Goshen council accepts 2025 financial report, approves additional appropriations after $412,000 brownfield item removed

The Goshen City Council on Dec. 29 accepted the city’s final 2025 financial report and approved multiple additional appropriations, including an amendment that removed a $412,000 Brownfield Redevelopment loan allocation to be considered separately.

Jeffrey Weaver, who presented the financial report, told the council that some funds show temporary negative cash balances because the city had spent grant money that had not yet been reimbursed and because year-end levy and TIF receipts had not been recorded. “When you see those negatives over to the side, that’s actually a good thing here,” Weaver said, explaining that some of the figures will flip positive when levies and other year‑end revenues are posted.

Weaver identified several items on the appropriation list: a $150,000 capital equipment line for township fire support, and reimbursements related to Red Hawk Academy (noting $12,000 and $10,000 coming back in). He also said the brownfield fund amount originally on Ordinance 52‑48 would be insufficient for the year’s expenses and recommended removing it from that ordinance and addressing it in a later ordinance.

Council President Weddell moved to amend Ordinance 52‑48 by removing the $412,000 Brownfield Redevelopment loan fund allocation; the amendment was seconded and passed unanimously. The council then approved the amended Ordinance 52‑48 on second and final reading, also by unanimous vote.

The council also conducted first and second readings and passed Ordinance 52‑49 (additional appropriations) and Resolution 2025‑20 (transfer of appropriations) without public comment. With those votes the council completed several year‑end adjustments to the city’s budget and cash‑flow accounting.

The council did not specify a timeline for bringing the Brownfield Redevelopment loan fund back for consideration; council staff indicated the matter would appear on a subsequent agenda.

What’s next: the amended appropriation ordinance and the other adopted measures take effect as adopted; the removed brownfield allocation will return for separate council consideration.