Editing Floyd County, Indiana (section)

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]] and the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County Council:''' The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Floyd county is divided into 44 precincts which are organized into four districts, each district elects one representative to the council. Three other members are elected to the county at large. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name="inc3623">{{Cite web |last=[[Indiana Code]] |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005194234/http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name="inc2102">{{Cite web |last=[[Indiana Code]] |title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227171739/http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2004 |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.<ref name = inc3623/><ref name = inc2102/>

'''Court:''' Floyd County's court system consists of a Circuit Court, three Superior Courts and a Magistrate Court.

'''County Officials:''' The county has several other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name = inc2102/>

Floyd County has nine public parks within the county, the largest being the 104-acre Sam Peden Community Park in New Albany.

Floyd County is part of [[Indiana's 9th congressional district]] and is represented in [[United States Congress|Congress]] by [[USRepublican|Republican]] [[Trey Hollingsworth]] It is also part of [[Indiana Senate]] district 46<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Senate Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115070750/http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm |archive-date=January 15, 2011 |access-date=January 23, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 70 and 72.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana House Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115070752/http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm |archive-date=January 15, 2011 |access-date=January 23, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Floyd County, Indiana|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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