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Evansville council approves $1.3M in bills, CDBG agreement and appointments; ordinance first reading set
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the council approved $1,305,408.18 in December bills, approved an MSA CDBG housing agreement and a reimbursement resolution, and confirmed Tourism Commission appointments; the council also heard a first reading of a zoning ordinance.
The Evansville Common Council on Jan. 13 approved routine financial and administrative items including the December 2025 bills totaling $1,305,408.18, a CDBG-related services agreement, and appointments to the Tourism Commission.
Key votes and actions • December 2025 bills: Motion by Alderperson Abbey Barnes to accept bills totaling $1,305,408.18, seconded by Alderperson Ben Corridon; passed by roll call 8‑0. • MSA Professional Services, Inc. CDBG Discontinued Housing Program Agreement: Motion by Barnes, seconded by Bill Lathrop; passed 8‑0. • Resolution #2026-01 (Reimbursement of Expenditures): Motion by Barnes, seconded by Lathrop; passed by roll call 8‑0. Council noted this is an annual procedural resolution allowing reimbursement after funding is received. • Tourism Commission appointments: Motion by Bill Lathrop, seconded by Ben Corridon, to appoint/reappoint members for one-year terms ending Jan. 2027; passed by roll call 6‑0‑2 with Alderpersons Kelly Shannon and Abbey Barnes recused. • Ordinance #2026-01: Mayor Dianne Duggan read the first reading of an ordinance updating Division 17 (Residential District Three) of Chapter 130 (Zoning); no final action was taken at this meeting.
Context: City Administrator Jason Sergeant reported administrative matters including recruiting for vacant positions and work with auditors on TIF items. Several committee reports provided routine updates on library programming, parks, planning, public safety and economic development.
Next steps: The ordinance introduced will return for later readings; staff were assigned follow-up tasks on procurement implementation and code enforcement matters where noted.
