Term expires December 31, 2012.

Term expires December 31, 2012.

Term expires December 31, 2010.

Kristi James, Administrative Assistant
Phone 812-285-6275
Fax 812-285-6366
Email Kristi James

Address:

Indiana Code 36-2-2 provides that the County Commissioners are the County Executive, which consists of a three (3) member board and conducts the business of the county under the name of "The Board of Commissioners of the County of Clark".

Commissioners serve a four (4) year term beginning January 1 after the election. All registered voters in the county vote for Commissioners. Anyone running for Commissioner must reside in the district in which they are running.

The Commissioners have jurisdiction over many executive and administrative matters. The following are among the most important:

• Auditing and authorizing claims against the county. (IC 36-2-6-2)
• Receiving bids and authorizing contracts.
• Controlling, maintaining, and supervising county property including courthouses, jails, and public offices. (IC 36-2-2-24)
• Supervising construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.
• Exercising appointive powers including both the selection of members to fill positions on boards, commissions, and committees, and appointment of certain department heads.
• Planning and implementing strategies for solid waste handling as members of solid waste district boards.

The Commissioners may adopt ordinances concerning the following areas:

• To provide traffic control (IC 8-17-1-40)
• To regulate and control matters related to public health, water, air and land (IC13-1-1-4)
• To establish minimum housing standards (IC 36-7-8-4)
• To grant vacation pay, sick leave, paid holidays and other similar benefits to county employees (IC 5-10-6-11)
• To administer elections in conjunction with the county election board
• To incorporate new towns and alter township boundary lines, on petition.

(Information provided by the Association of Indiana Counties)

The Commissioners only exercise their regulatory powers in the unincorporated areas of the county.

December 23, 2009 January 7, 2010 January 21, 2010 February 4, 2010 February 18, 2010 March 4, 2010 March 18, 2010 April 1, 2010 April 15, 2010 April 29, 2010 May 13, 2010 May 27, 2010 June 10, 2010 June 24, 2010

July 8, 2010 July 22, 2010 August 5, 2010 August 19, 2010 September 2, 2010 September 16, 2010 September 30, 2010 October 14, 2010 October 28, 2010 November 10, 2010 November 23, 2010 December 2, 2010 December 16, 2010 December 30, 2010

All regular meetings will be held at 4:00 P.M. in Room 404, Clark County Government Building, Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In order to be placed on the agenda, you must notify this office before 4:30 P.M. on the Tuesday before the meeting.

Links

American City & County Magazine
National Association of Counties
Governing Magazine
International City/County Management Association