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commissioner@co.allen.in.us

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100_0430small The Allen County Board of Commissioners (left to right): Linda K. Bloom, Nelson Peters, Therese M. Brown   Citizens Square, Suite 410
200 East Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN  46802
(260) 449-7555 Phone
(260) 449-7568 Fax
(260) 449-7671 PIO
M-F 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

As the executive branch, the Board of Commissioners may approve policies that affect nearly 1,350 full-time county employees and another 400 part-time employees.

As the legislative branch, the Commissioners pass ordinances that primarily affect unincorporated (not within a city or town) areas of the county.

It is the only body in all of county government that can receive bids for projects and services and sign contracts.

What We Do:

• Receive bids for projects and services and sign contracts.
• Authorize all claims on county budgets.
• Decision-making authority over planning and zoning in the county.
• Supervise construction and maintenance of over 1,400 miles of county roads and 1,300 bridge structures.
• Issue bonds or approve lease-purchase agreements to borrow money for the county.
• Serve as the Drainage Board, which oversees the legal drainage system in the county.
• Operates and maintains all County facilities, including the historic Allen County Courthouse.

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