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St. Joseph County Council

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County Commissioners

County-City Building
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
7th Floor
S. B. IN 46601
235-9534; FAX: 235-7849

Exercise the administrative power of the County, including the power to establish department procedures of county government, except where state provisions dictate; supervise county administrative offices and the collection of revenues and control of disbursements; maintain county property; negotiate contracts; establish and administer centralized systems for budgeting, personnel, and purchasing. The Board submits the annual budget to the County Council. They have the power to approve and/or veto ordinances. Required to deliver an annual “State of the County” address, and to analyze and forecast trends, and to develop a county improvement plan.

County Council

Established to carry out the legislative duties of county government, having exclusive power to introduce and pass ordinances, resolutions and motions (including those for taxation, finances and appropriation of money); to approve any and all contracts; to create new county departments and offices; and to conduct investigations into the conduct of county business for the purpose of correcting deficits or insuring that activities adhere to existing law. The Council has the power to remove or to impeach any officer or employee of the county, whose removal is not otherwise provided by law. To carry out these duties they may prescribe their own rules, receive grants from public and private bodies, and employ legal and administrative personnel.

County-City Building
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
4th Floor
S. B. IN 46601
Phone: 235-9658; FAX: 235-5022

St. Joe Valley Greens, South Bend, IN