Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-6-6-7

Sec. 7. (a) The legislative body shall meet at the office of the executive on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each year.  At this meeting the legislative body shall elect one (1) member as chair for that year and one (1) member as secretary for that year.

(b) If a newly elected legislative body holds a special meeting before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following its election, it shall elect a chair and a secretary before conducting any other business.  The chair and secretary elected at the special meeting retain those positions until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of the year following the special meeting.