Local Wiki
St. Joseph County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: Tuesdays at 11:00 AM (evening session 6:00 PM on the 3rd Tuesday). Council: second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM (Committee) and fourth Tuesday at 6:00 PM (Public Hearings).
- Meeting location
- County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601. Both bodies meet in the 4th Floor Chambers.
- County Auditor
- John Murphy · 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., 2nd Floor, South Bend, IN 46601 · 574-235-9399 (FAX 574-235-5024) · JMurphy@sjcindiana.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.sjcindiana.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district: President Carl H. Baxmeyer (D1), Vice President Anthony "Tony" Hazen (D3), Commissioner Rafael Morton (D2). County Council, a distinctive 9 members elected from 9 single-member districts (A-I): President Daniel J. Schaetzle (Dist C), President Pro-Tem Bryan Tanner (Dist H), Joseph G. Thomas (A), Amy Drake (B), Jennifer Shabazz (D), Diana L. Hess (E), Randall Figg (F), Mark A. Catanzarite (G), Andy Rutten (I).
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.
- John Glenn School Corporation · School District
- Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp · School District
- School City of Mishawaka · School District
- South Bend Community School Corp · School District
- Union-North United School Corp · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Indian Village · Town
- Lakeville (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- New Carlisle (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- North Liberty · Town
- Osceola · Town
- Roseland (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- Walkerton (official website, opens in a new tab) · 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