City Council

July 6, 2026 Alexandria City Council Call to Order: This meeting of the Alexandria City Council was called to order by Mayor Naselroad. Council Members - Roger Cuneo, present; John Burdsall, present; Wendi Goens, absent; Amy McCurry, present; Dave Luck, present; Donna Key-Kerr, present; and Jeremy VanErman, present. Also, in attendance were City Attorney, Chou-il Lee, and Clerk-Treasurer Darcy VanErman. Public Comment: There were no members of the community present requesting to publicly address the Council. Approval of Minutes/Claims/Payroll: Roger Cuneo motioned to approve the Meeting Minutes for July 6, 2026. John Burdsall second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. The City Docket presented to Council for their approval in the amount of $86,564.91.** Jeremy VanErman motioned to approve the Docket. Amy McCurry second the motion. All in favor; motion carries.  There were questions and discussion regarding Parks Department Claims processes. Mayor Naselroad was asked to provide procedures for these claims for the next meeting.  Jeremy VanErman inquired to the Water Cash Reserve Fund and its procedures to which Darcy VanErman advised these actions are performed to the Ordinance and previous practice structures of the city’s financial office established by previous financial advisory.  Amy McCurry inquired when Additional Appropriations would be ready to which Darcy VanErman advised she has reached out to Mayor Naselroad regarding his input and is working with consultant, Wes Bennett, for his direction. Enterprise Docket presented to Council for their approval in the amount of $628,142.17. Wendi Goens motioned to approve the Docket. Dave Luck second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. Wendi Goens motioned to approve the Payroll from June 21, 2026 in the amount of $153,242.10. Donna Key Kerr second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. June Pension in the amount of $19,083.16 was presented for review and approval. Roger Cuneo motioned to approve Pension. Jeremy VanErman second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. Communication: Ordinances/Resolutions: **see Ordinance 2026-008-C under New Business  City Council Minutes July 6, 2026 Page 2 Old Business: The Public Hearing for the Annexation Petition submitted by Byerly was opened by Mayor Naselroad. Upon hearing no questions from the public, Mayor Naselroad closed the Public Hearing. New Business: Mayor opened the meeting for the Council to discuss the consideration of Ordinance 2026-008-C which would authorize the Clerk Treasurer’s Office to prepay specific Claims prior to a meeting. After Wes Bennett, Fire Chief Adam Matson and Clerk Treasurer VanErman advised to how this Ordinance would be beneficial, Donna Key Kerr and Wendi Goens inquired to why there is a need and why there is an issue with timeliness of processing Invoices and Claims. Darcy invited the members of the Council to come visit daily operations so they can see how the timeframe of it all works. After some discussion, Jeremy VanErman motioned to table the Ordinance. Roger Cuneo second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. Mayor Naselroad introduced an invoice to the Council for their approval for payment. He advised is was created from an emergency situation. Amy McCurry inquired why it was not included in tonight’s Claims dockets. Darcy VanErman advised it is a part of the insurance claim that is out for public bid. Mayor Naselroad advised that the payment would be coming from the Insurance Claim money. Amy McCurry motioned to approve the emergency invoice for payment. Donna Key Kerr second the motion. All in favor; motion carries. Other Business: Mayor Naselroad, Donna Key Kerr and Amy McCurry commended the Community Center on their work in putting on the fireworks display for the community. Jeremy VanErman inquired when the Council may see the financial review and Ordinance for the annexation. Chou-il Lee advised it will be released to the Council. John Burdsall inquired to the water utility expansion that was promised on the south side of the city along South SR 9 for Kleenco and D1 Molding. Jeremy VanErman spoke to the historical background of why sewer was run and not water at the same time. Darcy VanErman advised that questions regarding that, as well as funding and grants, could be better answered by Economic Developer, Alan Moore. Jeremy VanErman spoke to his growing list of blight concerns within the city and inquired to how to fund it again. Darcy VanErman spoke to the historical nature of how the city addressed this and stated she was not aware of any specific grant funding to assist but, again, working with Alan Moore could be beneficial.  City Council Minutes July 6, 2026 Page 3 Adjournment: Upon hearing nothing further, a motion to adjourn this meeting was made by Jeremy VanErman and second by Roger Cuneo. All in favor; motion carries. Todd Naselroad, Mayor John Burdsall, Council President Attest: ___________________________ Darcy VanErman, Clerk Treasurer **These Minutes are a summary of actions taken at the Alexandria Common Council Meeting. The full video archive of the meeting is available for viewing at www.youtube.com/@CityofAlexandriaIndiana for as long as this media is supported.