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Merrillville council passes ordinances on transfers, towing and fingerprint fees
Summary
Council approved second readings and roll-call votes on three ordinances: fund transfers (25-13), towing fee updates (25-15) and fingerprinting fee updates (25-16), each passing 6-0.
The Town of Merrillville council approved three ordinances on second reading that update internal fund transfers and municipal fees.
Council approved ordinance 25-13, an ordinance authorizing transfers of fund balances not raised by tax levy under Indiana Code 36-1-3; the motion carried on a 6-0 roll call. The council also approved ordinance 25-15, which modifies towing-service fees incident to law enforcement calls, and ordinance 25-16, which modifies fingerprinting fees tied to law enforcement services. Each ordinance passed by voice and roll-call votes recorded as six in favor, zero opposed.
All three measures passed as second readings; the council recorded roll-call tallies of six affirmative votes for each item. The meeting transcript shows no amendments or recorded dissent on the measures during the session.
Clerk-Treasurer Eric January and council staff will incorporate the fee changes into administrative processes; no immediate fiscal impacts beyond fee adjustments were presented on the council floor.
