The Indianapolis Business Journal published an article this week by CICP co-chair Ann Murtlow on the need for local government reform in Indiana; check it out here.
Indiana's system of local government was designed in the 1850s - clearly, reform is long overdue. To paraphrase Ann, how can we expect a governmental structure created in the 19th century to meet the challenges of the 21st, especially at a time when revenues for local government are dwindling due to the property tax relief measures passed during the last legislative session?
The answer is consolidation and streamlining, making local government smaller and smarter. CICP will be active on this issue, as voters in parts of Central Indiana and elsewhere have an opportunity to merge their township assessors’ offices into the county assessors by referenda this fall, and the legislature takes a look at the recommendations of the Kernan-Shepard Commission in 2009.
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