Town Manager

Hannah Walker was hired by the Huntertown Town Council and began her duties on April 1, 2024.

Indiana Code sets the duties of a Town Manager. The Huntertown Town Manager has the following duties:

(1) attends meetings of the Town Council, USB, Redevelopment Commission, prepares monthly reports and recommends actions she considers advisable;
(2) works with Town Council/USB/Department Heads to hire town employees and recommends pay schedules and standards that are fixed by the Town Council in an approved salary ordinance;
(3) works with the Town Council/USB/Department Heads to suspend, discharge, remove and transfer town employees;
(4) oversees the day-to-day functions of all town departments and is responsible for managing all town employees;
(5) prepares, administers and enforces ordinances, orders, and resolutions of the Town Council;
(6) faithfully administers all statutes that are required to be administered by the Town Council/USB;
(7) works with the Clerk-Treasurer and Department Heads to prepare budget estimates;
(8) may execute contracts on behalf of the town for materials, supplies, services, or improvements, after the completion of the appropriations, notice, and competitive bidding required by statute; and
(9) assists the Clerk-Treasurer in overseeing medical, property and liability insurance coverage.