City Council

Common Council

As the legislative body of the City, the Common Council, often referred to as the City Council, is a link between the citizens of Bloomington and their government. By enacting legislation that fosters the health, safety, and welfare of the City, the Council works to represent the interests of residents while ensuring the delivery of municipal services. By statute, the Council is responsible for the control of the City's property and finances, and the appropriation of money (Indiana Code § 36‐4‐6‐18).

• E-MAIL the Council office: council@bloomington.in.gov

Councilmembers

Learn more about Councilmembers, including biographies and contact information

Front row, Left to Right:

Isabel Piedmont-Smith (Council Vice President and District V Representative)

Sue Sgambelluri (Council President and District II Representative)

Dave Rollo (Council Parliamentarian and District IV Representative)

Back row, Left to Right:

Kate Rosenbarger (District I Representative)

Matt Flaherty (At-Large Representative)

Susan Sandberg (At-Large Representative)

Jim Sims (At-Large Representative)

Ron Smith (District III Representative)

Stephen Volan (District VI Representative)

Find your Council Representative

Six Councilmembers represent individual City districts and three represent the City At-Large. To find out which Council district you are in, consult the City Council District Interactive Map. You can use this same link to find your new council district, which will go into effect for the 2024 Council elections, by selecting the layer called "2024 Term City Council Districts" and deselecting the layer called "City Council Districts". Use the myBloomington  address search to find all sorts of information about the area in which you live. Downloadable maps are available in the Council District Map Gallery.

Council Meetings

In 2023, meetings will generally be held the first three Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers (#115) of City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, unless additional notice is provided. Council Meetings (Regular Sessions and Special Sessions) are meetings where official actions are taken (e.g. legislation is passed, legislation is amended, etc.). Council Committee Meetings involve discussing legislation or other council matters.

The Council strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. Auxiliary aids are available upon request with adequate notice. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please call (812) 349-3409 or email council@bloomington.in.gov.

Members of the public wishing to join meetings electronically may do so with meeting links posted on the Council's meeting calendar. Members of the public participating electronically will have audio and video disabled until the presiding officer calls for public comment, at which point public participants wishing to comment will have only audio enabled.

The public may also access meetings by watching via Community Access Television Services.

All meetings of the Council and its committees are open to the public. Agendas, packets, notices and background material for these meetings will be linked at the Council's "Meetings & Documents" Page.

• 2023 COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR: Please consult the Council's meeting calendar for a list of currently-scheduled Council and Council Committee meetings and to find links to join meetings electronically. 
   
• ANNUAL SCHEDULE & FILING DEADLINES:  A 2023 Annual Council Meeting Schedule, along with filing deadlines for City Departments to file legislation with the Council can be found at the link provided. Please note that legislation is due no later than 12:00 pm on the applicable due date.

• PUBLIC COMMENT: The Council values the voices of citizens and welcomes public comment at its meetings. View Rules for Making Public Comment.  Members of the public who wish to display visuals as part of their public comment, should contact the Council Office by 5:00 pm on the day before the Council meeting. Please call (812) 349-3409 or e-mail council@bloomington.in.gov.
   
• VIEW MEETINGS: Watch live and archived Council meetings via Civic Webcast