Votes at a glance: Goshen council passes building, cemetery, parks and council‑rules ordinances
December 30, 2025 | Goshen City, Elkhart County, Indiana
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The Goshen City Council conducted votes on several ordinances and one resolution on Dec. 29. Key outcomes:
-Ordinance 52‑43 (City of Goshen Building Department fee ordinance): Passed on second and final reading after a supplemental memo from Commissioner Grice, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑44 (City of Goshen cemetery fees): Passed on second and final reading, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑45 (amend park rules to allow possession and consumption of alcohol for limited events): Passed on second and final reading, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑50 (amend compensation ordinance to add certain position titles): Passed (first and second reading completed during the meeting), unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑42 (amending Goshen Common Council rules of order): Passed on second reading by a 6–1 vote; Councilor Nisley cast the lone dissenting vote.
-Resolution 2025‑20 (transfer of appropriations): Passed unanimously.
Most items were presented with little or no public comment and passed without recorded roll‑call tallies. The council skipped items 10 and 11 (utility schedule rate changes) and moved them to the January meeting.
What’s next: The ordinances take effect according to their stated effective dates; the council will consider the postponed utility schedule items in January.
-Ordinance 52‑43 (City of Goshen Building Department fee ordinance): Passed on second and final reading after a supplemental memo from Commissioner Grice, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑44 (City of Goshen cemetery fees): Passed on second and final reading, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑45 (amend park rules to allow possession and consumption of alcohol for limited events): Passed on second and final reading, unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑50 (amend compensation ordinance to add certain position titles): Passed (first and second reading completed during the meeting), unanimous vote.
-Ordinance 52‑42 (amending Goshen Common Council rules of order): Passed on second reading by a 6–1 vote; Councilor Nisley cast the lone dissenting vote.
-Resolution 2025‑20 (transfer of appropriations): Passed unanimously.
Most items were presented with little or no public comment and passed without recorded roll‑call tallies. The council skipped items 10 and 11 (utility schedule rate changes) and moved them to the January meeting.
What’s next: The ordinances take effect according to their stated effective dates; the council will consider the postponed utility schedule items in January.
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