2026-10-27 - Common Council
Summary
Built from the city's item summaries for the meeting and earlier news coverage; the full detailed agenda was not retrieved, and neither votes nor minutes are recorded yet.
- Contracts: five-year operations and maintenance agreement with Solential Energy Solutions for a generation facility, $1,628,348.11, paid from sewer and water revenue (Solential Energy Solutions O&M Agreement); DLZ Indiana professional services for Memorial Park Sewer Separation, not to exceed $245,000, sewer bond funded; Samsara Inc. Amendment No. 1, not to exceed $140,129.88.
- Ordinances S-26-09-27, -28 and -29, fixing 2027 compensation for elected officials, appointed officers and employees, and public safety, held over from October 13 (see 2027 City Budget).
- Fleet purchase-order increases: Ford parts +$30,000 (new PO $125,000); Pierce fire truck parts +$60,000 (new $159,000); Selking International +$50,000 (new $125,000); Ridge NAPA +$20,000 (new $37,000).
- G-26-10-05 and G-26-10-06 amend Chapter 37 (Finance and Revenue; leases).
- Press coverage before the meeting reported that members proposed 66 amendments to the 2027 budget cutting about $19M, approved 23 and withdrew more than 30, with the Journal Gazette reporting more than $11M in cuts. These figures are unconfirmed against the agenda.
Agenda
- S-26-10-09: Solential Energy Solutions generation facility O&M agreement, 5 years, $1,628,348.11
- S-26-10-10: DLZ Indiana, Memorial Park Sewer Separation, NTE $245,000
- S-26-10-11: Samsara Inc. Amendment No. 1, NTE $140,129.88
- S-26-09-27, -28, -29: 2027 compensation (elected officials, appointed officers and employees, public safety)
- S-26-10-01 to S-26-10-04: fleet purchase-order increases
- G-26-10-05, G-26-10-06: Chapter 37 amendments