Elected Officials

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OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER
Brandon D. Woolf
 
POLICY
 
SALARY DISBURSEMENT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
EXECUTIVE BRANCHES
 
 
I.  BACKGROUND
 
            Elected officials have traditionally had their salary begin on the day he or she took the oath of office the first Monday in January.  This has caused some problems with the bi-weekly payroll since the first Monday in January rarely coincided with a payroll period.  The result was that at the end of their term of office, each official would be paid the amount he or she was shorted from the first day(s) he/she took the oath of office.  At times the difference was only a few cents and made it necessary for this office to audit salaries every four years to verify that the correct amount was paid.
 
II.  POLICY
 
            Since 1987 the State Controller’s office has paid elected officials in the following manner:
 
            The annual salary for each official is divided by the number of pay periods in the year (normally 26).  No partial payments are made unless for some reason the elected official is not able to complete his or her term of office.
 
            Newly elected officials will receive their first installment the second payday in January.  Their last installment will not be paid until the first payday of the following year.  The last installment will be adjusted (plus or minus) to insure the exact per annum amount is paid.
 
            If, for some reason, an incumbent is unable to complete his or her term of office, the salary will be pro-rated between the elected and newly appointed official on a full day basis.  This may require that a payroll warrant be cancelled and reissued.
 
                  Reference:  IC 59-501, 59-511
 
As of August 19, 2012, Elected Officials no longer accrue sick and vacation leave.