All City of Batesville offices (Exception of the Fire and Police Departments)
will be closed in Observance of Veterans Day.
Board of Public Works and Safety
The Batesville Board of Public Works and Safety meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30pm.
Consisting of three members, the Board of Public Works and Safety is responsible for law enforcement and fire protection as specified in I.C. 36-8. They also oversee streets, sanitation, transportation, and sewers.
Common Council
The Batesville Common Council meets the 2nd Monday of each month (immediately following Board of Public Works & Safety)
Both a legislative body and fiscal body, Common Council members are part-time elected officials who serve for a term of four years. As individual council members, they do not possess significant powers.
The council exercises powers through ordinances and appropriation of monies in accordance with I.C. 36-4-6-18.
