Indianapolis City-County Council

City–County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County
City of Indianapolis
Type
Term limits	None
History
Founded	January 1, 1970 (1970-01-01)
New session started	January 1, 2018
Leadership
President	Vop Osili (D)
Vice-President	Zach Adamson (D)
Majority Leader	Monroe Gray (D)
Majority Whip	William Oliver (D)
Minority Leader	Michael McQuillen (R)
Minority Whip	Marilyn Pfisterer (R)
Minority Whip	Janice McHenry (R)
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (14) Minority   Republican (11)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2015 (25 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2019 (25 seats)
Meeting place
Indianapolis City-County Building
Website
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.

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. 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 2015 elections, Democrats held control of the council with a 13–12 majority. On February 1, 2017, long–time councilwoman, Christine Scales decided to switch from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. This switch increased Democratic control to 14–11.

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.

Members of the Council

Committee chairs shown in bold.

District	Council Member	Assumed Office	Party	Committees
1	Leroy Robinson	2012	Dem	Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Safety and Criminal Justice Rules and Public Policy
2	Colleen Fanning	2016	Rep	Administration and Finance Metropolitan and Economic Development Parks and Recreation
3	Christine Scales	2008	Dem	Ethics Public Safety and Criminal Justice
4	Michael McQuillen	2008	Rep	Committee on Committees Rules and Public Policy
5	Jeff Coats	2016	Rep	Public Safety and Criminal Justice Rules and Public Policy
6	Janice McHenry	2008	Rep	Ethics Parks and Recreation Public Works
7	Joseph Simpson	2012	Dem	Administration and Finance Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice
8	Monroe Gray, Jr.	1992	Dem	Committee on Committees Municipal Corporations Parks and Recreation Public Works Rules and Public Policy
9	William Oliver	2004	Dem	Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice Public Works
10	Maggie Lewis	2009*	Dem	Administration and Finance Committee on Committees Rules and Public Policy
11	Vop Osili	2012	Dem	Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works Rules and Public Policy
12	Blake Johnson	2016	Dem	Administration and Finance Community Affairs and Education Ethics Rules and Public Policy
13	Stephen Clay	2014*	Dem	Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice
14	LaKeisha Jackson	2014*	Dem	Administration and Finance Ethics Municipal Corporations
15	Marilyn Pfisterer	2004	Rep	Administration and Finance Public Safety and Criminal Justice
16	Jeff Miller	2012	Rep	Community Affairs and Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works
17	Zach Adamson	2011	Dem	Community Affairs and Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works
18	Susie Cordi	2016	Rep	Municipal Corporations Parks and Recreation Public Works
19	David Ray	2016	Dem	Administration and Finance Community Affairs and Education Ethics Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Works
20	Jason Holliday	2012	Rep	Community Affairs and Education Municipal Corporations
21	Frank Mascari	2012	Dem	Community Affairs and Education Municipal Corporations Parks and Recreation Public Safety and Criminal Justice
22	Jared Evans	2016	Dem	Metropolitan and Economic Development Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice
23	Scott Kreider	2016	Rep	Community Affairs and Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Rules and Public Policy
24	John Wesseler	2016*	Rep	Administration and Finance Ethics
25	Brian Mowery	2016*	Rep	Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice

• *Appointed to fill a vacancy via Caucus

The Clerk of the Council is NaTrina DeBow.

Salary

Members of the council earn $11,400 a year, plus per diem of $112 per council meeting and $62 per committee meeting.

Pertinent Issues

• Scooters Removal/Regulations
• Addressing Potholes
• Improve Downtown
• BlueIndy

See also

• History of Indianapolis
• Timeline of Indianapolis
• List of mayors of Indianapolis

External links

• Indianapolis City-County Council
• Indianapolis History and Statistics
• Historical List of Councillors