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New Albany City Council Meeting - April 16, 2026: Sewer Bond Approval, Animal Shelter Update, and Public Comment on Transparency

City Council & Boards — Thursday, April 16, 2026
BodyNew Albany, Indiana
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateThursday, April 16, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
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That's not good because we have to do it on the city.

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Yeah.

0:16

That's great.

0:16

It was like $30 a week here.

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Guaranteed you never on.

0:20

That's I can't.

0:21

That was a sign.

0:22

Yeah, I mean we're on guarantee.

0:24

Our spectrum seconds.

0:27

Our spectrum went up again.

0:31

Good evening.

0:33

We will go ahead and call the Thursday, April 16th meeting of the New Albany City Council to order and begin with a moment of silent prayer, centering, and reflection.

0:45

If you'll please join with me now.

0:59

Thank you.

1:04

I pledge allegiance to the United States of America.

1:12

One nation under God.

1:14

In the visible with liberty just as you, if you will call the role.

1:23

Mrs.

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Collier, here.

1:24

Mr.

1:25

Phipps.

1:26

Here.

1:26

Mr.

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Fitzgerald.

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Here.

1:28

Mrs.

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Bowman.

1:29

Here.

1:29

Mr.

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Blair.

1:30

Here.

1:30

Mrs.

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Griffith.

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Here.

1:32

Mrs.

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Murphy.

1:33

Here.

1:33

Mr.

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Unrue.

1:34

President Dickie.

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Here.

1:36

All present.

1:37

All right.

1:38

That will bring us to approval or corrections of the minutes from April 6th.

1:44

It's all moved.

1:45

Motion by Mr.

1:47

Phipps, second by Ms.

1:48

Collier.

1:50

All those any further comments?

1:52

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

1:56

Aye.

1:57

Opposed.

1:58

Carries unanimously.

2:00

That takes us to communications from the council, this being the second meeting of the month.

2:06

Mr.

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Unru, you're up.

2:08

Thank you, President Dickey.

2:10

Well, with the nice weather that we've been having, it's going to be reminding everyone that summer's right behind.

2:17

The parks department has a summer youth baseball league that'll be played over here at Billy Herman Field.

2:23

It runs for six weeks.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Engagement███████████████████████████████31%
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████████████████████29%
Fiscal Sustainability████████8%
Personnel Matters██████6%
Procedural█████5%
Tree Preservation█████5%
Transportation Safety█████5%
Economic Development████4%
Arts And Culture███3%
Summary of Proceedings

New Albany City Council Meeting - April 16, 2026

The New Albany City Council held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM (ET) at City Hall. All nine council members were present (Collier, Phipps, Fitzgerald, Bowman, Blair, Griffith, Murphy, Unrue, and President Dickey). The meeting covered routine approvals, councilmember announcements, updates on city projects, and a major vote on a sewer revenue bond. One member of the public spoke during non-agenda communications.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The minutes from the April 6, 2026 meeting were approved unanimously by voice vote (motion by Mr. Phipps, second by Ms. Collier).

Communications from Council (Community Updates & Reports)

Councilmembers shared multiple community announcements and updates:

  • Mr. Unrue: Reminded residents of the Parks Department's summer youth baseball league (ages 5–8, $75/player, registration by May 17, assessment May 24 at Silver Street Park) and Touch a Truck event (Saturday, May 9, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 325 East Fourth Street, free).
  • Ms. Murphy: Reported on a volunteer session with Blessings in a Backpack at Reed Valley and promoted a fundraiser at Legacy Pizza (mention Blessings, 20% of sales donated).
  • Ms. Griffith: Shared highlights from the OneSI/Caesar Foundation luncheon: In 2025, six New Albany businesses received $251,000 in loans; year-to-date in 2026, four businesses received $180,000. Also announced four business expansions (three in New Albany adding $2.7 million in payroll) and five new attractions (one in New Albany, contributing $15.6 million in payroll, construction firm).
  • Mr. Boyd: Requested improvements to the council's Zoom system, noting difficulty hearing speakers at the podium or stand. Mentioned pending microphone replacement.
  • Ms. Coban: Announced multiple events on April 25: Pollinator Days at Purdue, drug take-back at Baptist Floyd Hospital, new pet microchip scanner at Mickey's on Vincent Street, and a document shredding day at the library. Expressed concern that the library board is considering closing its food pantry, calling it

Meeting Transcript

That's not good because we have to do it on the city. Yeah. That's great. It was like $30 a week here. Guaranteed you never on. That's I can't. That was a sign. Yeah, I mean we're on guarantee. Our spectrum seconds. Our spectrum went up again. Good evening. We will go ahead and call the Thursday, April 16th meeting of the New Albany City Council to order and begin with a moment of silent prayer, centering, and reflection. If you'll please join with me now. Thank you. I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. One nation under God. In the visible with liberty just as you, if you will call the role. Mrs. Collier, here. Mr. Phipps. Here. Mr. Fitzgerald. Here. Mrs. Bowman. Here. Mr. Blair. Here. Mrs. Griffith. Here. Mrs. Murphy. Here. Mr. Unrue. President Dickie. Here. All present. All right. That will bring us to approval or corrections of the minutes from April 6th. It's all moved. Motion by Mr. Phipps, second by Ms. Collier. All those any further comments? All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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