AUTHORITY AND MEETINGS

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 151, art. I

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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-1 Authority.

Sec. 151-1. - Authority. The city-county council is the legislative and fiscal body of both the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and the County of Marion with such powers as provided by statutes or ordinances. The police special service district council, the fire special service district council and the solid waste special service district council are the legislative body respectively for the police special service district, fire special service district and solid waste special service district. Each special service district council of the consolidated city shall have such limited legislative and fiscal powers as are provided by statute. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-2 Membership of councils.

Sec. 151-2. - Membership of councils. The city-county council and each special service district council shall consist of twenty-five (25) members elected as provided by statute. The preferred form of address for members of the council shall be councilor. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6; G.O. 98, 2015, § 1; G.O. 55, 2023, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-3 Meetings concurrent.

Sec. 151-3. - Meetings concurrent. Regular meetings shall be convened as concurrent sessions of the city-county council and each special service district council. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6; G.O. 144, 1993, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-4 Days, time and place of regular meetings.

Sec. 151-4. - Days, time and place of regular meetings. Regular meetings shall be held at least once each month on such dates and at such times as the council shall establish by resolution adopted at least forty-five (45) days prior to such meeting. If no such dates are so established, the regular meeting shall be held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. prevailing local time, in the council chamber, on the second floor of the city-county building in Indianapolis. In the event that the date of the regular meeting is on a holiday observed by state law or local ordinance for employees of the consolidated city, the regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day that is not such a holiday nor a Saturday, or Sunday, unless the council, by a majority vote at a prior meeting, shall cancel the meeting or postpone it to another date. The time or place of any regular meeting may be changed by majority vote at a prior regular meeting. In addition, in the event of severe weather or other emergency making it unsafe or impractical for councilors, staff, and the public to travel to or from a regular meeting, the meeting may be cancelled by a majority vote of the president, majority leader and minority leader of the council. This vote shall be documented by e-mail, text, or facsimile, and conference calls may be used for initial discussions. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6; G.O. 3, 2014, § 1; G.O. 55, 2023, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-5 Special meetings.

Sec. 151-5. - Special meetings. Special meetings may be held on call of the president or forty (40) percent of the members of the council, by having written notice of the time and place of the meeting delivered to each member personally or sent by mail or telegram so that each member has at least seventy-two (72) hours' notice of the meeting. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-6 Statutory meetings.

Sec. 151-6. - Statutory meetings. Statutory meetings shall be held as required by law upon such notice as is provided by the statute requiring the meeting; if the statute requires publication of notice, no further notice need be given to members. As a courtesy to members, the clerk shall endeavor to give members the same notice as this article prescribes for special meetings. (G.O. 68, 1988, § 6)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 151-7 Litigation procedures.

Sec. 151-7. - Litigation procedures. (a) If the city-county council or members of the city-county council are named as parties in any judicial or administrative proceeding under circumstances that any member of the council or the corporation counsel deems the interests of the council or the city may be adverse to each other, such councilor or the corporation counsel shall inform the president of the city-county council of such circumstances. Upon being so advised the president shall determine if such a conflict exists. If he determines that a conflict does exist, the general counsel shall represent the city-county council in accordance with section 151-101(d) of the Code. (b) In any judicial or administrative proceeding that either the city-county council or members of the city-county council are named as parties or in which the city-county council has intervened as a party, the president is authorized to provide instructions to the attorney representing the city-county council as to the conduct of the proceeding, including agreeing to settlement, decisions to petition for review or appeal, and other issues arising during the proceedings. (c) During any such proceeding, any member of the city-county council may introduce a proposal for a council resolution that specific instructions issued by the president to the attorney representing the council be reviewed or reconsidered. The president shall refer such proposal to the committee on rules and public policy. If the city-county council adopts the proposal, the instructions of the president's are overruled and replaced by those contained in the proposal. (d) The instructions of the president to the attorney representing the city-county council shall be in force and effect until and unless those instructions are overruled or replaced by those contained in a resolution adopted by the city-county council. If such a resolution is adopted, the instructions contained in such resolution shall be in force and effect and the president may issue further instructions, provided that the president's further instructions do not conflict with the instructions contained in such resolution. Thereafter, the city-county council may modify or rescind its prior resolution in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (G.O. 104, 2000, § 1; G.O. 55, 2023, § 1)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH151CIUNCO_ARTIAUMEFetched: 10/27/2026