West Terre Haute council approves state road-funding signing ordinance after narrowing it
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A councillor said they would vote yes on an ordinance (a local law) letting the council president sign Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) agreements only if two parts came out: wording that covered any INDOT program, and a clause approving agreements already signed. 0:00:47 — open the recording, cued to 47 seconds
The town attorney said he had to check that the state would accept the changes, and staff explained INDOT's electronic signing sends a contract to only one authorized person per town.
3:16 · 0:04:21 — open the recording, cued to 4 minutes 21 seconds
The council approved the ordinance with those changes on a voice vote. 0:05:30 — open the recording, cued to 5 minutes 30 seconds
Speakers later said that if INDOT answered by Thursday, a special meeting could be held the following Monday, since 48 hours' notice is needed. 0:48:54 — open the recording, cued to 48 minutes 54 seconds
More from the record
- Attorney on state approval0:03:16 (3 minutes 16 seconds)
Outcome
Passed on a voice vote with two provisions changed; the town attorney still had to confirm INDOT would accept the changes
Passed on a voice vote; no per-member tally was recorded. Whether INDOT accepts the changes was not yet known.
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