Council Committees

The Council convenes a number of standing, special, and ad-hoc Council Committees to consider legislation, to make recommendations to the full Council, or to provide a mechanism for the Council to address issues of public concern.

Council members also serve on the Public Safety Local Income Tax Committee of the Monroe County Local Income Tax Council along with committees convened to make citizen appointments to the City's Boards and Commissions.

Standing Committees -- Active

• Sidewalk Committee (No Public Appointments)
• Climate Action & Resilience Committee (Dissolved by Resolution 2025-04)
• Jack Hopkins Social Services Committee
• Committee on Council Processes (No Public Appointments) - Includes Cm. Piedmont-Smith (Chair), Cm. Flaherty, Cm. Daily, and Cm. Zulich

Special Committees -- Active

• Fiscal Committee (No Public Appointments) - Includes Cm. Piedmont-Smith (Chair), Cm. Stosberg, Cm. Rollo, and Cm. Asare

Other Committees -- Active

• Public Safety Local Income Tax Committee of the Monroe County Local Income Tax Council (No Public Appointments) 

Administrative Group -- Active

• Budget Taskforce (No Public Appointments) - Includes Cm. Asare, Cm. Zulich, Deputy Mayor Gretchen Knapp and City Controller Jessica McClellan

Board and Commission Interview Committees

The Council utilizes three, three-member standing committees to review and make recommendations to the full Council regarding the appointment of citizens to the City’s boards and commissions as follows:

• Committee A: Cm. Rosenbarger (chair), Cm. Asare, & Cm. Stosberg
  • Animal Control Commission
  • Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Commission on Aging
  • Human Rights Commission
  • Commission on the Status of Black Males
  • Housing Quality Appeals Board
  • Public Transportation Corporation Board of Directors
  • Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association
  • Capital Improvement Board

• Committee B: Cm. Daily (chair), Cm. Piedmont-Smith, & Cm. Ruff
  • Bloomington Digital Underground Advisory Committee
  • Commission on the Status of Women
  • Community Advisory on Public Safety Commission
  • Environmental Commission
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission
  • Telecommunications Council
  • Transportation Committee
  • Utilities Services Board

• Committee C: Cm. Zulich (chair), Cm. Flaherty, & Cm. Rollo
  • Bloomington Community Arts Commission
  • Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs
  • Historic Preservation Commission
  • Bloomington Commission on Sustainability
  • Commission on the Status of Children and Youth
  • Tree Commission
  • Redevelopment Commission
  • Fire Merit Commission

Previous Ad-Hoc and Council Committees -- Inactive

• Administration Committee
• Community Affairs Committee
• Housing Committee
• Land Use Committee
• Public Safety Committee
• Sustainable Development Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Utilities and Sanitation Committee
• Peak Oil Task Force
• Deer Task Force
• Affordable Living Committee - Find its report: Working Hard Falling Behind - A Report on Affordability