Mayor Jim Brainard was honored at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, March 21 for his 27 years of service as Carmel’s mayor. The bipartisan bill was sponsored by State Senator J.D. Ford, State Senator Scott Baldwin, State Representative Victoria Garcia Wilburn, and State Representative Donna Schaibley.
(Front row, from left) Dan McFeely, Community Relations and Economic Development; Julianne Brainard; Will Brainard; Kevin “Woody” Rider, Carmel City Council; Mayor Jim Brainard; Candy Martin, Office of the Mayor; Jeff Worrell, Carmel City Council President; Melanie Brewer, Community Relations & Economic Development; and Sharon Kibbe, Office of the Mayor.
(Second row, from left) Nancy Heck, Director of Community Relations & Economic Development; John Duffy, Director of Utilities; Jeremy Kashman, Director of Engineering Department; JC Mitchell, President of Carmel Professional Firefighters Union IAFF Local 4444; John Moriarty, Division Chief of Community Relations for the Carmel Fire Department; and Shela Much, Community Relations and Economic Development.
(Third row, from left) Allan Sutherlin, longtime friend and advisor; Brady Myers, Deputy Chief of Administration for the Carmel Police Department; James Barlow, Chief of the Carmel Police Department; Rob Bush, longtime friend and advisor; and Jason Wendzel, Deputy Chief of Operations for the Carmel Fire Department.
(Back row, from left) Tony Green, Carmel City Council; Timothy Renick, Director of Information and Communication Systems; Michael Klitzing, Director of Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation; Henry Mestetsky, Director Carmel Redevelopment Commission; Jim Crider, Director of Administration; and Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel.