The Muncie Unsafe Building Hearing Authority reviewed unsafe-building and demolition cases, heard property owners, managers and residents describe repairs and concerns, and continued many cases for inspections. It also modified two demolition orders to rehabilitation orders and discharged a case after finding the property in compliance.
Discussion Points
•A resident said she had repeatedly requested two trash cans from sanitation and had not received them.
•At DePaul Avenue, the manager described bedbug treatment and a plan to trap a groundhog before occupancy.
•At East 25th Street, staff clarified that the concern was entry points for hornets, not a confirmed infestation.
•At the South Franklin property, staff raised a report that water remained shut off after plumbing work; the manager said the plumber returned to restore service.
•Brandon Rodriguez alleged that his daughter fell from a third-story window and said mold and repair problems had caused family hardship.
•Canterbury Muncie LLC reported repairs at 5112 and 5124 West Canterbury Drive; inspections remained necessary to verify compliance.
•Staff and the property representative discussed foundation brick repairs at 223 East Gilbert Street.
•Staff described exterior and common-area property problems.
•Staff described unsafe conditions and incomplete repairs at multiple Middletown Property Group properties.
•The Authority noted that other units in the building had not been designated unsafe for human habitation.
•The East Purdue owner said he planned to demolish the fire-damaged house and rebuild, while staff explained when a variance would be necessary to retain the garage.
•The Knight Street owner described installing a modular home and repairing outbuildings.
•The North Madison representative described an exposed masonry problem, a facade grant and a need to obtain additional estimates.
•The owner of 725 West Power described rehabilitation work and intended future use; the Authority discussed avoiding a record that would imply demolition.
Decisions
•Affirm the rehabilitation order and continue the case 60 days.
•The Authority affirmed the East Purdue demolition and trash orders and continued the case 60 days.
•The Authority affirmed the North Madison demolition order and continued the case to March 11.
•The Authority changed the Knight Street order to rehabilitation and continued it to March 11.
•The Authority changed the Power Street demolition order to rehabilitation and discharged the case.
•The Authority continued the Canterbury cases for 30 days and 223 East Gilbert for 60 days, with inspections.
•The Authority continued the identified rehabilitation cases for 30 or 60 days, with inspection requirements, and affirmed the rehabilitation orders.
•The Authority discharged the 321-325 East Gilbert case.
Directions
•At 2411 East 22nd Street, water-damaged areas should be checked before being covered.
•Inspections were required before the next hearings for the listed properties.
•Owners were told to schedule required inspections the week before the next hearing.
•Require an inspection before the next hearing.
•Staff told the Power Street owner how to obtain release paperwork.
•The chair said she would contact sanitation about the trash-can request.
•The East Purdue property must be inspected before the next hearing, and the house demolition was included in the motion.
•The North Madison representative was given until March 11 to decide whether to stabilize or demolish.
Delaware County Redevelopment Commission 11/12/2026
The Delaware County Redevelopment Commission reviewed TIF debt capacity and its 2027 spending plan, considered county infrastructure requests and economic-development matters, and approved several expenditures and agreements.
Discussion Points
•A commission member asked how the required project-to-allocation-area nexus might be established and about allocation-area expiration and property transfers.
•The adviser presented two illustrative borrowing structures and described revenue coverage, reserves and possible property-tax backup.
Decisions
•No bond issuance was proposed or approved at this meeting.
The Board of Sanitary Commissioners approved the claims register and three 2027 budgets, opened four bids for a Wilson Road fence project, and received updates on district operations.
Discussion Points
•Conrad described leaf collection, a planned used-grease collection site, construction status and flooding improvements.
•Cox presented the proposed 2027 stormwater budget amount.
•Cox said the CNG budget was the same amount as the previous year.
•Four bids were opened and their prices read into the meeting record.
•The chair itemized three capital purchases included in the claims register.
•The chair said the budget was relatively flat apart from raises and bond payments.
Decisions
•The 2027 revenue budget of $31,037,988 was approved.
•The 2027 stormwater budget of $8,010,500 was approved.
•The $400,000 2027 CNG budget was approved.
•The meeting was adjourned.
•The Oct. 28, 2026, board minutes were approved.
•The register of claims was approved.
Directions
•Conrad asked the board to consider the bids and award to the lowest qualified bidder after review.
•Residents were asked to place leaves in paper bags rather than plastic bags.
The Monthly Fire Merit Commission approved its October minutes, received updates on hiring, training and a probationary firefighter’s evaluation, and announced it expects to decide four counts from a disciplinary hearing at a meeting next week.
Discussion Points
•A six-month evaluation for probationary firefighter Nimue Riemiller was submitted for review.
•Candidates with conditional offers were completing PERF requirements before anticipated academy training.
•Members were asked whether they had questions or comments on the draft October minutes.
•The chair reported a six-hour closed disciplinary hearing the previous night and an executive session to discuss its results on the meeting day.
•The chair said the commission intended to decide four counts at a meeting the following week.
•The monthly certification and recertification list was smaller than in prior months; continuing education and in-service training continue within the department.
Decisions
•The commission adjourned after a voice vote.
•The commission approved the October minutes by voice vote.
Directions
•The chair said Ms. White would be given the meeting date and time information the following morning.
The Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety reviewed and approved claims totaling $1,084,991.95 and approved a construction-engineering contract for the federally funded East McGalliard project. Participants also discussed the transparency of Tuhey Pool revenue and expenses and requested follow-up on several claims.
Discussion Points
•A participant asked for Tuhey Pool revenue and expenses to be clearer to the public.
•Leach described a Feb. 14, 2027 letting schedule, pending state and federal approvals, and a possible May 2027 start.
•Leach estimated construction costs at roughly $5.5 million to $6 million and said they would be determined through bidding.
•Leach said the contract uses the state department's standard form and Muncie cannot change its terms.
•Participants discussed aging equipment, repairs, and potential coordination of pool chemical purchases.
•Questions were raised about the 719 West Charles Street claim, two trunk-or-treat charges, a Price Waterhouse cleanout charge and other possible Prairie Creek expenses.
•Wagley explained that a $25,266 claim reimbursed the county for cases city court could not handle.
•Wagley said pool revenue returns to the Parks Department budget and the pool is not separately accounted for.
Decisions
•The board approved claims totaling $1,084,991.95; the Chair announced the motion carried.
•The board approved the construction-engineering contract; the Chair announced the motion carried.
Directions
•Wagley said he would check the identified invoices and seek more information about the Community Development claim.
The Delaware County Drainage Board heard a resident’s flooding concerns, opened bids for drainage and vegetation work, and considered awards while discussing contractor capacity and contract terms. Members also reviewed watershed mapping, maintenance work and surveyor funding.
Discussion Points
•An attorney summarized a private property-line lawsuit and said reimbursement of the landowner’s legal expenses was not appropriate under the advice relayed from Meeks Cockrell.
•Approximately $33,000 in Butler Masonry claims related to sinkholes and tile repairs was discussed.
•Cooper said a pond built on a neighbor’s property may impede natural water flow and described flooding and persistently running sump pumps.
•FEMA funding for log-jam removal was described as stalled, with no new information available.
•Members asked whether township information could be added to work tracking.
•Members discussed deadline constraints, potential savings and whether to divide work among contractors.
•Members questioned DigTech’s capacity, reputation and ability to complete multiple jobs.
•Members questioned how perpetuation-account spending is displayed in county budget documents.
•No final drainage-rate change or mapping decision was made.
•The attorney and Surveyor described the purpose and funding source of the surveyor perpetuation account.
•The consultant requested financial data, parcel attributes and watershed lists.
•The proposed contract’s 20% holdback was discussed; the draft had not yet been approved.
•The Surveyor described discrepancies between watershed records and a proposed approximate method for assigning parcels.
•The Surveyor recalled a prior low bidder that did not complete all assigned jobs.
•The Surveyor said claims included several months of work and described other contractors’ availability.
•The Surveyor said Jones Road log-jam work had been completed after seeking two quotes.
•The Surveyor said the office had a current contract with Ashton for corner-marker work and described the specialized nature of the work.
•The Surveyor said the old map’s dotted line does not establish a regulated drain and that the board lacks authority to maintain it.
•The Surveyor suggested investigating whether a private tile exists.
•Two prior-year debrushing jobs remained unfinished and had been transferred to other contractors.
Decisions
•Additional jobs were awarded to JJC and Butler Masonry, but the transcript does not reliably identify all job names or corresponding roll-call details.
•DigTech was approved for No Name Creek No. 1 and Williams Creek No. 2.
•Love Ditch No. 3 and Ferguson No. 4 awards were tabled.
•The board approved maintenance claims as submitted.
Directions
•The Surveyor planned to contact GIS staff and a county contact about potential FEMA requests.
•The Surveyor planned to meet with GIS staff to develop a timeframe for assembling the data.
•The Surveyor said township information could be included on the ledger sheet.
•The Surveyor was directed to circulate the draft contract for board review and, if approved, obtain contractor signatures before work begins.
Metropolitan Planning Commission Meeting - November 5th, 2026
The Delaware Muncy Metropolitan Plan Commission reviewed and recommended approval of a McKinley neighborhood overlay for forwarding to Muncie City Council, heard a director's report on permits and staff changes, discussed permit-fee allocations for unsafe housing, and took initial public discussion about prospective data-center activity on county land.
Discussion Points
•Board confirmed standard schedule and a July exception for 2027.
•Commissioner argued current 10% allocation generates ~$9,497.70 for unsafe-housing work from 2026 fees, insufficient to address hundreds of blighted properties.
•Commissioners described how land accumulation and utility studies can precede development.
•Director presented permit and inspection totals and staffing updates.
•Director summarized MPO conference attendance and programming.
•Public concern noted given prior controversy over solar and wind projects.
•Staff confirmed the overlay will be reviewed during the UDO rewrite.
•Staff reminded members about expiring terms and reappointment process.
•Staff reported an intern is compiling comparable fee information and warned of requirements in House Enrolled Act 1001.
•Staff said no formal data-center applications or site plans have been received.
•Volunteer committee described edits after a state law change; neighborhood outreach and revisions to setbacks and ADU standards were emphasized.
Decisions
•Calendar adopted by voice vote.
•Commission voted 9-0 to recommend MPC 06-26A favorably.
Directions
•Monitor inquiries and address data-center standards during UDO update.
•Staff to forward recommendation and notice to City Council for Dec. 7 hearing.
•Staff to post calendar and notify members of appointment process.
•Staff to provide comparative fee data and clarification on statutory constraints.
Regional Wastewater Board Meeting - November 4th, 2026
The Delaware County Regional Wastewater board met Nov. 4, 2026. Members approved minutes and claims, authorized rebuilding two pumps at Lift Station No. 11, wrote off a $28.87 bank-reconciliation discrepancy, discussed Westdale grant administration and Delville interceptor permitting, reviewed collections and a budget draft, and heard a website/email update before adjourning.
Discussion Points
•Archived 700+ emails to reduce costs.
•Budget draft includes field employee cost estimates.
•CD matured at 3.75% rate.
•Collections improved after outreach and letters.
•Cost estimate $6,602 presented.
•DCRC authorized use of up to $500,000.
•Invitation for board video participation.
•Minor declines in website metrics noted.
•Need for bond counsel, grant administrator, and RFQ due to federal procurement rules.
•Need to secure bids after permitting progress.
•Permitting schedule for Delville interceptor.
•Potential lift station placement (north vs. south) and cost implications.
•SSI and Invoice Cloud reconciliation issues discussed.
•Staff described pump history and recent rebuilds.
•Staff recommended write-off rather than incurring search costs.
•Treasurer reported balances, transfers, and CD gains.
Decisions
•Board approved rebuild of two pumps.
•Claims approved by voice vote.
•Proceed with RFQ and grant administration procurement steps.
•Write-off approved.
Directions
•Staff to circulate cost estimates and rewrite contract invoicing to DCRC.
•Staff to provide draft to board and schedule working session before December.
•Staff to secure bids/estimates and circulate to board.
Muncie City Board of Public Works and Safety approved the weekly register of claims totaling $614,467.54 and discussed health insurance costs, a $10,000 camera installation at Prairie Creek, a city website revamp with Revize LLC, and questions about an MRC contract.
Discussion Points
•Committee member asked whether payment to Jeff Howe is payroll or a contract for services.
•Committee member asked why the flock camera line was listed under mowing and capital and what the cameras will capture.
•Committee member requested invoice and documentation.
•Committee members asked for supporting invoices for membership and professional services line items.
•Staff explained the cost breakdown and noted prior policing issues at Prairie Creek; staff will follow up with Prairie Creek and bring answers.
•Staff identified Revise/Revize as the new web servicer and said current vendor goes end of life Dec. 31.
•Staff presented the register and highlighted insurance week and notable invoices.
•Staff said Howe manages the MRC and believed payment was for contracted director responsibilities; staff will confirm.
Decisions
•Approve weekly register of claims totaling $614,467.54.
Directions
•Staff to confirm whether payment is payroll or a separate contract and provide documentation at next meeting.
•Staff to confirm whether Revise LLC payment is a contract or payroll-related and report back.
•Staff to contact Prairie Creek and provide details on camera purpose, monitoring costs, data storage, and whether the cameras replace older trail cameras.
•Staff to pull and email the invoice for APWA membership and bring it to the next meeting.
•Staff to pull the Revise LLC invoice and bring it to the next meeting.
Muncie Common Council met Nov. 2–3, 2026. Council held a Nov. 3 public hearing on alley vacation (Ord. 23-26), introduced salary ordinances for elected and appointed officials (Ords. 24-26, 25-26), debated zeroing certain salary lines and tabling a salary ordinance, approved a $500,000 EMS overtime appropriation request to come from the EMS fund (Ord. 26-26) for the Fire Department, advanced a human-rights ordinance (27-26), and discussed several resolutions and an investigatory request for financial answers from the controller’s office.
Discussion Points
•Attorney for petitioner described alley as unimproved and dead-ending; adjoining owner does not object.
•Controller admitted clerical error to elected-officials ordinance.
•Council questioned legacy salary lines for unfunded positions and the Human Rights investigator elimination.
•Council sought written answers from controller before final adoption.
Decisions
•Ordinance 23-26 adopted by roll call.
•Ordinance 24-26 introduced as amended; Ordinance 25-26 amendment to zero two lines approved; Ordinance 25-26 tabled pending further information.
Directions
•City Clerk to record ordinance and update street rolls.
•Controller's office to provide written answers by end of the week; President Green and counsel to follow up.
•Possible Nov. 16 special meeting to resolve outstanding questions.
Delaware County Commissioners Meeting - November 2nd, 2026
Delaware County commissioners heard public comment-heavy concerns about proposed hyperscale data centers, approved an opioid-settlement spending plan, authorized bridge repairs and several contracts, and advanced multiple routine agenda items on Nov. 2, 2026.
Discussion Points
•Multiple residents expressed concerns over water use, noise, and historic-cemetery impacts from potential data centers.
•Speakers asked for a moratorium and for county staff to draft zoning regulations covering such developments.
Decisions
•No moratorium or ordinance was passed at this meeting; the matter remains for future planning-commission and county consideration.
Delaware County Storm Water Board Meeting - November 2nd, 2026
At its Nov. 2, 2026 meeting, the Delaware County Stormwater Board confirmed completion of the Stoney Creek Drive project, discussed ongoing easement and ditch work, heard that a log jam on the White River was cleared and DeSoto work is underway, reviewed an $88,282.57 MS4 invoice, and discussed cash‑balance bookkeeping corrections ahead of next month’s claims.
Discussion Points
•A prior request to Crone was made the week before last.
•Board asked for status of DNR‑permitted Stoney Creek Drive work.
•Canoe launch to follow DeSoto project; DeSoto is about halfway done.
•Discrepancy between revenue audit and statement of cash explained by a bookkeeping correction of $223,666.42.
•Draft RFP for stormwater rate/utility study to be scoped with Crone and county engineering.
•Easement documents to be reviewed by county attorney (Dean).
•Log jam cleared on White River at County Road 900 West.
•Received invoice from Muncie Sanitary for $88,282.57 to be included in next month’s claims.
•Review of Oct. 8 expenditures included in previously approved claims totaling $33,587.43.
•Scheduling discussion for the December meeting date.
•Survey and legal descriptions for Ken Drive easements complete.
Decisions
•Adjourned by voice vote.
•Keep Ken Drive as old business and follow up next meeting.
•No further action scheduled; item removed from active old business list.
Directions
•Continue to provide status updates as field work progresses.
•Include the MS4 invoice in next month’s claims and reconcile fund balances.
•Keep meeting time as-is; confirm date for December meeting.
•No new claims approved at this meeting.
•Remove Stoney Creek from old business at next meeting.
•Schedule scoping meeting including county engineer and board members.
•Send easement documents to Dean for legal review.
The Delaware Muncie Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals met in October 2026. The board heard two appeals challenging the issuance of building permits for multifamily projects in the McKinley neighborhood (both continued to the Nov. 19 meeting), approved an in‑home yoga special use and granted three variances for existing barns, and adopted next year's meeting schedule.
Discussion Points
•Date of parcel combination (Sept. 15) addresses lot width but not setbacks/parking; whether central business elimination of setbacks was intended for residential projects.
•Expected attendance (about five clients per session), schedule (start one per week, grow to two), parking availability, HOA status (none).
•Whether central business rezoning eliminates setbacks or requires compliance with R‑5 standards in full; whether plan review was completed before permits issued; timeline of parcel combinations for Mulberry site.
Decisions
•BZA voted to continue both appeals to Nov. 19, 2026
•Continue to Nov. 19, 2026
•Special use approved; certification to be issued.
Directions
•Approve with condition limiting the special use to the applicant.
•Continue both appeals to Nov. 19; staff to assemble relevant plan sets and rezoning records.
•Continue to allow staff to provide full plan sets and zoning records.
The Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety approved $355,602.44 in weekly claims and heard staff outline a partner grant agreement tied to a $24,000,000 cultural-trail project that will include paving the Muncie Central Trail. The city controller corrected a prior item about a vehicle purchase.
Discussion Points
•Controller corrected prior item about a vehicle purchase and highlighted specific large claims and EFTs for the board.
•Correction that the vehicle purchase belonged to the Fire Department, not the Police Department.
•Staff explained the partner grant agreement tied to an IEDC LILI grant and how prior and planned city paving counts toward match.
Decisions
•Approve register of claims totaling $355,602.44 by voice vote.
•Clarification recorded; no formal follow-up noted.
Delaware County Council met Oct. 27, 2026, approved routine transfers and appropriations, heard a detailed briefing and preliminary funding request on a $1.7 million tower replacement and a $291,000 VHF fix after flood damage, received a tax-sale report from the treasurer, and set deadlines for board appointment applications.
Discussion Points
•Agenda amended to add Sheriff's Commissary Report; motions to approve transfers carried by roll call.
•A grant and forfeiture funds were misposted into county general and require correction.
•Community-foundation funds will pay for nine replacement laptop/docking setups for a local program.
•Construction currently projected for FY 2032; Carrie will provide timing details.
•Council approved transfers by roll call.
•Council approved transfers to place funds into sheriff overtime and supplies lines.
•Count of certified properties, redemptions prior to sale, sales at auction, and surplus amounts.
•County staff recommended a $1,000,000 bond-bank emergency loan at 2% as one way to finance the tower while FEMA/insurance are pending.
•Deadline of Nov. 25 set for board application submissions and procedures to publish lists.
•Design contract is $412,850; county 20% share estimated at $1,036,000.
•Flood damaged Sampson Street tower requires replacement; VHF gaps identified and a $291,000 fix proposed.
•Staff moved funds to cover jury fees and psych evals.
•Staff will prepare formal appropriation paperwork and return next month; no vote was taken.
•Surplus funds are distributed to taxing units; attorney fees for the sale pending.
•Temporary VOCA transfer to cover pay increases for two positions (about $650).
Decisions
•Agenda amended and motions approved
•Appropriations approved
•Report received by council
•Temporary transfer approved
•Transfers approved
Directions
•Clerk/Marissa to publish appointment list and accept submissions by Nov. 25.
•County Treasurer/liaison to investigate bond-bank availability and timing.
•Finance and sheriff to finalize accounting corrections with state offices.
•Finance to monitor case load and return if more funds are needed.
•Highway to email further project and funding details.
•Staff to prepare appropriation paperwork and vendor estimates for November meeting.
•Staff to return next month with formal appropriation for VOCA adjustments.
•Treasurer to provide final reconciliation after invoices are received.
Summary of the Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on Oct. 21: the board approved the weekly claims register ($2,122,908.73), a series of small contracts and a noise exemption for a community event, and discussed a costly, smaller salt purchase after a statewide shortage.
Discussion Points
•Additional fascia work and OSB unit-price documentation required change order.
•Board clarified scope of Fire Station 4 expense (parking lot concrete work).
•Controller highlighted several large claims including vehicle, asphalt and pool work.
•Controller said funds come from opioid manufacturer settlements; some funds are restricted for treatment and prevention.
•Delivered price rose to ~$168/ton from ~$90 range; city has ~2,000 tons in salt barn.
•Funds will come from CDBG.
•He recommended police traffic control and highlighted concerns that reconstruction could last into spring.
•One recommended expenditure was to the Delaware County Health Department.
•Organizer described event purpose (alumni/homecoming tie-in), time (7–11 p.m. est.), security and age limits.
•Public commenter identified an 'opioid grant award' line on the register.
•Resident reported traffic backups and lack of notice for Tillotson reconstruction.
•Sanitary district pays half the salt cost (to avoid sand in storm drains).
•Staff noted police chief approval.
•State bid could not fulfill Greenfield District for untreated salt; Midwest Salt offered 2,500 tons.
Decisions
•Approved $4,539 change order.
•Approved noise exemption.
•Approved purchase of 2,500 tons at presented price.
•Approved weekly claims register.
•No formal action taken at the meeting.
•No separate board action taken; claim remained in the register for payment.
Directions
•Staff to continue vendor outreach and pursue state bid for future years.
The Muncie Parks and Recreation Board met Oct. 20, 2026 to hear the superintendent's report on storm recovery and maintenance, review event applications (including a 5K and a Muncie Homecoming Festival proposal), receive the Prairie Creek status update with damage estimates and fee proposals, approve neighborhood ARP spending, and take public comment.
Discussion Points
•Applicant listed participants under 100 but board concerned about crowd control and parking
•Basketball-court surfacing planned for 2027 and some projects may be multi-year
•Board considered timing to avoid winter weather impacts
•FEMA estimates exceed $1,000,000; the park's out-of-pocket spending around $14,000
•Majority of splash pads winterized using a department checklist
•McAuliffe playground severely damaged; contractor quotes received but financing not yet decided
•Minutes for Aug. 18 and Sept. 15 were approved under new business
•Missing details: vendor list, route, permits, insurance, security plan
•Neighborhoods have $2,300 (Storewoods) and $3,300 (Westbrier) left to spend
•Organizer confirmed $1,000,000 insurance bond
•Organizer reported past attendance between 6,000 and 10,000
Delaware County Commissioners met Oct. 19, 2026 to approve multiple ordinances (including a housing definition change), award a bridge contract, sign support letters for housing and economic development grants, authorize Justice Center architectural recognition, and consider several county contracts and routine reports.
At its Oct. 15, 2026 meeting, the Muncie City Redevelopment Commission approved claims and several grant payments, voted to begin ending the Indiana Stamping TIF, approved transfers of five Whiteley properties to the Muncie Land Bank, and heard updates on downtown housing and land-bank activity amid public comment about downtown services.
Discussion Points
•Awarded Ball Brothers Foundation operations grant.
•Committee recommended funding 50% of replacement cost after insurance.
•Committee should identify a consistent point person for inspections and administration.
•EFT entries are bookkeeping for debt accounting, not city expenditures (Waggly).
•Eligibility of roof repairs for façade grants (visibility from street).
•He referenced a demographic study and local realtor feedback about occupancy.
•Land Bank to use property acquisitions to create shovel-ready parcels.
•Public commenter said downtown lacks retail/services for existing residents.
•Purchased 33 tax certificates at minimum bid totaling $54,000.
•Some façade grant properties had not been inspected before payment; mayor's office authorized payment.
•Target stop-capture date of 12/31/2026, with effect accounting occurring in arrears.
•TIF debt retired; property owner purchased bonds and extinguished debt.
•Transfer reduces city maintenance and stormwater fees on idle lots.
•Two rehabs underway; goal of four rehabs and one new build by year-end.
Decisions
•Adopt Resolution 2026-05 to begin termination process and move balances to MRC general fund.
•Approved grant payment and directed staff follow-up.
•Approved the claims package.
•Commission approved the transfer.
Directions
•Assign a staff point person for administration, contracts and inspections.
•Façade-grant committee to identify and propose a point person for administration and inspections.
•Proceed with declaratory resolution amendment, plan commission and council review, publish public hearing, adopt confirming resolution, file with state auditor.
•Staff to prepare transfer paperwork and any needed resolution.
The Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety met Oct. 14 to approve minutes and a register of claims (including vehicle and IT purchases), hear budget and procurement questions from board members and residents, approve a street closure for a local store anniversary on Nov. 7, and close the meeting.
Discussion Points
•Applicant described scope and coordination with neighboring businesses.
•Board asked about intersections and possible business impacts.
•Board members and residents raised procurement and budget structure questions.
•Board members expressed preference for simpler budgeting line items.
•Chair clarified item was a previously approved plat requiring final signatures.
•Controller explained journal entries vs council resolutions for transfers across series.
•Controller listed major claims, including IT services and vehicle purchase.
•Inquiry about a $10,000 payment to Muncie Home Builders and whether it was discretionary.
•Questioning local sourcing for a $15,008.75 commercial water heater and the logic for vendor selection.
•Questioning of signatures collected before the meeting and what had been signed.
Decisions
•Register of claims approved by the board
•Street closure approved for Nov. 7
Directions
•Controller and finance staff to prepare necessary year‑end adjustments; council resolution required for transfers across series.
•Controller/finance to prepare year‑end reconciliation and any necessary council resolutions in December.
•Members suggested asking the mayor's office for details on discretionary sponsorships.
•Staff to prepare signatures and documents for the approved street closure.
