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Council raises city clerks change fund, citing a return to cash transactions
Summary
The council adopted Resolution 2, 2026 to increase the city clerk's cash-change fund after staff said cash payments for tickets are rising; no public comment was recorded and the resolution passed by voice vote.
The Terre Haute City Council adopted Resolution 2, 2026 to increase the city clerks cash-change fund after staff said cash payments have risen relative to card use.
A petitioner introduced the measure and said they had worked with City Controller Jessica on the request, noting "cash is becoming king again" and that the office needs additional bills and coins to make change for ticket payments. No members of the public spoke during the public-comment period on the resolution.
Council Person Azar moved to adopt the resolution; Council Person Hinton seconded. The council adopted Resolution 2, 2026 by voice vote.
During discussion, a council member asked Michelle how many pennies the office keeps on hand; Michelle replied, "I think we're keeping about 20," and added she keeps a stockpile at home as backup. The council did not specify the exact dollar amount of the fund increase in the meeting record.
The resolution passed by voice vote. Next steps for the clerks office and any precise dollar adjustments were not specified in the meeting transcript.
