2/22/2006
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Bi-partisan former deputy mayors join 62 business leaders in support of Indy Works
Indianapolis - A bipartisan group of deputy mayors from the administrations of every Indianapolis mayor since the inception of Unigov this week wrote the members of the Indiana General Assembly asking them to pass Indianapolis Works '06, Mayor Bart Peterson's plan that will provide more effective and efficient services to the people of Indianapolis, this year.
By law, the Indiana General Assembly must approve these measures before they can occur.
"Because we have the unique insight of having been Deputy Mayors for the city, we know that Indianapolis Works can bring true cost savings to the taxpayers of Marion County," the deputy mayor wrote. "As city servants, Unigov gave us the basic tools to transform Indianapolis. Without Indianapolis Works, much of that work will be lost."
The letter was signed by deputy mayors:
*John Walls, 1969-74, under Mayor Richard Lugar
*David Frick, 1977-82 under Mayor Bill Hudnut
*John L. Krauss, 1982-91, under Hudnut
*Bruce B. Melchert, 1976-77, under Hudnut
*John Ryan, 1988-89, under Hudnut
*Paula Parker Sawyers, 1989-91, under Hudnut
*Joseph A. Slash, 1978-89, under Hudnut
*Caterina Cregor Blitzer, 1992-93, under Mayor Steve Goldsmith
*John Hall, 1997-99 under Goldsmith
*Carolyn Coleman, 2001-05, under Mayor Peterson
*Melina Kennedy, 2004-05, under Peterson
*Michael O'Connor, 2000-04, under Peterson
*William Shrewsberry, 2000-01, under Peterson
The deputy mayors joined a group of 62 business leaders - including Sidney Taurel of Eli Lilly and Company, Larry Glasscock of Wellpoint, Don Marsh of Marsh Supermarkets, Christel DeHaan of Christel House International, Jeff Smulyan of Emmis Communications, Beurt SerVaas of SerVaas Inc., David Simon of Simon Property Group, Bill Mays of Mays Chemical Company, Ann Murtlow of Indianapolis Power & Light, Tony George of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - who last week wrote lawmakers in support of the reform plan.
Peterson's original plan would merge eight township fire departments into the Indianapolis Fire Department, eliminate nine township trustees and boards, in favor of two trustees and boards for delivering poor relief; and merge nine elected township assessors into the County Assessor's office.
Mayor Peterson has since proposed a compromise, which still merges the fire departments and assessors, but allows the trustees to remain in office with some responsibilities, including poor relief and serving on a "community resource center transition board" and a "fire advisory commission."
Letter from Deputy Mayors
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