Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Meeting Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Whitestown council actions on ordinances, contracts and capital items (Sept. 10, 2025)
Summary
The Whitestown Town Council recorded multiple formal approvals on ordinances, interlocal agreements and expenditures. This roundup lists each item, vote tally and key details recorded in the meeting.
Whitestown — At its Sept. 10, 2025 regular meeting, the Whitestown Town Council recorded formal votes on multiple ordinances, resolutions and expenditures. The council approved each listed item by the tallies shown below.
Votes at a glance (each item approved unless noted)
1) Ordinance 2025-18 — Amendments to the Whitestown Unified Development Ordinance (parking and loading standards). Vote: 5-0 (second reading adopted). Details: Planning Commission favorably recommended; council approved on final reading.
2) Ordinance 2025-19 — Amend UDO definitions (typo corrections subject to staff correction). Vote: 5-0 (second reading adopted). Details: Planning Commission recommended; council approved subject to correction of misspellings and typos.
3) Ordinance 2025-16 — Amend Chapter 8.25 (abandoned and unregistered vehicles). Vote: 5-0 (second reading adopted). Details: Council clarified state statute definition of motor vehicle excludes non-self-propelled campers unless engine installed; separate parking rules are forthcoming.
4) Ordinance 2025-17 (Version A) — Amend Chapter 5.10 (solicitors). Vote: 5-0 (second reading adopted, amendment to limit number of vendor/solicitor licenses added). Details: Amendment gives police chief discretion to issue additional licenses.
5) Resolution approving tax abatement for Ring Container Technologies. Vote: 5-0. Details: Five-year business personal-property abatement (100%-80%-60%-40%-20%) on $69M personal property; company projected 56 jobs.
6) Interlocal cooperation agreement with Citizens Water (for Whitestown utility transition; used in IURC filing). Vote: 5-0.
7) Authorization to upgrade ArcGIS (online to enterprise). Vote: 5-0. Amount: expenditure authorized not to exceed $48,000 (three‑year term details discussed).
8) CityWorks software annual renewal. Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $48,081.
9) SCADA equipment purchase for wastewater collections (six lift stations). Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $158,580.
10) Ordinance 2025-21 — First reading (zoning text amendment for Prairie Chase) — first read only (no vote to adopt). Details: Planning Commission recommended; item set for future consideration.
11) Ordinance 2025-22 and 2025-23 — Salary matrix and appropriations — first readings and public hearing held; no adoption vote recorded at meeting (public hearing and first readings only). Next steps: adoption meeting planned Oct. 8 and Nov. 1 deadlines.
12) Purchase of two work vehicles for Building Department. Vote: 4-0 (Councilor Patterson recused). Amount: not to exceed $81,785.50. Details: Low bidder recommended; staff to auction or keep existing vehicles as spares.
13) Agreement for professional services with United Consulting (roundabout preliminary design at County Road 20650). Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $182,500.
14) 2026 resurfacing program professional services with BLA Inc. Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $55,504.
15) Resolution 2025-21 — Declare certain personal property surplus (2013 Gator). Vote: 5-0.
16) 2026 police fleet project and upfitting (seven Ford Explorer hybrids and equipment). Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $501,358 (includes vehicle and upfitting line items).
17) Firearms range barn invoice/contract. Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $87,660. Details: Project contingent on closing and land acquisition; bid received and lowest responsive vendor recommended.
18) Building remodel for cyber room (police/county cyber operations). Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $65,150.
19) Ordinance 2025-20 — Economic development revenue and refunding bonds (Bridal Oaks / Mills on Main infrastructure). First reading held; further public hearings and RDC consideration to follow.
20) Resolution 2025-20 — Amendments to redevelopment area boundaries (Bridal Oaks/Mills on Main/Albert S. White allocation areas). Vote: 5-0.
21) Ordinance 2025-24 — Repeal chapter 2.5 (Ordinance Violations Bureau). First reading only (no adoption vote at meeting).
22) Pedestrian bridge connecting Jackson Run Park to Prairie Chase and Lions Park. Vote: 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $381,500 (lowest responsive bidder recommended).
23) Fire Station 271 RFPQ — Discussion only; no vote taken. Direction: staff to solicit RFPQs and return with cost/site options.
24) Emergency declaration and lining of 24-inch sewer pipe on Indy Road (near lift station). Council declared emergency and approved expenditure 5-0. Amount: not to exceed $86,000 (one responsive quote from Inliner; second quote requested but not received). Staff indicated lining likely the immediate remedy and will schedule work for the following week.
25) Purchase of 2024 Ford F-150 for police (crime-scene vehicle or similar). Vote: 5-0. Amount authorized: not to exceed $47,000 (flexible to acquire a like vehicle if the quoted unit sells).
Notes on recusals and process: Councilor Patterson recused from the two-building-vehicle purchase (item 12) and did not vote on that item. Several ordinance items were second readings and were adopted; other ordinance and bond items were first readings or require RDC and plan-commission actions before final adoption.
Ending: The council approved the listed items by the tallies shown; several first readings and planning steps will return to the council or to other commissions for final action.
