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Commissioners adopt ordinance 2026-17 updating Adams County ceded capital plan and allocation of economic development income tax
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 2026-17 setting the county's 2026 ceded capital improvement plan, listing allocations including $169,426 to the economic development corporation, $50,000 to the regional sewer district, $100,000 for aging transportation, and $967,269 for county transportation projects; counsel said projected hospital bond repayments are $1,303,758.
County counsel presented Ordinance 2026-17, which amends the county's calendar-year 2026 capital improvement plan to reflect uses of revenues from the Adams County economic development income tax (ceded receipts). The ordinance allocates specific amounts to several recipients: $169,426 to the Adams County Economic Development Corporation, $6,582 to the Northeastern Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (NERC), $50,000 to the Adams County Regional Sewer District, $100,000 to the county's aging transportation plan, and $967,269 toward the Adams County Transportation Plan (road construction and repair); counsel said the total estimated ceded-related receipts to the hospital bond repayment fund for 2026 are $1,303,758.
Commissioners discussed a prior line-item (the Imagine Early program) that had ended; counsel confirmed the exhibit reflects only revenues for calendar year 2026 and that the county will revisit allocations next year. A motion to adopt ordinance 2026-17 passed during the meeting.
Why it matters: the ordinance sets how ceded economic development tax receipts will be spent in 2026 across transportation, economic development, sewer, and aging transportation programs and ensures bond repayment accounting for hospital debt.
Next steps: staff will forward the ordinance to county council and the various grantees and departments for implementation and accounting.
