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Kingsford Heights council tables resolution to let voters decide on expanding council
Summary
At a July 27 special meeting, the Kingsford Heights Town Council read a resolution to ask voters whether the council should increase from five to seven members, then voted to table the measure after public comment and discussion of legal and budget concerns.
The Kingsford Heights Town Council on July 27 read a resolution proposing that the Nov. 3, 2026 general election include a public question to increase council membership from five to seven. Chair (meeting presider) read Resolution 2026-003 and cited Indiana Code IC 36-5-2-4.2, which permits a town legislative body to seek an increase in membership.
The reading set out the procedures if voters approve: the council would be required to adopt an ordinance at its next regular meeting to alter the number of legislative body members and may redraw districts; an ordinance would take effect Jan. 1 after adoption. The resolution also directs the Clerk-Treasurer to certify the question to the La Porte County Election Board.
After roughly an hour of public comment and council discussion about timing, costs and legal limits, a council member moved to table the resolution and another member seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote to "let this issue die for now," and the Chair announced the agenda item would not move forward at this meeting.
Quotes and attributions in this article come from attendees' remarks during the July 27 meeting. The council did not adopt the resolution; the procedural action taken was to table the item, effectively postponing any ballot placement.
