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The Indianapolis City-County Council is the city legislature of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County, see Unigov for more details. It was formally established in 1970 upon the merger of the city government with the county government. Both the Council and Mayor's office are located at the Indianapolis City-County Building.
The Council consists of 29 seats, corresponding to 25 districts apportioned by population throughout Marion County and 4 At-large seats. Although all cities in Marion County, apart from Indianapolis, retained their status after the merger, their residents are represented on the Council and vote alongside other county residents. [1] Every seat is up for reelection every 4 years. The head of council is the Council President who is elected by the majority party at the Council's first meeting in January. In the previous Council Democrats held a 15-14 majority as well as the Mayor’s office. However, after the 2007 elections there was a major shake up. Republicans regained a majority in the Council, 16-13, and Greg Ballard defeated 2-time incumbent mayor Bart Peterson.[2] One main reason the Republicans gained control of the Council would be due to their dominance in southern part of the county and the At-Large seats. Districts 20-25 and 3 At-Large seats went Republican in the 2007 Elections (previously Democrats held all 4 At-Large seats).
[edit] Composition of the Council
[edit] Council leadership
[edit] Members of the Council
[edit] Committees
- Committee Chair: (R) Marilyn Pfisterer
- Committee Chair: (R) Bob Cockrum
- Committee Chair: (R) Kent Smith
- Committee Chair: (R) Jeffery Cardwell
- Committee Chair: (R) Lincoln Plowman
- Committee Chair: (R) Michael McQuillen
- Committee Chair: (R) Susie Day
- Committee Chair: (R) Ryan Vaughn
- Committee Chair: (R) Benjamin Hunter
- Committee Chair: (R) Robert Lutz
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Community Profile
- ^ City-County Council Party Switch
