Local Wiki
Monroe County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: Wednesdays at 10:00 AM. Council: second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Nat U. Hill Meeting Room (3rd Floor), Monroe County Courthouse, 100 W. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47404.
- County Auditor
- Catherine Smith · 100 West Kirkwood Ave, Suite 209, Bloomington, IN 47403 · 812-349-2515 (FAX 812-349-2280) · csmith@co.monroe.in.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.in.gov/counties/monroe/government/boards-and-commissions/
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district: President Julie Thomas (D2), Vice President Lee Jones (D1), Commissioner Jody Madeira (D3, joined start of 2025 succeeding Penny Githens). County Council, 7 members: President Jennifer Crossley (D4), President Pro Tempore Peter Iversen (D1), Kate Wiltz (D2), Marty Hawk (D3), Trent Deckard (At-Large).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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.
- Monroe County Community Sch Corp · School District
- Richland-Bean Blossom C S C · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Ellettsville · Town
- Stinesville · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024