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St. Joseph council approves redistricting, bus purchase and multiple consent items; charter amendment substitute passes 7–2

St. Joseph City Council · January 22, 2024
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Summary

The St. Joseph City Council voted to redistrict 3734 Pear Street, authorized two transit buses, and approved a multi-item consent agenda. Council substituted and passed a charter amendment delaying a municipal judge retirement-age change by a 7–2 margin.

The St. Joseph City Council on a regular meeting approved an ordinance to redistrict 3734 Pear Street from C-3 Commercial to M-1 Light Manufacturing, authorized the purchase of two 30‑foot low‑floor transit buses from Gillig LLC at an estimated cost of $1,229,064, and adopted a multi-item consent agenda covering contracts, grants and budget amendments.

During the public hearing on the Pear Street rezoning, no members of the public spoke; the ordinance was approved by voice vote with nine ayes. The consent agenda — which included change order authority for Herzog Contract Incorporation ($15,641), sanitary sewer…

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