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The Mayor appoints the four-member Board of Aviation Commissioners which is responsible for the supervision of the municipal airport, located south of the City. The Board appoints the airport manager who oversees the day-to-day operation.

The Board of Parks and Recreation consists of six voting members: four appointed by the Mayor and one member from the Crawfordsville Public Library Board and the Crawfordsville Community School Board. In addition, there is a non-voting liaison member from the City Council. The Board is bipartisan, and members serve four-year, staggered terms. The Board is responsible for the department’s programs, for maintenance of its properties, and equipment. The Board also has bonding powers.

Appointed by the Mayor, the three member Board of Police Commissioners has the power to hire, promote and dismiss all police personnel, with the exception of the police chief. In addition, the Board establishes a budget for operating the Police Department which is subject to the approval and appropriation of funds by the City Council.

The Board of Public Works and Safety has three members: the Mayor and two persons appointed by the Mayor. They must be registered voters of the City. The Board provides for police and fire protection through supervision of those departments and has responsibility for streets, sidewalks, parking lots, sewers and sanitation through the appropriate departments.

The Board of Zoning Appeals consists of five members. The Mayor appoints three members and two have traditionally been appointed by the County Commissioners. The terms are staggered. The Board hears and determines appeals for special exceptions and rules on variances from the zoning ordinances.

The City-County Civil Defense Council is composed of three members of the City’s Board of Works and the three County Commissioners. The Council appoints the civil defense director.

The Crawfordsville Housing Authority consists of six members appointed by the Mayor. They serve four-year staggered terms. One member must be a resident in the program. The Board appoints a Director who is paid by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). All monies for the tenant-based, rent assistance program are provided by the federal government.

The Crawfordsville Plan Commission consists of nine members: four appointed by the Mayor; one member named from the Park Board by that Board; one member of the City Council; two traditionally appointed by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners to represent the two-mile area; and the Superintendent of Storm and Waste Water. The commission coordinates planning and zoning in the City and the extra-territorial two-mile area outside the City limits. No more than four of the Mayor’s appointees may be from the same party. The terms are for four years and are staggered. The Commission’s decisions are subject to approval by the City Council. The Commission considers primary approval of subdivision proposals and delegates a secondary or final approval to a plat committee.

The Economic Development Commission consists of three members: one of whom is appointed by the City Council, and one appointed by the County Commissioners. The members serve staggered four-year terms. The Commission recommends action to improve or promote economic growth, and has the power to enter into leases and acquire land and buildings. The Commission can offer, with City Council confirmation, to sell tax-free municipal bonds in the City’s name, on behalf of an established company, without affecting the City’s constitutionally limited buying power. The Commission is required to report annually to the Indiana Department of Commerce.

The five member Redevelopment Commission meets as needed, with a minimum of two meetings yearly. Three members are appointed by the Mayor and two by the City Council. All serve one-year terms. The Commission was primarily created in 1994 to provide a TIF district which offered tax-increment financing for the development of the Crawfordsville Square Shopping Center. The Commission, by statute, also has broad powers that include acquiring, redeveloping and selling property.

The Historic Preservation Commission was created by the City Council in 2002 to preserve and protect structures and areas of historic and cultural interest within the City of Crawfordsville, and to award loans and grants to downtown property owners who renovate building facades in a historically compatible. The Mayor appoints seven members to the Commission with the approval of the City Council. Members serve three year staggered terms. Meetings are held once a month in the Council Chambers. The Director of Planning and Community Development serves as staff to the commission.

The Mayor may appoint twelve members to the Human Rights Commission with the City Council’s ratification. The purpose of the Commission is to protect and promote equal opportunities for all citizens in education, employment, housing and business access. The Commission began in the 1990s in response to a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in the City. For many years, the Commission sponsored an event, Celebration of Unity and Diversity, every spring. The group is inactive at this time.

The Utility Service Board consists of five members: three appointed by the Mayor and two by the City Council. Members serve four-year, staggered terms. The board is bipartisan and supervises the operation of the City’s electric utility. Each member receives a stipend from CEL& P revenues.