Two members of the public addressed the Tippecanoe County Council on Nov. 12 with separate requests for county attention.

Frank Hannon of West Lafayette urged the county to account for taxpayer costs associated with protests and to conduct a forensic audit of 2025 expenses. "Every dollar spent outside the adopt, adopted county budget should be scrutinized," he said, and asked that the county release those figures in a timely manner and track such expenses for the 2026 budget.

Hannon also said, as a fiscal conservative, he supports First Amendment rights but believes fiscal prudence demands transparency on direct and indirect costs to taxpayers.

Pablo Malavenda of Lafayette Urban Ministry invited council members to a free screening and community conversation about homelessness titled Beyond the Bridge, which the Greater Lafayette Homeless Steering Committee is hosting. He said the event will include the documentary's filmmakers and a panel of local leaders and that the goal is to launch sustained local efforts to end homelessness. "Everyone's invited because everybody needs to be part of the solution," Malavenda said, and he urged county representation on the panel.

The council received the comments during the public-comment period; no formal action was taken during the meeting.