List of mayors of Indianapolis

Mayor of the City of Indianapolis
Seal of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis
Incumbent
Joe Hogsett
since January 1, 2016
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderSamuel Henderson
Formation1847
Salary$95,317.60 annually[1]
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor

The Mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County. As the chief executive, the mayor has the duty to oversee city-county government's various departments, agencies, and municipal corporations. They also have the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Indianapolis City-County Council, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and has no limit to the number of terms they may serve.[2]

As of 2016, the mayor was paid an annual salary of $95,317.60.[1] The Mayor's Office is on the twenty-fifth floor of the City-County Building.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Report Builder: Employee Compensation Report". Indiana Gateway for Government Units. State of Indiana. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Unigov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Price, Nelson (2004). Indianapolis Then & Now. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. p. 38. ISBN 1-59223-208-6.

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