Greenwood council approves truck restrictions, staffing and benefits changes in unanimous votes
May 18, 2026 | Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
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The Greenwood Common Council on May 18 approved several ordinances in unanimous votes, including a revision to the city’s truck-traffic rules, additions to fire-department staffing and changes to employee disability and leave benefits.
Ordinance 26-13, which amends municipal truck-traffic prohibitions to add streets such as Sheath Road, passed on second reading by a recorded vote of 9-0. Council members said neighborhood complaints about large vehicles and congestion near new sports activity areas prompted the addition.
Ordinance 26-15, an amendment to the 2026 salary ordinance to increase the number of assistant chief positions in the fire department, passed on second reading by a recorded vote of 9-0.
Ordinance 26-18, which the council said would ensure continuation of insurance benefits for employees not yet eligible for federal family and medical leave and would shorten a short-term disability waiting period from six months to 30 days, was moved through suspension of the rules and passed on second reading by a recorded 9-0 vote. Staff described the change as a way to keep employees on active insurance premiums rather than shifting them to more costly COBRA coverage when they take short medical leaves.
During public comment, resident Rain Gooden thanked council members and said congestion around sports fields has already produced frustration; he urged action to limit semi-truck traffic near neighborhood streets. “Even just now starting to take place, we already see the congestion and some of the frustration,” Rain Gooden said, and he thanked council sponsors for moving to prohibit semi traffic on Dunksheet Road.
The council also recorded a first reading of Resolution 26-05 expressing interest in acquiring real estate on Raypool Way; that item advanced as a first-reading matter and will return for later consideration. Ordinance 26-17, which would reassign three right-of-way inspector/utility locator positions from the stormwater utility to the sanitation utility, was introduced and discussed but not voted on at the meeting.
A set of 11 routine compliance/consent items ('CF' items) were read and approved unanimously. After miscellaneous business and a brief recognition of a scout in the audience, the council adjourned.
Ordinance 26-13, which amends municipal truck-traffic prohibitions to add streets such as Sheath Road, passed on second reading by a recorded vote of 9-0. Council members said neighborhood complaints about large vehicles and congestion near new sports activity areas prompted the addition.
Ordinance 26-15, an amendment to the 2026 salary ordinance to increase the number of assistant chief positions in the fire department, passed on second reading by a recorded vote of 9-0.
Ordinance 26-18, which the council said would ensure continuation of insurance benefits for employees not yet eligible for federal family and medical leave and would shorten a short-term disability waiting period from six months to 30 days, was moved through suspension of the rules and passed on second reading by a recorded 9-0 vote. Staff described the change as a way to keep employees on active insurance premiums rather than shifting them to more costly COBRA coverage when they take short medical leaves.
During public comment, resident Rain Gooden thanked council members and said congestion around sports fields has already produced frustration; he urged action to limit semi-truck traffic near neighborhood streets. “Even just now starting to take place, we already see the congestion and some of the frustration,” Rain Gooden said, and he thanked council sponsors for moving to prohibit semi traffic on Dunksheet Road.
The council also recorded a first reading of Resolution 26-05 expressing interest in acquiring real estate on Raypool Way; that item advanced as a first-reading matter and will return for later consideration. Ordinance 26-17, which would reassign three right-of-way inspector/utility locator positions from the stormwater utility to the sanitation utility, was introduced and discussed but not voted on at the meeting.
A set of 11 routine compliance/consent items ('CF' items) were read and approved unanimously. After miscellaneous business and a brief recognition of a scout in the audience, the council adjourned.
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