Indiana § 36-4-6-9 - Clerk; duties; second class cities posting roll call votes on Internet web site

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§ 36-4-6-9. Clerk; duties; second class cities posting roll call votes on Internet web site

Sec. 9. The city clerk is the clerk of the legislative body. The city clerk shall do the following:

(1) Preserve the legislative body's records in the clerk's office.

(2) Keep an accurate record of the legislative body's proceedings.

(3) Record the ayes and nays on each vote on an ordinance or resolution.

(4) Record the ayes and nays on other votes when requested to do so by two (2) or more members.

(5) Present ordinances, orders, or resolutions to the city executive under section 15 of this chapter.

(6) Record ordinances under section 17 of this chapter.

(7) This subdivision applies only to a second class city that maintains an Internet web site. The city clerk shall post on the city's Internet web site the roll call votes of the legislative body not later than three (3) business days after the following:

(A) The date the roll call vote is taken if the city's software is able to generate a roll call vote.

(B) If the city's software is not able to generate a roll call vote, the date the legislative body is first able to approve the minutes of the meeting at which the roll call vote was taken.

The city clerk shall maintain the roll call vote information on the Internet web site for a period of four (4) years.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-1-3-4; 18-1-6-3 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.128; P.L.204-2017, SEC.4.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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