ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Allen County government’s executive branch will be the goal of a new study committee announced Thursday by the Board of Commissioners.

The announcement comes after voters Tuesday rejected a county government restructuring referendum. The proposal would have abolished the Board of Commissioners and placed all executive powers in a single county executive and all legislative and fiscal powers in a nine-member County Council.

Those who have agreed to serve on the committee are:
• Ellen Cutter, Director of the IPFW Community Research Institute, who will serve as facilitator;
• Mark Becker, CEO of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.;
• Terry McDonald, Mayor of New Haven;
• Roger Hadley, President of the Allen County Farm Bureau;
• Mike Eikenberry, Dean of IPFW’s Doermer School of Business;
• Bill Fishering, Allen County Attorney;
• Bob Taylor, President and CEO of Do It Best Corp.;
• Kent Castleman, Board President of New Allen Alliance