The Hamilton County Election Board agreed on Thursday to give residents of Fishers and Fall Creek Township the opportunity in November to vote on merging the two into a single city.
Appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot for those residents will be the question: “Shall the Town of Fishers and Fall Creek Township reorganize as a single political subdivision?”
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An independent study group consisting of both town and township residents recommended in 2010 that Fishers merge with the township into a so-called modern-city structure. If approved by voters, Fishers could be classified as a modern city and would be co-governed by nine council members and a mayor.
Fishers does not have a mayor and instead has a town manager to oversee operations. The town manager position would remain in place under the modern-city proposal.
In March, The Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Fishers’ ability to reorganize with the township.
The decision stemmed from a lawsuit filed in federal court by three Fishers residents who contested the recommendation by the study group that would strip the right of voters to elect a mayor. Under the proposal, council members would appoint a mayor.
Opponents of the plan argued that Fishers would be the only city in the state with an appointed mayor.
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Appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot for those residents will be the question: “Shall the Town of Fishers and Fall Creek Township reorganize as a single political subdivision?”
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An independent study group consisting of both town and township residents recommended in 2010 that Fishers merge with the township into a so-called modern-city structure. If approved by voters, Fishers could be classified as a modern city and would be co-governed by nine council members and a mayor.
Fishers does not have a mayor and instead has a town manager to oversee operations. The town manager position would remain in place under the modern-city proposal.
In March, The Indiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Fishers’ ability to reorganize with the township.
The decision stemmed from a lawsuit filed in federal court by three Fishers residents who contested the recommendation by the study group that would strip the right of voters to elect a mayor. Under the proposal, council members would appoint a mayor.
Opponents of the plan argued that Fishers would be the only city in the state with an appointed mayor.
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