contracting with Unit by a Relative Policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(J) Failure to abide by, or cooperate with, the implementation, compliance, and certifications connected with the Contracting with Unit by a Relative Policy is a violation, and may result in the discipline, including termination, of an employee or a curative action. An elected or appointed official of the town who fails to abide by, or cooperate with, the implementation, with the compliance, and with mandate certifications of either the Nepotism Policy or the Contracting with Unit by a Relative Policy, may be subject to action allowed by law.
(K) (1) The policies created by this section are hereby directed to be implemented by any of the following actions:
(a) Posting a copy of this section in its entirety in at least one of the locations in the town where it posts employer posters or other notices to its employees;
(b) Providing a copy of this section to its employees and elected or appointed officials;
(c) Providing or posting a notice of adoption of this section; and/or
(d) Any such other action or actions that would communicate the policies established by this section to its employees and elected and appointed officials.
(2) Upon taking any of these actions, these policies are deemed implemented by the town.
(L) Two copies of I.C. 36-1-20.2 and I.C. 36-1-21, and as supplemented or amended, are on file in the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer for the town for public inspection as maybe required by I.C. 36-1-5-4.
(Prior Code, § X.2)
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