City Executive: Mayor Doug England
The mayor exercises the executive authority of the city (IC 36-4-4-3) and is primarily concerned with its day-to-day operations. The executive authority is often exercised through the board of works and safety, city departments and the heads of those departments.
Powers and Duties:
The mayor is responsible for the overall operation of city government
The mayor's powers and duties include:
* enforcing the ordinances of the city and the statutes of the state * ensuring efficient government of the city
* conduct monthly meetings of department heads, adopt rules and requlations for individual departments, and arrange for unannounced audits of the accounts of each department (IC 36-4-5 through 7)
* providing a statement of the finances and general condition of the city to the common council at least once a year
* providing any information regarding city affairs that the common council requests
* recommending, in writing, to the common council actions that he or she considers proper
* signing all bonds, and contracts of the city and all licenses issued by the city
The mayor serves for a term of four years, and the office is not subject to term limits. A person is eligible to serve as mayor if he or she has resided in the city for one year prior to the election (IC 3-1-8-26). If the mayor ceases to be a resident of the city, he or she forfeits the office of mayor (IC 36-4-5-2).
Mayor England's job is not to Tax and Spend!
