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Decatur council approves Trick-or-Treat one-way plan, funds Chamber, adopts street-name changes and tables several ordinances
Summary
The council approved a one-way Trick-or-Treat route with requested police presence, granted $1,000 to the Decatur Chamber for Calithumpian Week, approved event permits, adopted street-name changes, repealed a police-fee ordinance and tabled several other ordinances until Oct. 7.
At its Sept. 16 meeting the City of Decatur Common Council cleared a series of routine items and took several votes that will shape near-term operations.
Nan Everett, representing the Homestead Addition Association, requested a one-way traffic pattern for Trick-or-Treat on Oct. 31, 2025 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Chief Gerber indicated police presence would be possible and Councilmember Scott Murray moved to approve the request. The council also approved a $1,000 request from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce for Calithumpian Week and granted event permits for a wedding at Madison Street Plaza on Oct. 4 and a Decatur Fire Department open house on Oct. 8.
Councilmember Jenny Bowers-Shultz introduced and the council adopted Ordinance 2025-10, which amends street names in the North Field addition of Cross Creek, passing 5-0 on second reading. Councilmember Matt Dyer moved to repeal Ordinance 2025-7 (which had sought to increase Police Department fees) after city staff indicated the ordinance contained errors; the repeal motion passed.
Several items were introduced on first reading and tabled for further review: Ordinance 2025-11 (use of departmental credit cards), Ordinance 2025-13 (2026 appropriations and tax rates, after first reading), and Ordinance 2025-14 (increase in police fees) were all set for further consideration at the Oct. 7 meeting. Mayor Rickord also requested, and the council approved, moving the Oct. 21 meeting to Oct. 28 because several officials will be out of town on city business.
Operations Manager Jeremy Gilbert told the council that work on the 5-Points roundabout is progressing and that hydrant flushing would take place during the weeks of Sept. 15–19 and Sept. 22–26, 2025. Councilmember Matt Dyer said representatives from PAWS will attend the Oct. 7 meeting to discuss the city’s cat population. Resident Steve Christner raised a recurring traffic-congestion concern at school dismissal and asked whether a stoplight could be installed at State Road 224 and East Monroe Street; Mayor Rickord said INDOT had declined such a request and suggested INDOT might adjust signal timing instead.
The council approved paying claims as presented and adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
