The Hobart Civil Service Fire Commission is scheduled to meet Nov. 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. for routine business including a committee review of acting positions and qualifications for promotional testing and certification of a new-hire candidate list.
Discussion Points
•Certification of new-hire candidate list is listed under new business.
•Committee report listed to address acting positions and promotional testing qualifications.
Lake County Council held its Nov. 10, 2026 meeting, adopting multiple resolutions and ordinances, approving budgets and transfers (including the South Shore CVA 2027 budget), adding a Veterans Day resolution to the agenda, making several appointments, and hearing a public comment about long-term care for the elderly.
Discussion Points
•Appointments finalized and recorded.
•Council discussed the related but separate nature of the two funds.
•Council read and discussed the resolution text recognizing caregivers and the role of CoAction.
•Council requested a revenue breakout showing which hotel stays were directly attributable to CVA‑sponsored events.
•CVA reported record innkeeper tax collections and increased events.
•Elections staff described equipment reaching end of life and partnerships with emergency management.
•Guests from aging services thanked the council and highlighted caregiver supports.
•No formal council action taken during meeting.
•Nominations opened and closed; no additional nominees presented.
•No substantive amendments were offered.
•Plans to seek new line items for equipment replacements in future meeting.
•Resident described poor treatment of elderly relatives in long‑term care and urged advocacy.
Decisions
•Christine Tufts appointed; David Ennis reappointed.
•Council recommended approval of the 2027 levy and budget.
•Ordinances adopted on second reading.
•Resolution adopted; entered into official record.
Directions
•CVA to provide more detailed revenue breakdown
•Elections office to return with formal funding requests
The Hobart Sanitary District / Stormwater Management Board was scheduled to meet Nov. 10, 2026, to consider an ADS‑HSD sewer service agreement, a Deep River Estates improvements agreement, equipment purchases (a service crane truck and an AE Electric generator), a sanitary camera-software recommendation, and two MS4 task orders. The meeting was set for 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at Hobart City Hall.
The Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety will hold a special meeting on Nov. 9, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. at Hobart City Hall to consider an employee status update regarding a Hobart Police Department employee and a mayoral appointment.
Discussion Points
•Agenda lists an "Employee Status Update/Determination" regarding Casimer Wojcehowski without specifying the proposed action or supporting materials.
The Hobart City Park and Recreation Board is scheduled to meet Nov. 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Hobart City Hall and via Zoom to hear a master plan update from the Hobart Kiwanis Club and consider City Ball improvements; the agenda also lists routine department and commission reports.
Lake County officials reviewed a slate of internal budget transfers, a request to amend the countypart-time pay ordinance, public-safety staffing and overtime pressures in the jail, health-department grant renewals and fee adjustments, and several administrative housekeeping items. Multiple department representatives explained why transfers were needed; no formal ordinance vote is recorded in the provided transcript.
Discussion Points
•Adopt statewide $450 mobile retail food license with split revenue
•Capital-fund ordinances establish accounts for bond-funded park projects
•Continue trauma/injury grant with state health department
•High attrition after polygraphs/background checks reduces hiring yield
•Lower nursing immunization administration fee from $25 to $20
•Move $240,000 from equipment to fuel/repairs and create new local-roads line item
•Need to cover immediate overtime and technician shortfalls
•Overtime from tornado cleanup totaled approximately $4,000
•Plan to return $35,000 to general fund as part of reorg
•Proposed salary adjustments (11% for lead, smaller for assistants)
•Request to widen part-time education instructor pay range to $10$40/hr
•Resolution requested to pay a $375 2024 invoice
•Staff noted alignment with other divisions but no extra appropriation in current budget
The City of Hobart Plan Commission is scheduled to meet November 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to consider several land-use items: a PUD covenant amendment to cut minimum single‑family living area in Harbor Club, a 555‑acre site plan for Hobart Tech Park Phase 2, and a redevelopment commission resolution to establish a new economic development area around 61st Ave. and Colorado St.; multiple subdivisions and smaller site plans are also on the agenda.
REQUEST TO TABLE PC 26-38 HOBART TECH PARK, PHASE 2-NOVEMBER 5, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Hobart Plan Commission is scheduled to consider a request on November 5, 2026, to table the public hearing on Petition 26-38 (Hobart Tech Park, Phase 2) until December 3, 2026; the petitioner is Langan Engineering/Paul Dravet.
Discussion Points
•Petitioner requested continuance of public hearing on Petition 26-38 from Nov. 5, 2026 to Dec. 3, 2026.
•Staff notes the commission "routinely grants request[s] for a continuance for the first hearing."
The City of Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety is scheduled to consider several funding and contracting items on Nov. 4, 2026, including a $325,160 single‑source armored rescue vehicle purchase, a $37,600 flat‑fee retainer for tax‑deed work, a $112,128 donation to Hobart High School’s AJROTC, a grant program authorizing up to $2 million for redevelopment, and release of an RFQ to prepare a Unified Development Ordinance.
Discussion Points
•Agreement requires quarterly financial documentation and compliance with public records and audit laws.
•Agreement scope includes mailing notices, preparing Verified Petitions, and preparing sales disclosure forms for 94 parcels.
•Flat attorney fee set at $400 per parcel, costs separate; invoice shows installment plan.
•Funds limited to the Project items listed (rock wall, archery, marksmanship, Raider improvements, nationals travel).
•Packet includes a draft single‑source resolution and a proposed reimbursement agreement with NWRS.
•Police Department market research concluded the BATT‑X is the only completed vehicle meeting chassis, gasoline powertrain, and ballistic protection requirements.
The City of Hobart Common Council packet for the Nov. 4, 2026 meeting includes proposed ordinances on a $3.78 million transfer to a Rainy Day Fund, changes to the city fee schedule, a zoning correction for the Harbor Club development, a public hearing to vacate 739 sq. ft. of right-of-way at Cressmoor Estates, and a draft chronic-nuisance ordinance. The meeting is scheduled for November 4, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers and via Zoom.
Discussion Points
•Clerk-Treasurer Longer identified $3,781,404 in unassigned, unencumbered General Fund balance as available for transfer.
•Defines qualifying conduct to include violence, weapons offenses, drug activity beyond protected medical responses, repeated unreasonable noise and repeats of dangerous conduct.
•Development memo recommends aligning vacant-building FIA fee to $3,000 to match standard real property FIA costs and raising compliance-review fees to cover staff time.
•Draft ordinance adds a reinspection fee schedule and authorizes fines up to $2,500 per unresolved life-safety violation on the fourth and subsequent reinspections.
•Mayor and Council members expressed pride and support for establishing the Rainy Day Fund.
•Ordinance authorizes clerk-treasurer to file certified copy with county auditor and recorder for tax and recording actions.
•Ordinance cites I.C.36-1-8-5.1 and the city's DLGF-approved 2026 budget of $37,814,044; invoice cites 10% transfer limit.
•Owners must submit corrective-action plans and begin implementation within set deadlines; the City bears burden of proof at hearings.
•Packet contains inconsistent statements about the current fee amount; staff reconciliation is recommended.
•Packet includes drafts of covenants and legal descriptions for the affected lots.
•Petition 25-30 asks correction to Ordinance 2025-36 to reflect dual zoning: new PUD classification for some lots, R-1 for the southern portion.
•Petitioner (D.R. Horton) requests vacation to create a median and install a monument sign; Plan Commission favored recommendation (8–0).
•Plan Commission minutes state the HOA will accept ownership and maintenance of the sign; one commissioner recused from action.
•Plan Commission recommended the change (9–0) and attached Exhibit A with R-1 design standards.
•Verification requires sworn officer-written reports; multiple calls from same continuous event count as one incident.
The Maria Reiner Center Board of Directors was scheduled to meet Oct. 29, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. at the MRC in the Police/Court Complex, 705 E. 4th Street, Hobart, IN, to receive an executive director's report including a recap of the Senior Health & Wellness Fair, consider approval of claims and review financial reports, and hear announcements about upcoming programs and events.
The Hobart Sanitary District / Stormwater Management Board was scheduled to consider a bridge bid recommendation, a stormwater inventory amendment, several lift-station purchases, and financial disbursements at its Oct. 27, 2026 meeting.
Discussion Points
•Consideration of bid recommendation for Wisconsin Street Bridge
•Potential purchases for lift‑station operations (storage container, portable generator)
•Review of financial reports and SRF/stormwater bond disbursements
•Review of Stormwater Inventory and Assessment Amendment 1
The Hobart Common Council met Oct. 21, 2026. Council approved two ordinances (including emergency adoption of a 61st Avenue redevelopment transfer), set annexation hearings for Diamond Peak properties on Nov. 18, heard a presentation on a River Forest schools referendum, and took public comments about a planned NIPSCO transformer delivery and a persistent roadway noise problem on W. 61st Ave.
Discussion Points
•City Engineer and Water Company inspected; rebuild may be required; temporary speed trailer deployment ordered.
•Clerk‑Treasurer explained statutory limit (up to 10% of DLGF budget) and that funds are unassigned/unencumbered.
•Council moved to suspend rules and declared emergency to allow same-evening adoption.
•Permit for transformer delivery approved by Board of Works; transformers described as large (19 ft, 700,000 lbs).
•Petitioners plan residential development adjacent to an 18‑hole golf course; request to set hearings.
•Request to consider drafting a resolution supporting consumer protections for utility customers during state legislative session.
•Resident asked about route and lighting; mayor responded and offered to follow up.
•Resident described 13-month ongoing truck noise at pavement breach.
•Superintendent outlined referendum uses: transportation, safety officers, and staffing levels.
Decisions
•Adopt Ordinance 2026-41 on second reading
•Approve Ordinance 2026-40 on first reading
•Hearing scheduled for Nov. 18, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Directions
•Clerk to publish notice and prepare hearing materials.
•Mayor to look into data-center spotlight complaint.
•Police Department to deploy speed trailer; engineering to assess reconstruction needs.
The Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety met Oct. 21, 2026. The board approved routine minutes and claims, authorized an expedited NIPSCO transformer delivery and right-of-way permit for Nov. 13–23 (contingent on state permit and bonding), ratified a grant agreement for EV charging stations with Lake Station, signed subdivision mylars for Hobart Tech Park and Hickory Hollow (with conditions), and accepted Parcel 23 (1220 E. Hickey Street) from the School City of Hobart.
Discussion Points
•Attorney McCarthy presented the deed, easement, donation agreement and disclosure form.
•Board accepted the documents by motion.
•Board required petitioner to work with city staff on the easement.
•City Attorney McCarthy reported the signed agreement from Lake Station was not yet received.
•Company representatives said schedule compressed from 19 to 11 days; first move planned Nov. 14; convoy timing intended to limit school traffic.
•Mayor emphasized continued coordination with Police, Fire and Public Works.
•Plan Commission recommended approval contingent on trail easement.
•Plan Commission recommended mylars with two conditions: easement to Shirley Heinze property and park resolution for Outlot B.
•Routine approvals of minutes and claims; agenda amended to add Parcel 23 and remove phone contract item.
Decisions
•Board accepted the parcel transfer documents.
•Board approved mylars contingent on easement coordination.
•Board approved mylars with the two conditions.
•Board approved routine procedural items and adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
•Board approved the permit contingent on State permit and bonding.
•Board ratified authorization pending signature.
Directions
•City Clerk/Planning to record documents and report back on use or restrictions.
•City Engineer’s office to confirm bonding documentation before move.
•NIPSCO to keep communications open with Hobart emergency services and Public Works.
•Petitioner must provide easement and work with city to resolve Outlot B park issue.
•Petitioner to continue work with city staff to provide pedestrian trail easement.
•Ratification contingent on receipt of Lake Station's signature.
The City of Hobart Board of Public Works packet and supporting minutes show requests including a $761,045.68 deposit to secure three INDOT/NIRPC grant-funded EV fast chargers through Lake Station, multiple subdivision mylars for Hobart Tech Park and Hickory Hollow, a $52,840 task order for a water-main master plan, and several infrastructure agreements and procurements.
Discussion Points
•A remonstrance claimed a permanent public right-of-way had been vacated and challenged access implications
•City Engineer determined no bond for public improvements was required for this one-lot plat
•Description of site and proposed warehouse buildings by Becknell Industrial LLC
•Extensive engineering comments on drainage, pond volume inconsistencies and easement callouts
•Infrastructure and bond or inspection requirements remain subject to separate review
•Need for deposit to be sent to Lake Station to allow procurement under Sourcewell
•NIPSCO capacity is not yet confirmed and may change scope/costs
•Packet ties agreement to a 10‑year tax‑abatement application to be addressed by the Council
•Plan Commission directed contingencies including third-party inspections, SWPPP, and easement clarifications
•Plan Commission findings and prior conditions (40' R/W along Colorado) are attached
•Scope is to map areas without water service and prioritize capital projects
•Staff asked the Board to execute mylars so plat can be recorded
•Task Order fee is listed as $52,840.00
•Vendor quotes show exclusions and contingencies (utility charges, final utility design)
•Work is analytical/planning; construction authorization is not included in this Task Order
Directions
•Developer to address engineering comments, provide required easements and work with City on Outlot B park language
The Hobart Common Council's Oct. 21, 2026 meeting packet included petitions to annex three Diamond Peak parcels (set for a Nov. 18 public hearing), two budget transfer ordinances including a $3.78 million transfer to a Rainy Day Fund, and a presentation request from River Forest superintendent about a Nov. 3 referendum.
Discussion Points
•Draft ordinance directs transfer of $3,781,404 to Rainy Day Fund and cites statutory transfer limits tied to DLGF-approved budget.
•Fiscal Plan states non-capital services to be provided within one year and capital services within three years of annexation effective date.
•Petitions filed for three contiguous areas labeled Diamond Peak; planning staff recommended R-1 to match county zoning and proposed PUD as city zoning post-annexation.
•Request from River Forest Community School Corporation to present about a Nov. 3, 2026 referendum; request asked for a 15-minute presentation slot.
•Request moves $50,000 to consultant line and reduces infrastructure appropriation by $50,000; department memo included in packet.
The Hobart Redevelopment Commission was scheduled to consider two declaratory resolutions to modify and expand a tax-increment financing (TIF) economic development area, several grant and education funding reports, a Phase I environmental assessment contract, a property demolition request, and a consultant agreement for TIF boundary work at its Oct. 19, 2026, meeting.
The Unsafe Building Hearing Authority was scheduled to consider a slate of demolition updates, progress reports and public hearings for multiple Hobart properties at its Oct. 19, 2026 meeting.
The Hobart Board of Public Works and Safety met Oct. 15, 2026 and voted 2-0 to place Corporal Mike Gallagher on unpaid administrative leave pending resolution of criminal charges stemming from an Aug. 14 off-duty incident.
Discussion Points
•Agenda approved; personnel update discussed by Police Chief Ciszewski.
•Chief Ciszewski presented the criminal charges and prior paid administrative leave status and requested change to unpaid leave.
Decisions
•Agenda approved; Board adjourned after acting on personnel leave status.
•Board approved unpaid administrative leave for Corporal Mike Gallagher (2-0).
Directions
•Board changed Gallagher's leave status to unpaid pending criminal case resolution and any internal action.
Lake County Council met Oct. 13, 2026, approving multiple ordinances and budget transfers, proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, recognizing emergency responders and awarding a Distinguished Hoosier citation, and voting to support a United Steelworkers petition calling for an investigation into NIPSCO staffing after recent storms.
Discussion Points
•Council members asked for staffing benchmarks and explanations of how vacancies and apprenticeships are managed.
•Councilmembers emphasized broad access to screening and awareness, including male breast cancer.
•Council members recognized 9-1-1 staff and thanked emergency personnel for response efforts.
•Council moved ordinance and appropriation forward with no substantive amendment.
•Council recognized outside attorneys for reducing billing while workload declined.
•Multiple transfers and appropriations were moved and passed across several departments (courts, coroner, sheriff, juvenile services).
•Public commenters urged legislative changes to Indiana Code 8-1-39 and criticized the IURC’s constraints.
•Resolution was adopted by voice vote.
•Roll calls recorded; votes passed with one absence.
•Sheila described the Oct. 20 community education event and materials to be shared.
•Tony Farrall described Petrie's coordination role during the derecho and presented the Distinguished Hoosier award.
•USW president Ryan Baker testified in support of a petition alleging NIPSCO staffing has declined ~20%, reducing in-house linemen and slowing storm response.
Decisions
•Adopted Resolution 26 55; event scheduled for Oct. 20.
•Adopted Resolution 3 supporting the USW petition (vote passed).
•Adopted stormwater ordinance on 2nd reading; approved drainage appropriation.
•Award presented and public recognition recorded.
•Several appropriations and transfers approved by roll call; CASA grants renewed.
Directions
•County Highway/Drainage Department to implement project procurement and report back.
•Departments to proceed with purchases and recording of transfers as approved.
•Forward adopted resolution to the governor's office and state legislative delegates.
•Health Department/Community Relations to publicize event and distribute materials.
