The Town of Spencer is governed by a three member Town Council that is elected every four years, on the off election year preceding a presidential election year. The next election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The current council members are Cynthia Hyde, President; Jon Stantz , Vice President; and Dean Bruce, Council Member.
The finances and documents for the town are the responsibility of the Clerk-Treasurer who is elected at the same time as the Town Council and also serves a four year term. Cheryl Moke is the current Clerk-Treasurer. She also provides financial and clerical duties for the Spencer Sewer Department, whose finances and books are kept separately.
The Spencer Clerk-Treasurer is assisted in her duties by Connie Brock, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer. Connie’s duties are mainly directed toward the Sewer Department, doing the record-keeping as well as the billing and payment receipts. But she also serves as a valuable backup to the Clerk-Treasurer in all of her other duties.
Municipal Building, 90 N. West St., Spencer, IN 47460
(812) 829-3213 Phone
(812) 829-1567 Fax
Hours: Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
(closed for lunch)
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
(Closed Wednesday afternoon)
Departments
There are four main departments of the Town of Spencer.
- Street Department, Larry
Parrish, Street Superintendant
- Hours: M-F, 6am-4pm
- (812) 829-2384 Phone
- Sewer Department, John
Hodge, Interim Sewer Plant Operator
- Hours: M-F, 7am-3:30pm
- (812) 829-2195 Phone
- Spencer Sewage Rate Schedule
- Police Department, Richard
Foutch, Spencer Town Marshal
- 90 N. West St, Spencer, IN 47460 (Located at the east end of the Municipal Building)
- (812) 829-3932 Phone
- Spencer/Owen County Building Department,
Bob
Bandy, Building Inspector
- Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30am-9:30am and by appointment
- 60 S. Main St, Spencer, IN 47460 (Located in the County Courthouse, 1st Floor)
- (812) 829-5017 Phone
- 812+829-5044 Fax
Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Spencer Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)
- Email: zoningappeals@spencer.in.gov
- Daniel Browning
- Thomas Atkinson
- Pansy White
- Pat Powell
- Lew Moke
- Spencer Plan Commission
- Email: plancommission@spencer.in.gov
- Jack Simmerman
- Lawrence Hunter
- Daniel Browning
- Thomas Atkinson
- Shelley Edwards
- Tony Stevens
- Patrick Day
- Spencer Parks & Recreation Committee
- Email: parksandrec@spencer.in.gov
- Barbara Winders
- Millie Ranard
- Carol Reynolds
- Tammy Pate
- Spencer Tree Committee
- Mike Hammond
- Lisa Stantz
- Jon Stantz, Spencer Town Board
- Larry Parrish, Spencer Street Superintendant
- Barb Winders, Spencer Parks and Recreation Committee member
Owen Valley Fire Territory
- Owen Valley Fire Department
- Owen Valley Fire Territory Board
- Meetings: 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm
- Owen Valley Fire Department, Walnut St. in Spencer, IN
County Government Links
State Government Links
- State of Indiana
- Office of Rural and Community Affairs (OCRA)
- Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS)
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
- Indiana Community Action
Association
- Click on link for Rural Communities Assistance Program (RCAP)