Fishers City Council approved a series of routine contracts, grants and land-development items, including a participation form for an opioid settlement related to the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, a federal public health emergency preparedness grant of $47,670, an overnight cleaning contract for the Fishers Community Center and several development-related agreements and variances.

Lindsey Bennett, corporation counsel, described the opioid item as a “participation form” tied to the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and said the city was being asked only to sign the participation form now; allocation amounts will be determined later by the state. Bennett said, “It is part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy.” The council approved the participation form by voice vote.

Laura, deputy director of finance and operations for the Health Department, told the council the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant comes from the federal government via the state, is reimbursable, would support local preparedness for public health and healthcare emergencies, funds a part-time position, covers the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and is for $47,670. The council approved acceptance of the grant.

The council also approved a resolution adjusting the permanent neighborhood parking schedule. Mike Taylor, assistant chief, explained the change was intended to clarify posted enforcement hours; the revision adds Thursday through Monday enforcement hours from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. (intended as 8 p.m. through 2 a.m. Monday morning) and a Friday window of 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in neighborhoods north of 116th Street where the rule applies. Taylor said the clarification was necessary to resolve confusion about whether a sign’s times meant 2 a.m. or 8 p.m. on a Monday.

The council approved a special-purchase request from the Fire Department to buy 29 sets of turnout gear from a sole vendor to lock pricing ahead of an October price increase. The Fire Department representative said the department replaces roughly one-fifth of its gear each year and sought to secure a discount by purchasing early.

Other items approved by the council included:
- A 2025 EMS and fire service contract to provide response within Delaware and Fall Creek townships (annual compensation to be paid by the townships).
- A first amendment to an on-call professional services agreement with BFS to increase the on-call cap by $25,000 to continue sanitary permit review support for the engineering department.
- A right-of-entry and indemnification agreement for Kids City USA to allow construction access to tie approximately 52 feet of storm pipe into the Cynthia Park pond; city staff said the city and park property will own and maintain the pipe after construction.
- Two sewer-variance approvals for two retail buildings adjacent to the event center where existing elevation constraints prevented meeting standard finished-floor elevation requirements.
- A professional services agreement awarding overnight janitorial services at the Fishers Community Center to Central Indiana Maintenance Inc., doing business as Citywide Facility Solutions, at a monthly cost of $14,292.38 through December 2026.

All routine items were approved by voice vote during the consent and regular agenda; where motions were recorded the standard pattern was “motion by Jeff, second by Steve” followed by an affirmative voice vote. No item was tabled or failed.

Votes at a glance:
- Opioid settlement participation form (Purdue Pharma bankruptcy): approved (voice vote).
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant, $47,670, July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026: approved (voice vote).
- Parking schedule amendment (neighborhood enforcement hours): approved (voice vote).
- Purchase of 29 sets of turnout gear (special purchase, sole vendor): approved (voice vote).
- 2025 EMS and fire service contract with Delaware and Fall Creek townships: approved (voice vote).
- First amendment to BFS on-call professional services agreement (increase cap $25,000): approved (voice vote).
- Right-of-entry and indemnification agreement for Kids City USA (storm pipe tie-in, ~52 feet): approved (voice vote).
- Two sewer-variance approvals for retail buildings: both approved (voice votes).
- Award of overnight cleaning contract to Central Indiana Maintenance Inc. d/b/a Citywide Facility Solutions ($14,292.38/month through Dec. 2026): approved (voice vote).

Council members did not request further staff reports on these items at the meeting; staff answered technical clarifying questions during presentations.