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Unigov is the name adopted by the city of Indianapolis to describe its
consolidated city-county government, adopted in
1970 by act of the Indiana state legislature.
Indianapolis was intentionally surveyed and founded as the capital of the United States state of Indiana. Given the state of
urban planning in
1821, little thought was given to the growth of the city. Original planners were of the opinion that it would never grow beyond its original square mile (2.6 km²) layout (still known as "the Mile Square"). Contrary to their belief, Marion County, Indiana soon was filled with small communities with connections to or with businesses that had formed to take advantage of Indianapolis's location midway between Chicago, Illinois and both Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. City growth happened in fits and starts, and it was possible in some areas to leave and re-enter Indianapolis while traveling in a straight line. The movement of affluent citizens to more fashionable suburbs, especially to the north of the city limits, accelerated into full
white flight in the period after World War II. While this sprawl was generally within Marion County, it hastened the decay of the city itself.
Unigov was proposed in the late 1960s to address these problems. What ultimately emerged, however, was a compromise. The cities of
Beech Grove, Indiana,
Lawrence, Indiana, Southport, Indiana, and Speedway, Indiana each maintained autonomy, with their own police forces, school systems, and mayors (minus Speedway), although they are also represented on Unigov's legislative body, known as the City-County Council, since other services like road and natural resource management were granted to Unigov. In addition, fire service and school districts were maintained at their pre-Unigov borders, and some towns otherwise incorporated into the city were permitted to maintain independent police forces.
For many years, the incorporation of the city's suburbs was seen as working to the political benefit of the
Republican Party (United States), which held the mayor's office from the election of
Dick Lugar in 1967 until the election of
Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson in 1999. Democrats gained a majority on the City-County Council in citywide elections in 2003.
Facing a budget crisis, Peterson made a proposal to eliminate some remaining duplication, dubbed Indianapolis Works!. He claimed it would eliminate remaining duplication, while opponents saw it as an effort to further consolidate the power of the Democratic Party in Marion County. Ironically, the extension of city government was now seen as benefiting the Democrats, who had made many gains (as they did nationally) in the inner-ring suburbs, many more of which are included within the boundaries of the city than in many comparable metropolitan areas.
In
December, 2005, the City-County Council approved a merger of the Indianapolis Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department departments, creating the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, headed by the Marion County Sheriff Indy Works 2006 annual report.
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Unigov is the name adopted by the city of
Indianapolis to describe its
consolidated city-county government, adopted in
1970 by act of the Indiana state legislature.
Indianapolis was intentionally surveyed and founded as the capital of the
United States state of Indiana. Given the state of
urban planning in 1821, little thought was given to the growth of the city. Original planners were of the opinion that it would never grow beyond its original square mile (2.6 km²) layout (still known as "the Mile Square"). Contrary to their belief, Marion County, Indiana soon was filled with small communities with connections to or with businesses that had formed to take advantage of Indianapolis's location midway between Chicago, Illinois and both
Cincinnati, Ohio and
Louisville, Kentucky. City growth happened in fits and starts, and it was possible in some areas to leave and re-enter Indianapolis while traveling in a straight line. The movement of affluent citizens to more fashionable suburbs, especially to the north of the city limits, accelerated into full white flight in the period after World War II. While this sprawl was generally within Marion County, it hastened the decay of the city itself.
Unigov was proposed in the late 1960s to address these problems. What ultimately emerged, however, was a compromise. The cities of Beech Grove, Indiana,
Lawrence, Indiana,
Southport, Indiana, and
Speedway, Indiana each maintained autonomy, with their own police forces, school systems, and mayors (minus Speedway), although they are also represented on Unigov's legislative body, known as the City-County Council, since other services like road and natural resource management were granted to Unigov. In addition, fire service and school districts were maintained at their pre-Unigov borders, and some towns otherwise incorporated into the city were permitted to maintain independent police forces.
For many years, the incorporation of the city's suburbs was seen as working to the political benefit of the
Republican Party (United States), which held the mayor's office from the election of Dick Lugar in 1967 until the election of Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson in 1999. Democrats gained a majority on the City-County Council in citywide elections in 2003.
Facing a budget crisis, Peterson made a proposal to eliminate some remaining duplication, dubbed Indianapolis Works!. He claimed it would eliminate remaining duplication, while opponents saw it as an effort to further consolidate the power of the Democratic Party in Marion County. Ironically, the extension of city government was now seen as benefiting the Democrats, who had made many gains (as they did nationally) in the inner-ring suburbs, many more of which are included within the boundaries of the city than in many comparable metropolitan areas.
In
December, 2005, the City-County Council approved a merger of the Indianapolis Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department departments, creating the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, headed by the Marion County Sheriff Indy Works 2006 annual report.
References
External links
