County Commissioners
The board of County Commissioners as a body has a wide range of executive and administrative authority.
Among the most important powers are those related to:
- Auditing and authorizing claims against the county. {IC 36-2-6-2}
- Receiving bids and authorizing contracts.
- Controlling, maintaining, and supervising county property including courthouses, jails, and public offices. {IC 36-2-2-24}
- Supervising construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.
- Exercising appointive powers including both the selection of members to fill positions on boards, commissions, committees, appointments of certain department heads.
- Planning and implementing strategies for solid waste handling as members of solid waste district boards. {IC 13-21-3-1}
- Exercising the county’s power of eminent domain.
- Serving with the county surveyor, as members of the county drainage board.
- Adopting ordinances and regulations to control the location, construction or repair of all wells within the county.
Michael K. Vanover
President
Republican
Commissioner District 1
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4620 E 900 S
Keystone, IN 46759
260-273-4950
email:
Blake Gerber
Vice-President
Republican
Commissioner District 2
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707 S SR 201
Bluffton, IN 46714
260-824-1964
email: blake.gerber@wellscounty.org
Jeff Stringer
Member
Republican
Commissioner District 3
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4906 N 100 W
Uniondale, IN 46791
270-577-1338 – cell
Colin Z. Andrews
County Attorney
116 South Main Street
Bluffton, IN 46714
Office: 260-824-4049
email: candrews@andrewsandcrell.com
Current Agenda
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Wells County Board of Commissioners Meetings
The meetings are the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (except as noted) at 5:00 pm for each meeting in the Carnegie Annex Building 223 W Washington Street.
2022
| January | 3 & 18 (Tues) |
| February | 7 & 22 (Tues) |
| March | 7 & 21 |
| April | 4 & 18 |
| May | 2 & 16 |
| June | 6 & 21(Tues) |
| July | 5 (Tues) & 18 |
| August | 1 & 15 |
| September | 6 (Tues) & 19 |
| October | 3 & 17 |
| November | 7 & 21 |
| December | 5 & 19 |