County Council / Dearborn County, Indiana

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County Council

The Dearborn County Council is comprised of seven members, four elected from districts and three elected at-large. Council serves as the County's fiscal body. Members of Council must reside within the county and the district from which they were elected, if applicable.

Council also sets and approves the County's annual property tax levy.

County Council is responsible for establishing an annual budget for County Government. Council is also responsible for appropriating funds for the operation of County Government. The County Auditor serves as the secretary of the fiscal body.

What We Do:

Exclusive power to fix the tax rate for county purposes and for all other purposes where the rate not fixed by law is required to be uniform, and impose the tax levy.
Exclusive power of making appropriations to be paid out of the county treasury.
Adoption of the annual budget after receiving estimates submitted by the various county agencies through the county auditor, subject to the modification by the State Board of Tax Commissioners.
Incurring county indebtedness within the constitutional limitations.
Appropriation of additional funds arising after the budget is adopted.
Re-appropriation of surplus funds which might be surrendered by one department of county government.
Fixing of salaries of officers, deputies, assistants and employees whose salaries are payable from any county fund, with certain exceptions as provided by the statutes granting this authority.
Levying taxes to provide funds for erecting new jails and repairing, remodeling, and enlarging of old jails.
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2024 Council Meeting Dates

January 3, 2024 - 5:00 pm
March 12, 2024 - 5:00 pm
May 14, 2024 - 5:00 pm
August 19-23, 2024 Budget 8:30 - 4:30 (as needed)
September 27, 2024 9:00 am (Budget Adoption)
November 14, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Additional meetings may be called as necessary