Indiana § 36-4-10-5.5 Employment of attorneys or legal research assistants

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-4-10-5.5 — Employment of attorneys or legal research assistants

Indiana § 36-4-10-5.5

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 4GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 10City Clerk and Fiscal Officer

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Ind. Code § 36-4-10-5.5 (2026).

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(a)A clerk or clerk-treasurer may hire or contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms the clerk or clerk-treasurer considers appropriate.

(b)Employment of an attorney under this section does not affect a city department of law established under IC 36-4-9-4.

(c)Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research assistants employed under this section shall be approved in the annual budget and must be allocated to the clerk or clerk-treasurer for the payment of attorney's and legal research assistant's salaries.

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5. (a) A clerk or clerk-treasurer may hire or
contract with competent attorneys or legal research assistants on terms
the clerk or clerk-treasurer considers appropriate.
(b) Employment of an attorney under this section does not affect a
city department of law established under IC 36-4-9-4.
(c) Appropriations for the salaries of attorneys and legal research
assistants employed under this section shall be approved in the annual
budget and must be allocated to the clerk or clerk-treasurer for the
payment of attorney's and legal research assistant's salaries.