City of Crawfordsville - Mayor's Office
Mayor Charles E. Coons
Dear Visitor,
Crawfordsville is a city with a
distinguished past and a bright future.
We have Lew Wallace’s (author of Ben Hur) Study, The Lane Place, and the
Old
Jail Museum,
all truly gems of the city.
We are also blessed with a diverse list of industries, R.R. Donnelley,
Nucor Steel, Sommer Metalcraft, Acuity Lighting, and Random House just to
name a few. Each one with
generations of workers dedicated to local employers.
We have a full scale Parks Department with a 4.2 mile nature
trail leading to beautiful Sugar Creek.
Shades
State Park and
Turkey
Run State Park
are nearby and keep us close to nature.
Downtown Crawfordsville gives one that old town feeling and sense
of community, while Crawfordsville
High School and
Wabash
College provide top of the line
educations to our students.
During the spring and summer, Crawfordsville and surrounding communities
come alive with festivals for all ages.
Conveniently located near Lafayette,
Indianapolis, and Terre
Haute, one can simply hop on a meandering road, state
highway or interstate to get where they need to go.
Most important is our new
Crawfordsville
Commerce Park.
This site provides for future growth and will allow
Crawfordsville to bring new businesses large or small to the community.
As you can see, not only does Crawfordsville have a lot to offer,
it is a nice place to live and work.
As chief executive the Mayor is responsible for the
overall operation of City government. The Mayor's term of office
is for four years with no restrictions on the number of terms which can
be served. The Mayor's powers and duties include:
- Enforcing ordinances of the City and statutes of the State
- Calling special meetings of the
City Council when
necessary
- Filling vacancies in City offices when required
- Signing all deeds, bonds, and contracts of the City
- Approving or vetoing ordinances, orders, and resolutions of the
City Council
- Appointing the heads of executive departments and many Board
Commission members
- Preparing the City budget for
City Council review
- Serving as presiding officer of the
City Council