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Kokomo council adopts street vacation and salary ordinances
Summary
The Kokomo Common Council approved an ordinance vacating a street and alley and adopted two salary ordinances for fiscal year 2026, including the pay schedule for elected officials. The council passed the two salary measures on the second reading and recorded a 7–1 roll call on the elected-officials salary ordinance.
The Kokomo Common Council voted to adopt three ordinances on Monday, including an ordinance vacating a street and alley requested by a private petitioner and two salary ordinances for fiscal year 2026.
Ordinance 72-12, filed at the meeting as a petition by Jason Urban and described by Councilman Stevenson, vacates a portion of a street and an alley and attaches each vacated half to adjoining lots. Stevenson moved to adopt the ordinance on second reading; the council passed the measure by voice vote.
The council also adopted Ordinance 72-06, a 16-page salary ordinance that fixes maximum salaries for appointed officers, deputies, assistants, department heads, and uniformed police and fire employees for the 2026 fiscal year. Councilman Micklewood submitted the ordinance on second reading and moved for adoption; members approved it by voice vote.
Ordinance 72-07 sets salaries for elected officials effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026. Councilman Mickleth presented the ordinance, which lists the mayor’s salary as $99,000, the city clerk’s as $46,000 and common council members’ as $12,000. The council conducted a roll call on the measure; the motion passed 7–1.
The ordinances adopted at the meeting were presented and decided with brief discussion; specific vote tallies beyond the recorded 7–1 outcome on Ordinance 72-07 were not specified in the transcript.
