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 2019 elections Democrats expanded their control of the council with a 20–5 majority. This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that Democrats would hold a super majority on the council.Republicans have generally been stronger in the southern and northeastern parts of the county while Democrats have been stronger in the central and northwestern parts. 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 | 2016 | Dem | Education Metropolitan and Economic Development Public Safety and Criminal Justice Rules and Public Policy |
| 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 Rules and Public Policy |
| 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 Metropolitan and Economic Development Rules and Public Policy |
| 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 Municipal Corporations |
| 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 Metropolitan and Economic Development 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 Municipal Corporations Public Safety and Criminal Justice |
| 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 Safety and Criminal Justice 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 |
| Vop Osili | Maggie Lewis Brian Mowery | |
| Blake Johnson | Paul Annee John Barth Crista Carlino Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Keith Graves Jason Holliday LaKeisha Jackson Maggie Lewis Brian Mowery David Ray | |
| LaKeisha Jackson | Zach Adamson Dan Boots Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Keith Graves Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday Kristin Jones | |
| David Ray | Paul Annee John Barth Ali Brown Michael Dilk Michael-Paul Hart Jessica McCormick Keith Potts Leroy Robinson | |
| Frank Mascari | Michael Dilk Jared Evans Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday Blake Johnson | |
| 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 | |
| Monroe Gray, Jr. | Ali Brown Jared Evans Keith Graves Michael-Paul Hart Jason Holliday LaKeisha Jackson Frank Mascari Brian Mowery | |
| William Oliver | Paul Annee Crista Carlino Jason Holliday Kristin Jones Jessica McCormick Brian Mowery Vop Osili Keith Potts | |
| Leroy Robinson | Paul Annee John Barth Dan Boots Michael Dilk Ethan Evans Jared Evans Keith Graves Jason Holliday Frank Mascari Brian Mowery William Oliver | |
| 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 | |
| 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.Pertinent Issues
- Scooters Removal/Regulations
- Addressing Potholes
- Improve Downtown
- BlueIndy
- Equity and Equality
- Council Pay Raise