§ 36-5-6-3 — Residency; term of office

(a) The clerk-treasurer must reside within the
town as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State
of Indiana. The clerk-treasurer forfeits office if the clerk-treasurer
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 subsection, even if the
annexation took effect less than one (1) year before the election.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f), the term of
office of the clerk-treasurer is four (4) years, beginning at noon January
1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and
qualified.
(c) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer elected under IC 36-5-1-10.1 following the incorporation of the town:
(1) begins at noon November 30 following the election; and
(2) continues until noon January 1 following the next municipal
election scheduled under IC 3-10-6-5 or IC 3-10-7-6 and until the
clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(d) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance
described by IC 3-10-6-2.6 is:
(1) one (1) year if the clerk-treasurer is elected at the next
municipal election not conducted in a general election year; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer
described in subdivision (1);
beginning at noon January 1 after the clerk-treasurer's election and
continuing until the clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(e) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance
described by IC 3-10-7-2.7 is:
(1) three (3) years if the clerk-treasurer is elected at the next
municipal election not conducted in a general election year; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer
described in subdivision (1);
beginning noon January 1 after the clerk-treasurer's election and
continuing until the clerk-treasurer's successor is elected and qualified.
(f) The term of office of a clerk-treasurer subject to an ordinance
described by IC 3-10-7-2.9 is:
(1) the term of office provided by the ordinance, not to exceed
four (4) years, for the clerk-treasurer elected in the first election
cycle after adoption of the ordinance; and
(2) four (4) years for the successors of the clerk-treasurer
described in subdivision (1).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-16
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by
P.L.3-1987, SEC.562; P.L.3-1993, SEC.277; P.L.4-1996, SEC.104;
P.L.109-2015, SEC.61; P.L.56-2022, SEC.6.