(A) The town finds that it is necessary and desirous to adopt a policy of conduct with regard to contracting in the employment with the town and in order to continue to be able to provide local government services to its residents and to comply with the new law effective February 9, 2016, known as I.C. 36-1-21, respectively.
(B) On February 9, 2016, the town shall have a contracting with a unit policy that complies with the minimum requirements of I.C. 36-1-21 (hereinafter “Contracting with a Unit by a Relative Policy”) and implementation will begin.
(C) The town’s Contracting with a Unit by a Relative Policy is hereby established effective February 9, 2016 by adopting the minimum requirement provisions 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.
(D) The town finds that I.C. 36-1-21 specifically allows a unit to adopt requirements that are “more stringent or detailed” and that more detailed are necessary.
(E) 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.
(F) 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 these same policies.
(G) 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 mandated certification of the Contracting with Unit by a Relative Policy may be subject to action allowed by law.
(H) The policy created by this section are hereby directed to be implemented by any of the following actions:
(1) 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;
(2) Providing a copy of this section to its employees and elected and appointed officials;
(3) Providing or posting a notice of the adoption of this section; or
(4) Any such other action or actions that would communicate the policies established by this section to its employees and elected and appointed officials. Upon anyone taking these actions these policies are deemed implemented by the town.
(I) A copy of the provisions of I.C. 36-1-21 effective February 9, 2016 are annexed hereto.
(J) Two copies of I.C. 36-1-21, and as supplemented or amended, are on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer for the town for public inspection as may be required by I.C. 36-1-5-4.
(Ord. 2016-02, passed 2-9-2016)