Indianapolis City-County Council
The City–County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County is the legislative body of the combined government, known as Unigov, of the city of Indianapolis and the county of Marion in the state of Indiana. 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 within the Indianapolis City-County Building. The council passes ordinances for the city and county, and also makes appointments to certain boards and commissions.
City–County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County | |
|---|---|
| City of Indianapolis | |
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| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | January 1, 1970 |
New session started | January 1, 2020 |
| Leadership | |
President | Vop Osili (D) |
Vice-President | Zach Adamson (D) |
Majority Leader | Maggie A. Lewis (D) |
Majority Whip | William Oliver (D) |
Minority Leader | Brian Mowery (R) |
Minority Whip | Paul Annee (R) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2019 (25 seats) |
Next election | November 7, 2023 (25 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| Indianapolis City-County Building | |
| Website | |
Composition of the Council
The Council consists of 25 seats, corresponding to 25 districts apportioned by population throughout Marion County. 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 four years. The head of council is the Council President who is elected by the majority party at the Council's first meeting in January. Following the 2019 elections Democrats expanded their control of the council with a 20–5 majority.[2][3] This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that Democrats would hold a super majority on the council.[4]
Republicans have generally been stronger in the southern and northeastern parts of the county (Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, and Perry townships) while Democrats have been stronger in the central and northwestern parts (Center, Pike, and Warren townships). Republican and Democratic strength is split in Washington and Wayne townships.
In April 2013, the Indiana General Assembly removed the four at-large seats for the Council, starting with the term after the 2015 elections, part of a larger overhaul of Marion County government. Democrats had held control of all four seats when this measure passed the Republican-controlled Indiana Legislature.[5]
Members of the Council
Committee chairs shown in bold.
| District | Council Member | Assumed Office | Party | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leroy Robinson | 2016 | Dem | Education
Metropolitan and Economic Development |
| 2 | Keith Potts | 2019 | Dem | Education
Metropolitan and Economic Development Parks and Recreation |
| 3 | Dan Boots | 2019 | Dem | Community Affairs
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Public Works Rules and Public Policy |
| 4 | Ethan Evans | 2019 | Dem | Administration and Finance
Community Affairs Public Safety and Criminal Justice |
| 5 | Ali Brown | 2019 | Dem | Education
Metropolitan and Economic Development Municipal Corporations |
| 6 | Crista Carlino | 2019 | Dem | Administration and Finance
Parks and Recreation Public Works |
| 7 | John Barth | 2019 | Dem | Administration and Finance
Education Public Safety and Criminal Justice |
| 8 | Monroe Gray, Jr. | 1992 | Dem | Municipal Corporations
Public Works |
| 9 | William Oliver | 2004 | Dem | Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice Public Works |
| 10 | Maggie A. Lewis | 2009* | Dem | Administration and Finance
Committee on Committees |
| 11 | Vop Osili | 2012 | Dem | Committees on Committees Parks and Recreation Rules and Public Policy |
| 12 | Blake Johnson | 2016 | Dem | Administration and Finance Ethics Rules and Public Policy |
| 13 | Keith Graves | 2018 | Dem | Administration and Finance
Community Affairs Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice |
| 14 | LaKeisha Jackson | 2014* | Dem | Administration and Finance
Community Affairs Metropolitan and Economic Development |
| 15 | Jessica McCormick | 2019 | Dem | Education
Metropolitan and Economic Development Parks and Recreation Public Works |
| 16 | Kristin Jones | 2019 | Dem | Communtiy Affairs
Metropolitan and Economic Development Parks and Recreation Public Works |
| 17 | Zach Adamson | 2011 | Dem | Community Affairs Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works |
| 18 | Michael-Paul Hart | 2019 | Rep | Communtiy Affairs
Education Ethics Municipal Corporations Public Works Rules and Public Policy |
| 19 | David Ray | 2016 | Dem | Administration and Finance Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works |
| 20 | Jason Holliday | 2012 | Rep | Administration and Finance
Community Affairs Ethics Municipal Corporations Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice Rules and Public Policy |
| 21 | Frank Mascari | 2012 | Dem | Ethics
Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice |
| 22 | Jared Evans | 2016 | Dem | Ethics
Metropolitan and Economic Development |
| 23 | Paul Annee | 2019 | Rep | Administration and Finance
Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice Public Works |
| 24 | Michael Dilk | 2019 | Rep | Administration and Finance
Community Affairs Education Ethics Public Safety and Criminal Justice Public Works |
| 25 | Brian Mowery | 2016* | Rep | Administration and Finance
Committee on Committees Metropolitan and Economic Development Municipal Corporations Parks and Recreation Public Works Rules and Public Policy |
*Appointed to fill vacancy via Caucus
The Clerk of the Council is SaRita Hughes.
Committees of the Council
As of January 9, 2020.
| Committee | Chair | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Committees | Vop Osili | Maggie Lewis
Brian Mowery |
| Administration and Finance | Blake Johnson | Paul Annee
John Barth Crista Carlino Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Keith Graves Jason Holliday LaKeisha Jackson Maggie Lewis Brian Mowery David Ray |
| Community Affairs | LaKeisha Jackson | Zach Adamson
Dan Boots Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Keith Graves Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday Kristin Jones |
| Education Committee | David Ray | Paul Annee
John Barth Ali Brown Michael Dilk Michael-Paul Hart Jessica McCormick Keith Potts Leroy Robinson |
| Ethics Committee | Frank Mascari | Michael Dilk
Jared Evans Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday Blake Johnson |
| Metropolitan & Economic Development | Maggie Lewis | Zach Adamson
Paul Annee Ali Brown Jared Evans Jason Holliday LaKeisha Jackson Kristin Jones Jessica McCormick Brian Mowery Keith Potts David Ray Leroy Robinson |
| Municipal Corporations | Monroe Gray, Jr. | Ali Brown
Jared Evans Keith Graves Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday LaKeisha Jackson Frank Mascari Brian Mowery |
| Parks and Recreation | William Oliver | Paul Annee
Crista Carlino Jason Holliday Kristin Jones Jessica McCormick Brian Mowery Keith Potts |
| Public Safety & Criminal Justice | Leroy Robinson | Paul Annee
John Barth Dan Boots Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Jared Evans Keith Graves Jason Holliday Frank Mascari Brian Mowery William Oliver |
| Public Works | Zach Adamson | Paul Annee
Dan Boots Crista Carlino Michael Dilk Monroe Gray, Jr. Michael-Paul Hart Kristin Jones Jessica McCormick Brian Mowery William Oliver David Ray |
| Rules and Public Policy | Vop Osili | Dan Boots
Monroe Gray, Jr. Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday Blake Johnson Maggie Lewis Brian Mowery Leroy Robinson |
Salary
Members of the council earn $11,400 a year, plus per diem of $112 per council meeting and $62 per committee meeting.[6]
Pertinent Issues
References
- "Marion County, Indiana". Savi Interactive. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- "Analysis: Indianapolis Democrats win big in City-County Council, flipping 6 seats". The Indy Channel. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- "Democrats expand majority on City-County Council". Indianapolis Business Journal. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- "Seismic shift: Democrats win City-County Council supermajority". WTHR. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- "Pence signs measure overhauling Marion County government". Indianapolis Business Journal. May 11, 2013.
- "Municode Library". www.municode.com.
- Pinho, Faith E. "Indianapolis scooters: What the proposed regulations could mean". Indianapolis Star.
- Chapman, Lauren (February 28, 2018). "Indy City-County Council Makes Step Forward In Addressing Potholes". WFYI Public Media.
- Bartner, Amy. "$31 million tax to beautify Downtown Indianapolis moves to City-County Council". Indianapolis Star.
- "BlueIndy: Indianapolis electric car-sharing program to shut down". Indianapolis Star.
- "How council leader hopes to transform Indianapolis for poor and marginalized people". Indianapolis Star.
- "City-County Council Democrats pull pay raise proposal from agenda, will revisit in 2020". Indianapolis Star.