New Terre Haute wheel tax ordinance held over to July 9 without a vote
How we attribute this: speaker_18/speaker_53 → Mayor Brandon Sakbun (probable, per speakers.md) — never self-identified in this transcript; this label explains the wheel-tax amendments continuously from t=2616-2710 and matches the agenda's public-comment credit crediting the mayor with street repairs, the Neighborhood Investment Fund, and Flock cameras earlier in this same meeting.
Who it touches: Anyone who registers a vehicle inside Terre Haute city limits — this fee, still being finalized, would apply once the ordinance passes. Proposed rate schedule, 44:10
Tracked in the archive
Mayor Brandon Sakbun's office told the council the new city wheel tax ordinance needs two fixes — naming the specific fund required under state law and locking in a multi-year rate schedule — so the item won't move forward until the July 9 meeting. 0:43:40 — open the recording, cued to 43 minutes 40 seconds
The draft plan would hold the fee flat at $15 per vehicle through 2028, then raise it to $17 in 2029. 0:44:10 — open the recording, cued to 44 minutes 10 seconds
Staff also said enacting a city wheel tax qualifies Terre Haute for a separate pot of state road funding — estimated at about $400,000 — that's only open to cities that have their own wheel tax. 0:44:46 — open the recording, cued to 44 minutes 46 seconds
More from the record
- No motion made; returns July 90:47:34 (47 minutes 34 seconds)
Outcome
No motion made; no action taken on first reading. Returns for a vote July 9, 2026.
No motion was made and no vote was taken; the council will hear the ordinance again on July 9. No motion; returns July 9, 47:34
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