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Votes at a glance: ordinances and resolutions adopted Oct. 28, 2024, Evansville Common Council
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Evansville Common Council adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions including salary ordinances, park bond authorization, the 2025 budget (amended), and the FOP contract; most votes were unanimous except the council assistant amendment and the opioid settlement resolution.
The Evansville Common Council on Oct. 28 took the following recorded actions:
- Ordinance G‑2024‑09 (salaries of appointed officers and levy authority) — Adopted (roll call: 9–0). - Ordinance G‑2024‑10 (parks special taxing district bonds, amended) — Adopted (roll call: 9–0); authorizes up to $24,000,000 in bonds to finance park repairs and the Center Pointe/4th & Main downtown park; estimated levy ~6¢ per $100 first year. - Ordinance F‑2024‑12 (salaries of elected officials for 2025) — Adopted (roll call: 9–0); reflects a standard 3% raise for applicable employees. - Ordinance F‑2024‑13 (2025 budget) — Adopted as amended (roll call recorded in meeting); amendment to remove council assistant passed 5–4 and was included in the adopted budget. - Ordinance F‑2024‑14 (Evansville Vanderburgh levy authority appropriations for 2025) — Adopted (roll call: 9–0). - Ordinance F‑2024‑15 (Port Authority of Evansville 2025 budget) — Adopted (roll call: 9–0). - Ordinance F‑2024‑16 and F‑2024‑17 (various appropriations, transfers, ARPA/HOME adjustments and re‑appropriations) — Adopted (roll calls recorded); included multiple fund transfers, ARPA HOME appropriations and liability claims funding. - Resolution C‑2024‑22 (ratification of FOP contract, Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2027) — Adopted (9–0). - Resolution C‑2024‑23 (encouraging disbursement of opioid settlement funds to grassroots harm‑reduction organizations) — Adopted (6–3); nonbinding advisory resolution.
Several items had public comment or testimony (parks bond testimony by Adam Trinkle, FOP president Aaron McCormack spoke for the contract, and Lavender Timmons of Evansville Recovery Alliance spoke on opioid funds). Where vote tallies were read into the record, the clerk’s roll calls are summarized above; the meeting transcript contains full roll‑call lines.
