As the legislative body of the City, the City Council is a link between the citizens of Bloomington and their government. By enacting legislation that fosters the health, safety, and welfare of the City, the Council works to represent the interests of residents while ensuring the delivery of municipal services. By statute, the Council is responsible for the control of the City's property and finances, and the appropriation of money (Indiana Code § 36‐4‐6‐18).
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E-MAIL US: council@bloomington.in.gov
Councilmembers
Learn more about Councilmembers, including biographies and contact information (click on the name).
- Dave Rollo Council President (District IV)
- Dorothy Granger, Council Vice President (District II)
- Stephen Volan Parliamentarian (District VI)
- Andy Ruff (At-Large)
- Susan Sandberg, (At-Large)
- Jim Sims, (At-Large)
- Chris Sturbaum (District I)
- Allison Chopra (District III)
- Isabel Piedmont-Smith (District V)
Find your Council Representative
Six Council Members represent individual City districts and three represent the City At-Large. To find out which Council district you are in, consult the City Council District Interactive Map or use the myBloomington address search to find all sorts of information about the area in which you live. Downloadable maps are available in the Council District Map Gallery
Council Meetings
Meetings are generally held the first four Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 401 N. Morton. All meetings of the Council are open to the public. Auxiliary aids (including assisted listening devices) for people with disabilities are available upon request with adequate notice. Please call (812) 349-3409 or e-mail council@bloomington.in.gov.
- Wednesday, 24 April 2019 Council meeting has been cancelled.
- NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, 1 May at 6:30pm, Council Chambers
The Agenda and background material for this meeting will be linked at the Council's "Meetings & Documents" Page.
- 2019 COUNCIL CALENDAR: Please consult the Council's meeting calendar for a list of currently-scheduled Council and Council Committee meetings: https://bloomington.in.gov/council/meetings/2019
- FILING DEADLINES: Deadlines for City Departments to file legislation with the Council can be found here. Please note that legislation is due no later than 12:00 pm on the applicable due date.
- PUBLIC COMMENT: The Council values the voices of citizens and welcomes public comment at its meetings. View Rules for Making Public Comment. Members of the public who wish to display visuals as part of their public comment, should contact the Council Office by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, the day before the Council meeting. Please call (812) 349-3409 or e-mail council@bloomington.in.gov.
- VIEW MEETINGS: Watch live and archived Council meetings via Civic Webcasts
Council Packets
Packets are prepared in interest of Council deliberations and contain proposed legislation and background material intended to contextualize the legislation. Such legislation is subject to amendment during Council deliberations. For that reason, please consult "Legislation" for final legislation as passed by the Council.
Legislation
Legislation previously passed by the Common Council. This catalogue also includes legislation that failed and that was withdrawn.
Proposed Transportation Plan
This page includes links to the proposed Transportation Plan, the Council's schedule of deliberations for the Plan, an amendment form (and instructions for proposing amendments), and copies of all presentations made at the Council in interest of the Plan.
Bloomington Municipal Code
City Council Minutes
Civic Webcasts
Watch previous meetings of the Council.
Council Committees
The Council convenes a number of standing and ad-hoc Council Committees to address issues of public concern.
CIRT Vehicle Town Hall Meeting -- Responses
View responses to questions raised at the Common Council's Town Hall meeting on 20 February 2018 regarding the proposed purchase of the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) vehicle. (Links to .pdf document)