Members of the Common Council or “City Council” are part-time elected officials who serve for a term of four years. They are not subject to term limits and may run for reelection as many times as they wish. As the City’s legislative body, the Council uses many of the powers given to cities through the passage of ordinances and appropriation of monies.
The Council fixes the annual salaries of all elected officials of the City, which may not be changed in the year for which they are fixed, or reduced below the previous year’s level.
The Council also establishes the salaries of members of the City’s police and fire departments. It also has the authority to reduce, but not increase, any other items in the City budget as submitted by the mayor for its approval.
A Council member must have been a resident of the district from which he or she is elected, if any, for at least six months before the election, and must have been a resident of the city for at least one year before the election. If the Council member ceases to be a resident of the city or a resident of the district from which the council member was elected, the member forfeits his or her office.
Three members of the Common Council represent the city at-large (citywide), and six members represent six individual districts or wards, to make the city an even better place to live and work.
Members
At-Large (citywide):
Brian Cowgill
Steve Henderson
Brad Luzadder
Wards (individual districts):
Ward One: Gary Fordyce, Sr.
Ward Two: Mike Cline
Ward Three: Jim Brunner
Ward Four: Robin Fouce (President)
Ward Five: Annalisa Stodghill-Weeks
Ward Six: David Cain (Vice President)
Meetings
First and third Tuesdays of the month at 7pm in the first floor Chambers of City Hall
Contact your Councilperson:

Brian Cowgill (At-Large)
765.618.4867
bcowgill@cityofmarion.in.gov

Steve Henderson (At-Large)
765.618.9012
shenderson@cityofmarion.in.gov

Brad Luzadder (At-Large)
765.661.8784
bluzadder@cityofmarion.in.gov

Gary Fordyce, Sr. (Ward One)
765.667.4078
gfordyce@cityofmarion.in.gov

Mike Cline (Ward Two)
765.506.2721
mcline@cityofmarion.in.gov
Jim Brunner (Ward Three)
765.667.8284
jbrunner@cityofmarion.in.gov

Robin Fouce (Ward Four)
765.618.0963
robinfouce@cityofmarion.in.gov

Annalisa Stodghill-Weeks (Ward Five)
765.618.4175
astodghillweeks@cityofmarion.in.gov

David Cain (Ward Six)
765.618.6657
dcain@cityofmarion.in.gov
What’s my district? See Ward Map.