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At a glance: Dec. 11 Terre Haute City Council votes and actions
Summary
The council approved two TIF/bond measures for housing infrastructure, passed a rezoning, reapproved and requested amendments to a DORA ordinance, and adopted multiple appropriations, transfers and salary ordinance corrections; most items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
Terre Haute — Below are the principal actions taken by the City Council at its Dec. 11, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the president announced the measure passed after members responded “aye.”
Key council actions
- Resolution 35‑20‑25: Adopted (amendment to declaratory resolution and economic development plan to establish a residential housing allocation area). Motion moved by Councilperson Azar; passed by voice vote.
- Resolution 36‑20‑25: Adopted (authorize issuance of redevelopment district bonds to finance infrastructure in the new housing allocation area; documents list maximum parameters of $2,100,000 and paperwork shows maximum interest figures while staff expects market rates near 3.5%). Motion moved by Councilperson Azar; passed by voice vote.
- Special Ordinance 42‑20‑25: Adopted as amended (rezoning parcels at 2340–2350 N. 24th Street for storage/industrial use). Motion moved by Councilperson Dakel; passed by voice vote.
- General Ordinance 13‑20‑25 (DORA): Presented and discussed; council requested staff return with amendments on hours, signage and event‑related language for January consideration; no final adoption recorded at this meeting.
- Appropriations and transfers: Council approved multiple budget items by voice vote, including Appropriation 21‑20‑25 ($50,000 for MCA utilities), Appropriation 22‑20‑25 ($1,410 for clerk part‑time payroll), and several internal transfers and resolutions (Resolutions 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42) to reallocate funds for uniforms, equipment purchases (including a clean diesel replacement truck tied to a state grant), city maintenance, controller transfers, a grievance settlement payout, courtroom improvements and other departmental needs.
- Salary ordinance amendments (Special Ordinance 44 and 45): Council approved corrections and amendments to salary ordinances to reflect actual positions and to account for an approved 3% increase (adjustments included legal, IT and engineering intern lines); staff noted one adjustment involves a forestry grant to cover an intern position.
Procedural notes and next steps
- Several items were amended on the floor before final votes; in some cases staff committed to providing follow‑up documentation such as a bond debt schedule and the grievance payment schedule.
- The council approved the proposed 2026 meeting schedule (reorganization Jan. 8, regular meetings first and second Thursdays) and opened applications for several boards and commissions with a Jan. 2, 2026 closing date.
Votes and tallies
Most measures were approved by voice vote and recorded in the transcript only as the president announcing the motion “passes.” The transcript does not include roll‑call tallies for the items above (no recorded per‑member yes/no votes).
