Votes at a glance: Hammond board approves personnel moves, property transfers, permits and routine items
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Summary
The Hammond City board approved a package of routine items at its Nov. 6 reports and safety meeting, including personnel promotions, a CIB change order, property transfers to redevelopment, right‑of‑way permits and late‑fee waivers for two small businesses.
The Hammond City board approved a package of administrative and consent items at its Nov. 6 reports and safety meeting. Key approvals included:
• Promotion: Officer Spencer Lemons promoted to corporal effective Nov. 15, 2025 (recommendation from Chief William Short).
• Fire promotions: Fire Chief Bernard Grazolia’s recommended promotions of listed personnel from probationary firefighter to private firefighter were approved.
• CIB funding and change order: The board approved a CIB allocation and change order (change order no. 18) tied to summer street reconstruction; staff said a 20 percent local match applied and that CIB recommended the allocation.
• Amusement license renewal: Controller’s office requested and the board renewed the amusement device license for Optimus Club.
• Special event closure: The board approved closing Lyon Street for the annual tree‑lighting ceremony on Nov. 28, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Property transfers: The board approved a resolution and intergovernmental agreement to transfer city‑owned properties at 6131 Ray Avenue and 935 Conkey Street to the Hammond Department of Redevelopment for infill housing.
• US 41 screen wall IGA: The board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Hammond Port Authority for design coordination on a screen wall along US 41, with the port contributing about one‑third of design costs.
• Right‑of‑way permits: The board approved several right‑of‑way permits recommended by engineering, including pole replacements and utility service updates.
• Rental registration: Board set a rental‑registration hearing for Nov. 20, 2025.
• Late business license waivers: The board granted one‑time courtesy waivers of late fees for That's a Cake (629 Gosselin) and a business at 629 Gosselin/Notorious (owner Michael Coulter) after owners said they misunderstood the yearly fee schedule.
All motions described above were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes (“All in favor, say aye”) but does not provide individual roll‑call tallies.
Provenance: Multiple approvals and administrative items are recorded throughout the meeting (examples begin at 00:00:54 and continue through 00:12:30).