Indian Hills council adopts property tax rate, approves fiscal 2025–26 budget

The Indian Hills City Council on June 18 approved two ordinances at second reading: Ordinance No. 3, Series 2025, setting the city d valorem (property) tax rate, and Ordinance No. 4, Series 2025, adopting the fiscal year 2025 d26 budget.

Attorney Finn Cato gave the second readings for both ordinances. Councilor Kay Matton moved to approve each ordinance; Councilor Laura Dunbar seconded the motion for Ordinance No. 3, and Councilor Bob Astorino seconded Ordinance No. 4. Mayor Chip Hancock then called a roll call vote. For both ordinances the roll call recorded nine "Yea" votes and one absence: Mr. Bob Astorino (Yea), Mr. John Harralson (Yea), Ms. Ann Dreisbach (Yea), Mr. Chip Hayward (Yea), Ms. Laura Dunbar (Yea), Mr. Lee Maddox (Yea), Mr. David Ferguson (Absent), Ms. Kay Matton (Yea), and Mr. Lee Garlove (Yea). The motions passed unanimously.

The meeting record does not specify the adopted tax rate percentage or line-item budget totals; the transcript shows the council approved the ordinances "as read" without providing numeric details in the public minutes. The audit presentation originally scheduled for September will be rescheduled to the November council meeting, Mayor Hancock said.

Procedurally, the council completed second readings and took final action during the June 18 meeting. The ordinances were approved by formal motion and roll-call vote; no amendments or dissent were recorded in the transcript. The council scheduled its next regular meeting for July 16, 2025, at the Louisville Boat Club.

Actions recorded in the minutes indicate the city adopted its FY2025 d26 budget and approved the property tax ordinance; specific budget figures and the adopted tax rate are not specified in the June 18 public minutes and would appear in the ordinance documents or subsequent published budget materials.