After much debate and discussion among members of the Fishers City Council, a new ordinance has been approved creating a committee system that establishes three standing council committees with a system for appointing members.  The Budget & Finance Committee has been existence as a standing panel for some time, but this action at Tuesday night’s council session formally creates the Rules Committee and Non-Profit Committee.

Each committee will consist of at least 3 council members, one of which will be from the minority party.  Currently, the council has 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats.

Democrat Crystal Neumann, part of the group that produced this proposal, praised the compromise that led to the measure passing unanimously.

The council also unanimously approved the council appointments for 2022.  You can find the list of appointments at this link.

Council members also unanimously approved a new Armed Services Commission.  The new panel will focus on honoring and recognizing local members of the military, as well as local veterans.