Darcy VanErman
125 North Wayne Street
Office located on Main Level
(765) 724-2541
POWERS and DUTIES of the clerk-treasurer according to Indiana Code 36-5-6-6:
- Receive and care for all town money and pay the money out only on the order of the town legislative body.
- Keep accounts showing when and from what sources the clerk-treasurer has received town money and when and to whom the clerk-treasurer has paid out town money.
- Prescribe payroll and account forms for all town offices.
- Prescribe the manner in which creditors, officers, and employees shall be paid.
- Manage the finances and accounts of the town and make investments of town money.
- Prepare the budget estimates of miscellaneous revenue, financial statements, and the proposed tax rate for the legislative body.
- Maintain custody of the town seal and records of the legislative body
- Issue all licenses authorized by statute and collect the fees fixed by ordinance.
- Served as legislative body clerk by attending its meetings and recording its proceedings.
- Administer oaths, take depositions, and take acknowledgments of instruments that are required by statute to be acknowledged without charging a fee.