The Muncie Sanitary District Board of Sanitary Commissioners on May 28 adopted a confirmatory resolution and a bond resolution to fund construction projects under its long-term control plan to reduce sanitary sewer overflows and combined sewer overflows into the White River.

The actions follow a public hearing earlier in the meeting on a declaratory resolution related to the bond projects. Rick Conrad, district administrator, said the confirmatory and bond resolutions follow steps required after the public hearing and other legally required steps and will allow the district to proceed by selling bonds to fund the construction work. "Following the public hearing and completion of all of the other legally required steps, this resolution will approve the decision to proceed with the funding for the construction projects by selling bonds," Conrad said.

Why it matters: the district said the projects respond to an unfunded mandate from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to complete the long-term control plan. Board members and staff noted the district has worked with outside advisors on the financing; Conrad told commissioners the district had discussed details with the law firm Ice Miller and the financial advisor Baker Tilly.

What the board did: After asking for questions, the board voted to adopt the confirmatory resolution (2025-O6) and then adopt the bond resolution (2025-O7). Both motions were made, seconded and approved by roll call voice; the meeting record shows all commissioners present voted in favor. The board chair opened the public hearing, allowed for three-minute comments, heard none, and closed that hearing before taking the confirmatory vote.

Discussion vs. decision: commissioners asked no substantive questions before voting. Conrad characterized the steps as the second stage toward bond issuance and said the resolutions set how bond proceeds will be collected, used and distributed and include protections for bond purchasers.

Next steps: With the resolutions adopted, district staff will move toward issuance of the bonds and execute the financing steps outlined by counsel and the district's advisors. The district did not provide a public schedule for bond sale dates during the meeting.