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Council introduces charter amendments; two ordinance introductions advance unanimously
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the New Carlisle City Council introduced two charter amendment ordinances and scheduled one ordinance for a later public hearing; introductions passed by recorded vote.
The City of New Carlisle council introduced two proposed charter amendments during the Jan. 21 meeting and scheduled a separate ordinance for introduction and public hearing on Feb. 18.
Ordinance 2025-04 was introduced to submit to city electors a proposed amendment to Article V, Section 5.02, concerning the powers and duties of the city manager and how contracts and agreements are ratified. The ordinance would allow certain contracts or agreements to be ratified by resolution rather than requiring an ordinance; the measure retains that franchise agreements must be adopted by ordinance. The introduction passed on a recorded roll call.
Ordinance 2025-05 was introduced to submit to electors a proposed amendment to Article IX, Section 9.01, relating to nomination petition language; the change would strike a sentence requiring that the candidate's signature and an acceptance statement appear on each petition copy. The introduction passed on a recorded roll call.
A third ordinance, 2025-06, was introduced for design and scheduled for public hearing and action on Feb. 18; its subject was establishing compensation for an acting department council (details and public hearing set for the next regular meeting).
No substantive debate altered the text of the introduced measures at the meeting. Recorded roll-call votes were taken on the introductions; the clerk recorded affirmative votes sufficient to advance the measures to public hearing as required by the city charter.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance 2025-04 (amend Article V, Sec. 5.02): introduced; roll-call vote recorded; outcome: advanced for submission to electors. - Ordinance 2025-05 (amend Article IX, Sec. 9.01): introduced; roll-call vote recorded; outcome: advanced for submission to electors. - Ordinance 2025-06 (establish acting department compensation): introduced for design; public hearing and action set for Feb. 18, 2025.
Ending: Each introduced charter amendment will move to the next steps in the ordinance process and appear in the city’s codification and upcoming public-notice materials; public hearings and final votes will determine whether measures are placed before voters.
