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Zionsville council elects Plunkett president, reelects Burke as vice president and approves board appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Town of Zionsville Town Council elected Jason Plunkett president and re-elected Vice President Burke, approved the consent agenda and a slate of board and commission appointments (Resolution 2026‑01) by unanimous votes.
Jason Plunkett was appointed president of the Town of Zionsville Town Council on Jan. 5 after a motion to appoint him was moved by Councilor Norris and seconded by Vice President Burke; the council approved the motion 7-0.
The council then re-elected Vice President Burke to the vice-presidency by unanimous voice vote. The meeting record shows the votes on both leadership items as 7 in favor, 0 opposed.
The council approved the consent agenda, noting a minor typographical correction in the draft minutes, and later voted 7-0 to adopt Resolution 2026‑01, the mayor’s slate of appointments to the town’s boards and commissions. During discussion members asked whether appointment lists should indicate an appointee’s service‑district designation (urban vs. rural). Staff said the label typically reflects service-district designation, noted that state statute governs some commissions, and recommended a code update to align town ordinances with current statute.
President Plunkett thanked the council and mayor for their support and said leadership will work on code updates to make appointment criteria and district designations more transparent.
The vote tally for the appointments and routine motions was recorded as 7 in favor, 0 opposed. The council did not identify individual yes votes in the public record for those motions.
