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Community Affairs Committee Budget Hearing - September 29, 2025

City-County Council — Monday, September 29, 2025
BodyIndianapolis, Indiana
SessionCity-County Council
DateMonday, September 29, 2025
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0:04

I'm calling to order community affairs uh committee meeting tonight.

0:08

Uh in lieu of going through introductions, seeing as the audience is the same as the uh normal audience.

0:15

Our council uh counselors are here.

0:17

We're gonna go ahead and start talking about proposal number 259 2025, which adopts the annual budget for the city of Indianapolis and Marion County for sorry, it should be City of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, Marion County for the Community Affairs portion here.

0:31

Um director, would you like to come up?

0:34

And then counselors.

0:36

This is our chance to ask any questions before we decide whether or not to send on the budget with due pass recommendation downtown, so or downtown on to Monday.

0:45

Sorry, guys.

0:46

Uh anyone have any questions?

0:50

Councilor Graves.

0:52

How is the adjustment been?

0:54

Uh it's going, it's going great.

0:56

Not too bad.

0:57

Um, we got some challenges, but we're working through them, so we're looking forward to uh the beginning of next year and getting in the new building.

1:05

Awesome.

1:05

Thank you so much.

1:06

Yeah, you're welcome.

1:08

Councilor Roberts.

1:10

I'll just ask a question.

1:12

I saw in the news there was an uh situation with the cats.

1:14

Has that been resolved recently?

1:16

Today is the last day of the isolation, so we'll reevaluate them in the morning.

1:20

Um, as of this morning, or this afternoon, actually, no one else had broken with any new illness.

1:26

So we will potentially go back to normal functions tomorrow.

1:33

Any other counselor or any other counselors have any questions for the director?

1:38

Okay, seeing none, I'll accept a motion.

1:41

So move.

1:42

Second.

1:43

Thank you.

1:44

We got a motion and a second.

1:46

All those in favor of sending on 259 2025 with a due pass recommendation to our full council meeting on Monday, signify by saying aye.

1:55

Aye.

1:56

Any opposed?

1:57

Same sign.

2:00

We will be sending it on unanimously with a due pass recommendation.

2:03

Congratulations, director.

2:04

Thank you.

2:05

And we will be talking with you soon.

2:06

Yes.

2:06

That is it for community affairs uh committee meeting tonight.

2:10

We are adjourned.

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Summary of Proceedings

Community Affairs Committee Budget Hearing - September 29, 2025

The Community Affairs Committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council met on September 29, 2025, at 10:30 AM to consider Proposal 259-2025, adopting the annual budget for the City of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control for Marion County. The meeting was brief, with no public comments or consent calendar items.

Discussion Items

  • Director of Animal Care and Control provided an update on the transition to a new building, stating it is "going great" with some challenges being worked through.
  • Councilor Graves asked about the adjustment to the new facility; the Director reported positive progress despite challenges.
  • Councilor Roberts inquired about a recent situation with cats in the shelter. The Director confirmed that the isolation period ended on the day of the meeting, with no new illnesses since the morning, and normal operations may resume tomorrow.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee unanimously voted to send Proposal 259-2025 to the full council meeting on Monday, September 30, 2025, with a do-pass recommendation.

Meeting Transcript

I'm calling to order community affairs uh committee meeting tonight. Uh in lieu of going through introductions, seeing as the audience is the same as the uh normal audience. Our council uh counselors are here. We're gonna go ahead and start talking about proposal number 259 2025, which adopts the annual budget for the city of Indianapolis and Marion County for sorry, it should be City of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, Marion County for the Community Affairs portion here. Um director, would you like to come up? And then counselors. This is our chance to ask any questions before we decide whether or not to send on the budget with due pass recommendation downtown, so or downtown on to Monday. Sorry, guys. Uh anyone have any questions? Councilor Graves. How is the adjustment been? Uh it's going, it's going great. Not too bad. Um, we got some challenges, but we're working through them, so we're looking forward to uh the beginning of next year and getting in the new building. Awesome. Thank you so much. Yeah, you're welcome. Councilor Roberts. I'll just ask a question. I saw in the news there was an uh situation with the cats. Has that been resolved recently? Today is the last day of the isolation, so we'll reevaluate them in the morning. Um, as of this morning, or this afternoon, actually, no one else had broken with any new illness. So we will potentially go back to normal functions tomorrow. Any other counselor or any other counselors have any questions for the director? Okay, seeing none, I'll accept a motion. So move. Second. Thank you. We got a motion and a second. All those in favor of sending on 259 2025 with a due pass recommendation to our full council meeting on Monday, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Same sign. We will be sending it on unanimously with a due pass recommendation. Congratulations, director. Thank you. And we will be talking with you soon. Yes. That is it for community affairs uh committee meeting tonight. We are adjourned.

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