{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-13-8-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-13-8-9","heading":"Office of city clerk-treasurer of third class city","body":"Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of city clerk-treasurer of a third class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter.\n(b) The vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or acting mayor, subject to the approval of the common council. However, if a vacancy exists because of the death of the city clerk-treasurer, the mayor or acting mayor may not fill the vacancy until the mayor or acting mayor receives notice of the death under IC 5-8-6.\n(c) The common council shall vote on the question of approving the mayor or acting mayor's appointment at a regular or special meeting. The mayor shall give notice of the meeting, which shall be held not later than thirty (30) days after the appointment is made. The notice must:\n(1) be in writing;\n(2) state the purpose of the meeting;\n(3) state the date, time, and place of the meeting; and\n(4) be sent by first class mail to each council member at least ten (10) days before the meeting.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 13. VACANCIES","Chapter 8. Vacancies in City Offices Not Held by a Major Party"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-13-8-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"c378b7046d8e3a1c47cb22a6791c59b5663904cc2d525ac0cda1231e052b06c1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-13-8-8","next":"us-in/ic-3-13-8-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}