Local Wiki
Jay County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: second and fourth Mondays of each month at 9:00 AM. Council: second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Jay County Courthouse, 120 North Court Street, Portland, IN 47371.
- County Auditor
- Emily Franks · 120 N Court St Suite 202, Portland, IN 47371 · 260-726-7575 (FAX 260-726-6933) · efranks@co.jay.in.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://jaycounty.net/
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members: Chad Aker, Duane Monroe, Doug Horn. County Council, 7 members: President Matt Minnich (At-Large), Vice President Cindy Bracy (D4), Bryan Alexander (At-Large), Michael Brewster (At-Large), Randy May (D1), Harold Towell (D2), Faron Parr (D3).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Jay School Corporation · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Bryant · Town
- Dunkirk (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Pennville · Town
- Portland (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Redkey · Town
- Salamonia · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026