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South Whitley council approves ARPA correction, IMPA maintenance agreement, salary ordinance and employee bonuses
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting, the South Whitley Town Council approved Resolution 2025-12-17 to correct an ARPA payment error, accepted a 2026 IMPA services and maintenance contract, adopted the second reading of the 2026 salary ordinance, and approved one-time employee bonuses; all votes were 3-0.
The South Whitley Town Council on Dec. 17 approved several routine financial and personnel measures, including a corrective transfer to the ARPA fund, a 2026 Indianapolis Municipal Power Agency services and maintenance agreement, the second reading of the 2026 salary ordinance, and one-time employee bonuses.
Clerk-Treasurer Alyssa Knepple told the council that a final invoice payment for the December 2024 Downtown Lighting Project had been paid from the town’s ARPA fund in error. To correct that mistake, the council adopted Resolution 2025-12-17 authorizing Knepple to transfer funds from the Electric Operating Fund back to the ARPA fund. Councilman Randy Cokl moved the resolution, Councilman Kris Shoemaker seconded, and the motion passed 3-0.
Knepple also presented the 2026 IMPA services and maintenance contract and described the charge as an additional monthly per-meter amount that accumulates in a town fund to be used for projects such as pole replacements and line work. The council accepted the IMPA agreement by a 3-0 vote on a motion from Cokl, seconded by Shoemaker.
On personnel matters, the council accepted the second reading of Ordinance 2026-1-1, which updates town salary schedules for 2026. The council also approved a one-time 2025 bonus program that awards $300 to full-time employees and $150 to part-time employees; bonuses exclude elected officials. Both measures passed on motions by Cokl, seconded by Shoemaker, with unanimous 3-0 votes.
The meeting’s consent and routine financial actions included approval of the Nov. 25, 2025 meeting minutes; November 2025 bank reconciliations; accounts payable vouchers dated Dec. 9, 2025 totaling $194,137.15; and payrolls for Dec. 3 ($7,085.77), Dec. 10 ($19,255.58) and Dec. 17 ($7,134.12). All were approved 3-0.
No member of the council dissented during the recorded votes. The council adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
