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Council rejects a bid to pull the school-funding resolution back from committee for an October vote

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Vigo County School Corporation

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Councilman David Thompson moved to dissolve the council's three-member school-funding review committee and put Resolution 2026-2 — the roughly $222 million school-building request struck from this month's agenda ([School funding request, Sept.

1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj9WTgXtkSw&t=4653)) — back before the full council for a first reading at October's Sunshine meeting and a vote at the October regular meeting.

Council President Steve Ellis ruled the motion out of order, saying an item sent to committee stays there until the committee reports back; Thompson appealed the ruling, and after extended argument over exactly what was being voted on, the council took a roll-call vote that sustained Ellis's ruling, keeping the resolution with the committee.

That committee is the same one Ellis formed on Sept.

1 to review the funding request; earlier in this meeting, another council member replaced Nancy Alsop on it.

Sources

Thompson's motion to dissolve the committee0:23:51 (23 minutes 51 seconds)
Chair rules the motion out of order0:24:40 (24 minutes 40 seconds)
Thompson appeals the ruling0:25:03 (25 minutes 3 seconds)
Roll-call vote sustains the ruling1:33:02 (1 hour 33 minutes 2 seconds)
Committee membership changes0:35:15 (35 minutes 15 seconds)
Committee formed, Sept. 10:13:21 (13 minutes 21 seconds)
School funding request, Sept. 11:17:33 (1 hour 17 minutes 33 seconds)

Outcome

The council voted by roll call to sustain President Ellis's ruling that the motion was out of order, so Resolution 2026-2 stays with the review committee rather than returning to the full council in October.

Thompson's motion to dissolve the committee — cued to 0:23:51 (23 minutes 51 seconds)

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