4/7/2005
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Unigov public process: 5 months; IndyWorks: 8 months and counting…
INDIANAPOLIS - The people of Indianapolis and the Indiana General Assembly already have had a longer public process to discuss Indianapolis Works than the one that created Unigov in 1969.
Indianapolis Works, which the Mayor proposed in August 2004, is still being debated in the state legislature as of today, eight months later.
The original Unigov, the groundbreaking and revolutionary law that consolidated many units of local government, was the reason then-Mayor Richard Lugar formed a Governmental Reorganization Task Force in November 1968. Unigov was signed into law by Gov. Edgar Whitcomb in March 1969, five months later.
"Some have said that Indianapolis Works needs more study, but I remind them that the original Unigov law was formally proposed, passed by the legislature and signed by the governor in less than five months," Mayor Peterson said.
"We've been preparing, discussing and working on Indianapolis Works for eight months, and we've been enjoying the benefits and learning the lessons of Unigov for 35 years," he added. "The time to reform government and save taxpayers dollars is now."
Indianapolis Works continues the consolidation that Unigov started and saves local taxpayers $35 million every year.
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