MPO Policy and Procedures Manual - Indianapolis Metropolitan ...

9. Administration
It should be remembered that the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the
Central Indiana region is the Department of Metropolitan Development of the City of
Indianapolis, which exercises its MPO responsibilities under the name “Indianapolis
Metropolitan Planning Organization”, or MPO (or sometimes IMPO). MPO activities and
functions are carried out as a quasi-independent agency, but the requirements of the City of
Indianapolis’ institutional structure must also be satisfied. Simultaneously, the City bureaucracy
provides many services to the MPO, including financial, legal, and administrative functions.
Staffing
Organizational Structure
The MPO staff typically utilizes a team approach to organization, rather than relying on a rigid
hierarchical structure, but formal relationships do exist. Reporting lines of the MPO staff are
shown in the following figure.
Reporting lines above the Executive Director diverge. The first reporting line goes to the
members of the IRTC. The second line goes to the administration of the City of Indianapolis,
which acts as the fiscal agent and legal authority for the MPO. Beginning in January, 2010 the
MPO will become a Division within the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development,
and report directly to the Department Director.
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