- (a) The county fiscal body shall establish a salary schedule in which the salary of a county assessor who has attained a level three certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 is at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) more than the salary of a county assessor who has a level two certification. A salary schedule established under this subsection may take into account salary adjustments retained under subsection (c). If a county assessor who takes office with a level two certification attains a level three certification not later than January 1 of the third year of the county assessor's term of office, the county assessor is entitled to be paid the salary of a county assessor who has attained a level three certification, beginning on the date the county assessor attains the level three certification.
- (b) The county fiscal body shall establish a salary schedule in which the salary of an elected township assessor of the county who has attained a level three certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 is at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) more than the salary of an elected township assessor who has a level two certification. A salary schedule established under this subsection may take into account salary adjustments retained under subsection (c). If a township assessor who takes office with a level two certification attains a level three certification not later than January 1 of the third year of the township assessor's term of office, the township assessor is entitled to be paid the salary of a township assessor who has attained a level three certification, beginning on the date the township assessor attains the level three certification.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2016, the following apply:
- (1) The one thousand dollar ($1,000) additional annual compensation paid under section 3(b) of this chapter (as it read on December 31, 2015) to a county assessor or an elected township assessor who has attained a level two or level three certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 shall be paid as part of the annual compensation of the assessor.
(2) The five hundred dollar ($500) additional annual compensation paid under section 3(b) of this chapter (as it read on December 31, 2015) to a county or township deputy assessor who has attained a level two or level three certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 shall be paid as part of the annual compensation of the deputy assessor.
It is the intent of this subsection that after December 31, 2015, there not be a reduction in the annual compensation paid to an individual under section 3(b) of this chapter because of its removal from the Indiana Code on January 1, 2016.
- (d) The county fiscal body shall establish a salary schedule in which the salary of county or township deputy assessor who has attained a level two or level three certification under IC 6-1.1-35.5 is at least five hundred dollars ($500) more than the salary of a deputy assessor who has not attained a level two or a level three certification, beginning on the date the township assessor attains the level two or level three certification. A salary schedule established under this subsection may take into account salary adjustments retained under subsection (c).
As added by P.L.167-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.149-2016, SEC.94.