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Gary council schedules ordinance hearings and unanimously backs United Steelworkers resolution urging BP to negotiate
Summary
The council set committee and public hearing dates for multiple zoning and budget ordinances, voted unanimously (8–0) to change a July meeting date, and passed a mayor‑sponsored resolution (CPR 2026‑05) supporting United Steelworkers Local 7‑1 and urging British Petroleum to resume bargaining amid a refinery lockout.
The Gary Common Council took several procedural and substantive votes during its June 16 meeting.
The council read a slate of pending ordinances (CPO 2026‑19 through CPO 2026‑24) concerning special‑use permits and zoning matters and set a Planning & Development committee hearing for June 23 and a public hearing for July 6. Sponsors included the zoning department and the mayor’s office.
Councilors voted 8–0 to move the July public meeting from July 7 to July 6 after a motion and second (roll call votes recorded from Councilman Hallebert, Councilwoman Ivy, Councilwoman Leo, Councilman Toiver, Councilman Washington, Councilman Wington, Councilman Williams and President Cwell). The motion carried "with a vote of 8 to 0," as announced on the floor.
Separately, councilors considered and suspended the rules to pass CPR 2026‑05 on all three readings. The mayor‑sponsored resolution expressed support for United Steelworkers Local 7‑1 members and urged British Petroleum to resume good‑faith bargaining amid an ongoing lockout at the BP Whiting refinery. City officials noted the lockout had continued for months and described incidents at the refinery that raised public‑safety concerns; council passed the resolution on a unanimous roll call.
The council also moved to set Ways & Means and committee hearings for budget amendments and ARPA reappropriations (CPO and CPR items listed during the meeting) for June 23 with public hearings in early July; roll calls on those scheduling motions were recorded as unanimous.
