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Votes at a glance: Franklin council approves employee handbook ordinance, park fee plan and several routine items
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Franklin City Council approved the employee handbook ordinance (Ordinance 2026‑01), the 2026–2030 park impact fee plan, carried encumbrances into 2026, and canceled stale‑dated checks; all motions were approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Franklin — The Franklin City Council approved a set of routine and policy items at its Jan. 21 meeting, taking unanimous voice votes where recorded.
What the council approved
• Minutes: The council approved the Jan. 5 city council meeting minutes (consent agenda) by motion and voice vote.
• Ordinance 2026‑01 (employee handbook revisions): Clerk‑treasurer Jan Jones said a redline version of the handbook amendments had been available at the previous meeting and at tonight’s meeting; after a public‑hearing period with no public comments, a council member moved to approve Ordinance 2026‑01 and the motion passed by voice vote.
• Park impact fee plan (2026–2030): The director of parks and recreation, Chip Order, introduced the park impact fee plan and fee schedule, which had been introduced at the last meeting; the council opened the hearing, heard no public comment and approved the plan by motion and voice vote.
• Encumbrances carried to 2026: Clerk‑treasurer Jan Jones explained the annual practice of carrying forward encumbrances for unspent 2025 contract obligations (paving, concrete and similar projects). The council moved, seconded and approved carrying these encumbrances into 2026.
• Stale‑dated checks canceled: Jan Jones said Indiana Code 5‑11‑10.5 allows cancellation of checks outstanding and unpaid for two years and reported outstanding items totaling about $650; council members discussed whether checks contain expiration language and approved canceling the stale‑dated checks.
How votes were recorded: For the items above the transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes (members responding 'aye'); the meeting record does not include a roll‑call vote tally by each council member for these items in the provided transcript.
Provenance: Each item above is documented in the meeting transcript on Jan. 21; where exact fee schedules, ordinance text or fiscal impact numbers were not read aloud in the meeting, the transcript does not specify those details and they are reported here as 'not specified.'
