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Merrillville Redevelopment Commission approves consent agenda and minutes
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Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Merrillville Redevelopment Commission approved the consent agenda — including the April 28 accounts payable register and minutes from March 24 and April 7 — by voice vote and then adjourned. No new business was presented.
The Merrillville Redevelopment Commission approved its consent agenda at a brief meeting Tuesday evening, adopting the accounts payable register for April 28, 2026, and approving minutes from March 24 and April 7.
Commission President Sean Petty called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. and asked the secretary to call roll. The secretary recorded Commissioner Leona Chandler Felton as absent and noted Commissioners Keisha Hardaway, Shauna Haynes Edwards, Margaret Uzelak and Alex Dunlap as present; the chair stated there were four members and that a quorum was present.
"The only item on the agenda tonight, ladies and gentlemen, is the consent agenda," Petty said, listing the payables and minutes for approval. Commissioner Margaret Uzelak moved to approve the consent agenda; Commissioner Shauna Haynes Edwards seconded. Following a voice vote in which members answered "aye," the chair said, "Motion carries." The meeting record does not list individual roll-call votes; the chair stated four members were present when the motion passed.
With no old or new business and no general orders, the chair entertained a motion to adjourn. The commission voted by voice and the meeting was adjourned after affirmative responses. Staff noted administrative follow-up on signing claims paperwork before the meeting concluded.
The commission did not take up any substantive policy items or expenditures beyond the routine consent items listed on the agenda. No public comment, presentations, or committee reports were part of this meeting.
