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The City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County is the legislative body of the combined government of the city of Indianapolis and the county of Marion in the state of Indiana. The council was established as part of the consolidation of city and county governments, enacted by Unigov on January 1, 1970. [1] The council is composed of ...
The council may also appoint a non-partisan town manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the municipal government. The council is responsible for setting the town's budget and tax rates, and hiring all town employees. Unlike some states, Indiana town council members must declare a political party affiliation when they file to run for ...
Indianapolis elected seven new faces to the 25-member City-County Council on Nov. 7, one Republican and six Democrats, who will be sworn in Jan. 1.
Prior to the 2015 Indianapolis City-County Council election, the council included four at-large seats, for a total of 29 seats. [18] In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act 621 which, among other changes to city-county government, eliminated the council's four at-large seats.
Samuel Ifeanyi "Vop" Osili Jr. (born 1963) is a Democratic politician from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council from the 11th district, in the northwestern portion of Center Township. Since February 2018, he has been the council's president.
Indiana’s 2024 elections feature a rare open U.S. Senate seat, as Republican Sen. Mike Braun is not running for reelection. (More on what he's running for instead in a minute.)
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code. County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts.
The other Republican candidates are U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, former Indiana Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers, former Attorney General Curtis Hill, Fort Wayne entrepreneur Eric Doden and Jamie Reitenour.