All of Hamilton County’s city and town councils are currently dominated by Republican leaders. And often they are making decisions that affect your quality of life without much public input. The solution is to start attending your local city council meetings, observing the issues and the leaders, keeping an eye out for issues that are important to you, and speaking during public comment times.
Most of our councils meet twice monthly at a local government building. It’s easy to attend the meetings, and you might be surprised how interesting they can be. You’ll be among the first to know about the latest retail and housing developments in your city, and you will start to understand how decisions are made. Often the meetings are streamed online, so if you can’t be there in person, you can still watch the proceedings.
Friendly faces you'll see at City Council meetings. Dr. Anita Joshi represents Carmel's West District and Bill Stuart represents Fishers' South District on their respective City Councils.
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Here are the details on the city and town council meetings in our county.
Arcadia Town Council
Meeting dates: First and third Mondays of each month, 7pm
Location: Town Hall, 208 W. Main St.
Members: Rich Versprille, Doug Grishaw, Amanda Engle
Find your district: Jackson Township Municipal Council Districts
Prepare for meetings: Minutes & Agendas
Public input: Public comments accepted at meetings
Atlanta Town Council
Meeting dates: Second and Fourth Mondays of each month, 6pm
Location: 105 E. Main St.
Members: Murry Dixon, Tim Johnson, Chris Calhoun, Pam Van Hook
Find your district: Jackson Township Municipal Council Districts
Prepare for meetings: Council minutes
Public input: Public comment accepted at meetings
Carmel Common Council
Meeting dates: First and third Mondays of each month, 6pm
Location: City Hall, One Civic Square
Members: Adam Aasen (SE district), Anita Joshi (Democrat, W district), Jeff Worrell (at-large), Matt Snyder (at-large), Rich Taylor (at-large), Ryan Locke (NW district), Shannon Minnaar (NE district), Teresa Ayers (NC district), Tony Green (SC district)
Find your district: Council District Maps
Prepare for meetings: Minutes and agendas
Public input: How to Be Heard
Cicero Town Council
Meeting dates: First and third Tuesdays of each month, 7pm
Location: Town Hall, 70 N. Byron Street
Members: Joe Cox (at-large), Emily Pearson (district 2), Dennis Johnson (district 1), Eric Hayden (at-large), Chris Lutz (district 3)
Find your district: Jackson Township Municipal Council Districts
Prepare for meetings: Town Council Meeting Minutes and Agendas
Public input: Public comments are allowed at meetings
Fishers City Council
Meeting dates: Third Monday of each month, 7pm
Location: Launch Fishers, 12175 Visionary Way (meetings will relocate to the new City Hall once construction is completed in spring 2024)
Members: Cecilia Coble (at-large), Pete Peterson (SE district), John DeLucia (NC district), Brad DeReamer (NE district), Tiffanie Ditlevson (at-large), Selina Stoller (NW district), Bill Stuart (Democrat; SW district), John Weingardt (SC district), Todd Zimmerman (at-large)
Find your district: Fishers City Council District Map
Prepare for meetings: Agenda Center
Public input: Public comments are allowed at meetings and also accepted via this online form prior to meetings
Noblesville Common Council
Meeting dates: Tuesdays that follow the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 7pm
Location: City Hall, 16 S. 10th St.
Members: Darren Peterson (at-large), Megan Wiles (district 6), Pete Schwartz (at-large), Evan Elliott (at-large), Mike Davis (district 1), Todd Thurston (district 2), Aaron Smith (district 3), Mark Boice (district 4), David Johnson (district 5)
Find your district: City of Noblesville Council Districts
Prepare for meetings: Agendas and minutes
Public input: Public comments accepted at meetings
Sheridan Town Council
Meeting dates: First Tuesday of each month, 6pm
Location: Sheridan Community Center, 300 E. 6th St.
Members: Silas Delaney III, Eric Gifford, Daniel Bragg, David Kinkead, Levi Schrock
Find Your District: Sheridan Town Council Districts
Prepare for meetings: Town Council Meeting Minutes
Public input: Public comments accepted at meetings
Westfield City Council
Meeting dates: Second and fourth Mondays of each month, 7pm
Location: City Hall, 130 Penn St.
Members: Jon Dartt (district 1), Victor McCarty (district 2), Joe Duepner (district 3), Patrick Tamm (district 4), Noah Herron (district 5), Chad Huff (at-large), Kurt Wanninger (at-large)
Find Your District: District Map
Prepare for meetings: Agendas and Minutes
Public input: Public comments accepted at meetings