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Gary council approves a package of 2026 appropriations and grants, schedules committee hearings

Gary Common Council · April 8, 2026

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Summary

The council approved multiple 2026 appropriations and grants — including funds for youth lifeguards, a drug-court testing grant and an $80,000 council budget item — and set committee hearing dates and an executive session; most measures passed unanimously by roll call.

The Gary Common Council approved a set of 2026 appropriations and grant-related ordinances and set committee hearing dates for additional items.

Council approved CPO 2026-13 (casino operating fund appropriation for summer youth lifeguards), CPO 2026-14 (investment interest fund appropriations), and CPO 2026-15 (parks budget) for reporting out from Ways and Means; the Ways and Means committee and the Planning & Development committee reported their recommendations to the full council and the items were moved forward for second reading and committee hearing scheduling.

The council heard a presentation on a grant to buy reagents and quick cups to run drug-court tests on the chemical analyzer; the grant received no questions and passed by roll call (vote announced 9–0) under CPO 2026-16.

An ordinance requesting $80,000 for council professional services and equipment (described in committee as video contracting, dumpsters and cameras) was presented and approved by the council. One council member asked for clearer, more transparent descriptions of the planned expenditures so the public would better understand how the funds will be used.

Council members also moved to reschedule the May meeting that would fall on Election Day (May 5) to May 6 at 6 p.m.; that motion passed 9–0. The council scheduled committee meetings and set an executive-session time for more detailed review of pending items.

The meeting record shows multiple unanimous roll-call approvals; the council announced committee hearing dates (for example, second readings and committee hearings set for April 13 and April 14 for certain ordinances) and confirmed that some measures will return for second reading with committee hearings and public hearings at later dates.