Pyle, J.
Statement of the Case
Town of Sellersburg Clerk-Treasurer, Michelle Miller (“Miller”), appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Town Board of Sellersburg (“the Town Board”) on Miller’s mandate petition. Concluding that the Town Board is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in its favor.
We affirm.
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Miller argues that the trial court erred in interpreting INDIANA CODE § 36-5-6-7(a), which provides, in relevant part, as follows:
The clerk-treasurer shall appoint the number of deputies and employees needed for the effective operation of the office, with the approval of the town legislative body.
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We disagree with Miller’s interpretation of the statute because it is contrary to the statute’s plain language. Specifically, the statute clearly states that the clerk-treasurer’s appointment of deputies and employees needed for the operation of that office requires the approval of the town legislative body. [Footnote omitted.] Here, the Town Board’s unanimous approval of Ordinance 2015-012, which eliminated funding for one of Miller’s deputy clerks, indicates that the Town Board did not approve of Miller’s appointment of two deputy clerks. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the Town Board.
Affirmed.
May, J., and Brown, J., concur.