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Sunman council tables utility‑easement ordinance, approves routine reports and funding agreements
Summary
The Sunman Town Council approved routine finance and grant‑processing items, authorized departmental training and small equipment spending, and tabled a draft ordinance on utility easements and connections for further mapping and legal review.
At its regular meeting, the Sunman Town Council approved routine administrative items, heard departmental reports, and postponed action on a draft ordinance addressing utility easements and connections so staff can clarify language and complete mapping.
The marshal reported storm‑related road hazards and asked the council to approve up to $500 for online police training (about $100 per person for up to five attendees); the council moved and seconded the request. The utility department asked the council to approve a final wellhead protection plan, described a one‑day force‑main training in Indianapolis that awards five technical hours, and requested authorization to purchase MDX equipment to allow more in‑house repairs. Utility staff discussed price ranges and suggested an approval cap (figures mentioned ranged from $5,000 to $6,500) to acquire a pocket excavator and attachments to reduce future contracting costs.
Finance staff presented fund reports and brought an emergency accounts payable voucher for $4,462 to East Service Station related to an urgent repair; council members moved and seconded approval of the APV along with utility adjustments, fund reports and financial statements.
On ordinances, council members conducted second readings of ordinance 2026‑07 (parking and maintenance on town property) and ordinance 2026‑03 (cross‑connection control and backflow prevention); 2026‑03 was moved for approval with a second. A draft ordinance to establish a redevelopment commission was tabled to allow members more time to review it. A substantive discussion focused on draft ordinance 2026‑08, which addresses utility easements and connections: council and staff debated whether the draft should apply only to town‑owned shared laterals or more broadly, how to handle prescriptive easements, notice and entry provisions, and the need to map existing laterals before imposing new requirements. The council voted to table 2026‑08 (and a related 2026‑09 matter) and schedule a special meeting to review cleaned‑up language.
The meeting closed after public comment (none offered); members were told the special session would be announced and the next regular meeting was scheduled for May 21 at 6:30 p.m.
