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Council tables vote on rental registration inspection ordinance after wrong file posted, seeks clarifications
Summary
Council members continued consideration of an ordinance to adopt a rental registration and inspection program (Ordinance 2025-09/Adopting Ordinance 2014-25) to the July meeting after staff acknowledged the wrong file was placed on the agenda; members asked legal to review certain definitions and a United Way recommendation.
The Town of Whitestown on June 11 postponed consideration of Ordinance 2025-09, which would adopt Ordinance 2014-25 establishing a rental registration and inspection program, after staff acknowledged the version on the agenda did not include recent legal revisions.
Todd Barker, director of development services, told the council he had not posted the most recent update and recommended tabling the item until the July meeting. Council members noted they had received input from United Way and discussed adding an owner-representative to a list of parties in Section 8 and considering the definition of owner representative. One council member asked legal to check whether the town could require a physical presence for an owner representative, given state statutory limits.
A motion to table the ordinance until the next regularly scheduled council meeting passed by voice vote; the item is scheduled for a read on July 9. Council members emphasized that additions suggested by outside groups were not necessarily rejected but needed legal review and a finalized draft before further action.
No final vote on adoption occurred at the June 11 meeting.
