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Elkhart council approves 2026 salaries for elected officials after brief debate
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 25‑0‑32 setting annual salaries for elected officials for calendar year 2026; a motion to reduce salaries to 2025 levels failed and the ordinance passed on roll call.
The Elkhart Common Council adopted Ordinance 25‑0‑32, which fixes annual salaries of elected officials for calendar year 2026, during a special Finance Committee meeting Oct. 16, 2025.
Councilman Henke moved to reduce the salary schedule to 2025 levels; that motion failed for lack of a second. The ordinance then passed on roll call. The transcript records one dissenting vote by Councilman Henke during second‑reading roll call; the third/final roll call recorded the ordinance as adopted (roll call results showed a majority in favor). Public comment was opened and no members of the public spoke on the ordinance.
During discussion, Henke expressed concern about moving salaries upward, calling for parity with 2025 rates; other council members did not second the motion to reduce. After no public comments, the clerk conducted the roll call and the ordinance advanced.
