Sheriff says vote should decide who leads IMPD

IndyStar.com:

"The Marion County sheriff wants a public vote on whether he or the mayor of Indianapolis should oversee the consolidated Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

But a referendum is not possible in Indiana unless the General Assembly passes a law to allow one. And before that vote could be set up, the City-County Council may have already acted to give Mayor-elect Greg Ballard the control he wants.
"It would take at least a year to go to a ballot, but the council has the power to (put the mayor in charge right away), and I think that's going to happen," said Bob Cockrum, the new leader of Republicans on the council. He is expected to be elected council president in January."