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Votes at a glance: Muncie Common Council adopts several ordinances and resolutions, introduces others
Summary
Council members adopted a package of salary ordinances, zoning changes and resolutions at the April 7 Muncie Common Council meeting, and introduced several land-use items for later action.
Several routine and substantive items moved through the Muncie Common Council on April 7.
Key outcomes
- Ordinance 8-25 (rezoning at 2810 W. Ethel Ave): Adopted. The ordinance changes the property from R-4 residential zoning to BV variety business to reflect long-standing commercial use; the petitioner said the building has been commercial since 1966.
- Ordinance 11-25 (police department maximum salaries for 2025): Adopted as amended. Council approved the police salary ordinance; members noted a correction to an effective date typo and amended the effective date to Jan. 5, 2025 before adoption.
- Ordinance 12-25 (fire department maximum salaries for 2025): Adopted. Council approved the salary ordinance for the Muncie Fire Department.
- Ordinance 13-25 (vacation of portion of alley, 2619 W. Ethel Ave): Introduced. The council introduced the alley vacation request brought by petitioner Robert Huddleston; staff reported the alley is unimproved and adjacent property owners consent to the request.
- Ordinance 14-25 (rezoning, East Centennial Avenue 1300 block): Introduced and suspended rules for same-night adoption. The Whiteley Community Council’s redevelopment project required additional parking; the planning commission recommended the change 7–0; council suspended rules, then adopted the ordinance the same meeting.
- Ordinance 15-25 (rezoning, 1300 N. Milton St.): Introduced. Applicant requested variety business zoning for a proposed coffee shop; council asked for additional buffering/landscaping details before a final vote.
- Salary ordinance (appointment/officer wages 2025; listed as Ordinance 33-24/16 dash 25 in agenda): Introduced. Council introduced a general salary ordinance setting 2025 wages for appointed officers and department heads.
Resolutions
- Resolution 9-25 (collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME): Adopted. AFSCME representatives attended; the resolution implements a negotiated contract reflecting multi-year bargaining.
- Resolution 10-25 (council opposition to Indiana Senate Bill 1): Adopted. Council formally recorded opposition to SB1; multiple public commenters urged immediate, broad outreach to state legislators to oppose proposals that could reduce municipal revenue.
- Resolution 11-25 (establish opioid fund advisory committee): Adopted. The council created an advisory committee to guide local allocations of opioid settlement funds; meeting speakers urged inclusion of community members and people with lived experience.
Procedure notes
Several items were adopted by voice vote or roll call; where a full roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript it is noted in the public minutes. A motion to table the transfer-of-appropriations ordinance (7-25) was raised during the meeting but the council later proceeded to adopt that ordinance (see separate coverage for full discussion). Several zoning items were approved after unanimous or near-unanimous votes at the planning commission level.
What to watch next
- Follow-up reporting from the opioid fund advisory committee (timeline and membership) and administration plans for funding recurring salary obligations. - Final zoning approvals and site plans for the Centennial Avenue redevelopment and the proposed coffee shop at Milton Street.
For official roll-call counts and the signed ordinances/resolutions, see the city clerk’s published minutes and ordinance log.
