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Flagged · UnverifiedWest Terre Haute Town Council · Sep 22, 2026 · This meeting

West Terre Haute council tables a town donation-fund ordinance

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A councillor said they were not ready to vote on an ordinance setting up a fund for donations to the town (described on the recording as an area development non-reverting fund, meaning a fund whose unspent money stays in it year to year) because they had not had time to read it. 0:05:42 — open the recording, cued to 5 minutes 42 seconds

The town attorney said that if no one moved to approve it, a member could move to table it, which then goes to a vote. 0:07:26 — open the recording, cued to 7 minutes 26 seconds

The clerk-treasurer said the ordinance would not change how donors give and agreed it could go back to the attorney for review. 0:09:00 — open the recording, cued to 9 minutes

The council then moved, seconded and tabled the item on a voice vote. 0:09:24 — open the recording, cued to 9 minutes 24 seconds

Speakers later said it could be taken up at the same special meeting as the state-signing ordinance if its wording is changed, but no date was set. 0:49:23 — open the recording, cued to 49 minutes 23 seconds

Outcome

Tabled on a voice vote; no return date set

Tabled on a voice vote; no per-member tally was recorded. No return date was set.

Councillor needs time to read — cued to 0:05:42 (5 minutes 42 seconds)This item has historyEvery appearance on the public record.Full thread

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