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Commissioners’ Office
The Board of Commissioners consists of 3 Commissioners elected to four year terms at the General Elections. Each Commissioner represents a specific district of Adams County. Currently the elected Commissioners are:
District 1 - Kim Fruechte
5461 N 600 W
Decatur, IN 46733
(260)565-3570
kcf@adamswells.com
District 2 - Ed Coil
1016 Cross Pointe
Decatur, IN 46733
(260)724-3624
edcoil@live.com
District 3 - Doug Bauman
2510 W State Road 116
Geneva, IN 46740
(260)368-7279
mbauman@embarqmail.com
The Board of Commissioners serve as the Executive and legislative authority for the County. Their statutory duties include:
- Supervision of the County road system
- Supervision of the construction and maintenance of county Bridges
- Management of all county property
- Auditing and authorization of all county claims
- Receiving bids and authorizing county contracts
- Appointments to boards, commissions, committees and unelected department heads
- Final approval County Building Regulations & Planning Commissions Regulations
- Cooperation with all County Offices
- Preparing the portion of the County Budget the Commissioners exercise control over
- Providing county Fair and 4-H Projects in partnership with Purdue University
- Preserving cemeteries having in conjunction with Township Government
- Providing park and recreation facilities
- Provide for Emergency Ambulance Service
- Leasing or rental of County Owned ground for purposes of mining, farming or gas and oil exploration.
- Serve on the Adams County Drainage Board
The following Departments are in the direct line of authority to the Adams County Commissioners:
- Building and Planning Department
- Highway Department
- Information Technology Department
- Golden Meadows Home
The Commissioners also are responsible for appointing or awarding contracts for the leadership of the following Departments:
- Soil and Water
- Weights and Measures
- Animal Control & Animal Shelter
The Commissioners serve as members on the following boards and commissions:
- Extension Board
- Jail
- Emergency Management Advisory Board
- Chamber Of Commerce Industrial Division
- Adams County Solid Waste
- Maumee-River Basin Commission
- Adams County Child Protection Team
- Upper-Wabash River Basin Commission
- Adams County Wage Scale Committee
- Health Board
- Work One Center
- Bi-County Services
- Plan Commission
- Hospital Board
- Economic Development
- Joint Drainage Board of Dekalb and Allen Counties
- Adams County Solid Waste
- Maumee-River Basin Commission
- Upper-Wabash River Basin Commission
- Adams County Public Defender Board
- Board of Zoning Appeals
The Adams County Commissioners meet each Monday for the public meeting at 1:30 PM in the Commissioner/Council Room, Room #100, located in the Adams County Service Complex at 313 West Jefferson Street Decatur. The Commissioners have unofficial office hours from 9:00 AM on Mondays until the public meeting time.
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Location
- 313 W. Jefferson St.
- Decatur, Indiana 46733
Contact Us
Telephone
(260) 724-5314
Our Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Our Staff
Kim Fruechte
District 1
Ed Coil
District 2
Doug Bauman
District 3