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Indianapolis is the capital city in U.S. state of Indiana. With 820,445 people, it is the 12th largest city in the United States.[1] Its government is a consolidation of the Indianapolis city government and Marion County government, with four municipalities excluded from some consolidated operations.[2] The local school district is Indianapolis Public Schools.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Indiana city websites
This website was reviewed on 5 Feb 2012.
[edit] The good
- The website is easy to navigate.
- Council members are listed with contact information and party affiliations.[3]
- Ethics forms are posted.[4]
- Minutes, agendas and schedules are posted for meetings.[5]
- Budgets and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports are posted, with archives.[6]
- Local income tax rates are posted in the budget.[7]
- Property tax rates are posted.[8] Propert taxes may be payed online.[9]
- Information on public records requests is available.[10]
- Zoning information is posted.[11]
- Building permit information and forms are posted.[12]
- A directory is posted with contact information for departments and officials.[13]
- Bid opportunities are posted,[14] as are contracts.[15]
[edit] The bad
- There is no information on taxpayer-funded lobbying.
[edit] Elected officials
[edit] City-County Council
City-county council members serve four-year terms. There are 29 members; 25 are elected by districts, and the other four are elected by the county at-large.[3]
In the November 8, 2011 election, Democrats took back the city-county council majority from the Republicans.[16]
| Name | District | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Adamson | At-large | Democrat |
| John Barth | At-large | Democrat |
| Pamela L. Hickman | At-large | Democrat |
| Leroy Robinson | At-large | Democrat |
| Jose M. Evans | 1st | Democrat |
| Angela L. Mansfield | 2nd | Democrat |
| Ryan Vaughn | 3rd | Republican |
| Christine Scales | 4th | Republican |
| Virginia J. Cain | 5th | Republican |
| Janice Shattuck McHenry | 6th | Republican |
| Maggie A. Lewis | 7th | Democrat |
| Monroe Gray Jr. | 8th | Democrat |
| Joe Simpson | 9th | Democrat |
| William Oliver | 10th | Democrat |
| Steve Talley | 11th | Democrat |
| Mike McQuillen | 12th | Republican |
| Robert B. Lutz | 13th | Republican |
| Marilyn Pfisterer | 14th | Republican |
| Vop Osili | 15th | Democrat |
| Mary B. Moriarty Adams | 17th | Democrat |
| Vernon A. Brown | 18th | Democrat |
| Jeff Miller | 19th | Republican |
| Frank Mascari | 20th | Democrat |
| Benjamin D. Hunter | 21st | Republican |
| Jason Holliday | 22nd | Republican |
| Jeff Cardwell | 23rd | Republican |
| Jack E. Sandlin | 24th | Republican |
| Aaron Freeman | 25th | Republican |
[edit] Mayor
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (R) won re-election in 2011.[16]
[edit] Budget
| Department | 2010 Actual | 2011 Adopted | 2012 Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Safety | $346,772,568 | $364,584,411 | $356,433,630 |
| Criminal Justice | $221,652,272 | $221,566,219 | $219,664,921 |
| Other Public Services | $300,837,068 | $260,350,390 | $178,942,898 |
| Executive, Legislative, Admin | $91,561,193 | $85,406,971 | $80,104,986 |
| Debt Service | $104,237,038 | $105,413,910 | $106,454,395 |
| Total | $1,065,060,140 | $1,037,321,901 | 941,600,829 |
[edit] Taxes
Marion County's income tax rate is 1.62%.[7]
[edit] Debt
The city has $622.7 million in unrestricted debt, mostly from pension and post-employment benefit obligations.[2]
[edit] Economic development
[edit] Mass-transit system
Mayor Greg Ballard has proposed increasing the mass-transit system in the Indianapolis area, seeking support from state lawmakers.[18]
[edit] Indiana Transparency Portal
The Indiana State Auditor has launched an Indiana Transparency Portal (ITP), containing budget and financial information for local governments. The interactive report-builder page offers a range of information. Users can find financial data for a county, municipality or other unit of government.[19]
[edit] Accuracy
Because Marion County and Indianapolis have a unified government, it is difficult to compare their unified budget to the ITP database, which has separate information for counties and cities. According to the ITP, Marion County's budget expenditures for 2012 are $293,569,847 and revenues are $305,097,137.[19] Data for the City of Indianapolis does not appear to be available.
[edit] External links
- Indianapolis Detailed Profile
- Indianapolis links
- City of Indianapolis information
- City of Indianapolis Quick Census facts
[edit] References
- ↑ InfoPlease.com "Top 50 Cities in the U.S., "Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official Indianapolis website "CAFR 2010," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official Indianapolis website "Councillor Biographies," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Ethics Forms 2010," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Council Meetings," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Office of Finance and Management," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Official Indianapolis website "2012 Budget Book," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Marion County Tax Rates," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Payments," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Access to Public Records Act," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Zoning," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Permits," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Department List," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Bids & Quotes," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Contracts," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Indianapolis Star "Greg Ballard wins 2nd term as Indianapolis mayor," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Official Indianapolis website "Current Election Results," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ Indianapolis Star "Ballard rolls out mass transit plan for state lawmakers," Accessed November 9, 2011
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Indiana Gateway for Government Unites "Report Builder," Accessed November 28, 2011
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