Government of Indianapolis

The government of Indianapolis is a mayor-council, consolidated city-county system. The executive branch is headed by the elected mayor, and the legislative branch is made up of the 25-member City-County Council. Indianapolis and Marion County have a consolidated government known as Unigov. Most government offices are located in the City-County Building.

The Mayor of Indianapolis is the chief executive of the city and the county. The mayor is elected to a four-year term by the citizens of Marion County. There is no limit to the number of terms a mayor may serve. The current mayor is Democrat Joe Hogsett.

There are several city departments and other agencies included in the executive branch. The agencies' heads are appointed by the mayor.

Citizens Energy Group is responsible for city water, wastewater and stormwater systems. These were previously operated by the City's Department of Waterworks through a contract with Veolia. However, the transfer of the water and wastewater systems to Citizens Energy Group was approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on July 13, 2011. The transfer of the systems to Citizens Energy Group was completed on August 26, 2011.

The legislative branch of the city government is the Indianapolis City-County Council, which is composed of 25 members elected to four-year terms. Each of the members represent geographic districts that are drawn every 10th year in the year following the census (i.e. The 2010 Census led to the 2011 drawing of districts). The Council previously consisted of the 25 district councilors and 4 at-large council seats, however in 2013 the Indiana General Assembly adopted a new local government act that eliminated the 4 at-large seats.

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