The Ellettsville Town Council on a voice and roll-call votes approved routine financial housekeeping items, adopted its calendar of 2026 meeting dates and accepted minutes and payroll vouchers.

Council approved Resolution 44-2025 to transfer $1,098.30 remaining in the volunteer fireman insurance account into the fire department's gas and oil line. Speaker 3 moved to approve the transfer and the motion passed on a roll call with Pam Samples, William Ellis, Scott Oldham and Dan Swafford recorded as voting yes.

Council also approved Resolution 45-2025 to encumber funds from various departments so that 2025 monies would be used to cover invoices and quotes and paid at the start of 2026. During discussion, Speaker 6 asked staff to provide a year-end financial report showing how much was turned back into each account; staff agreed to prepare that report for the first council meeting in February. The encumbrance resolution passed on a roll call with the same recorded yes votes.

The council adopted the town's 2026 meeting dates and public notice schedule. Speaker 3 clarified that the reorganization committee is not part of the town's committee schedule and therefore was not listed on the page of board meeting dates. The motion to accept the dates passed on roll call with Pam Samples, William Ellis, Scott Oldham and Dan Swafford voting yes.

Earlier, the council approved the meeting minutes from Dec. 8, 2025 and accepted accounts payable and payroll vouchers. All of these actions were described in the meeting as routine and intended to keep the town's fiscal and administrative calendar on schedule.

The council adjourned after closing remarks and holiday wishes; staff will prepare the requested year-end financial reconciliation and post the adopted 2026 schedule publicly.