New Haven meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Fire/EMS board approves $77,707.10 in equipment and repair purchases; New Haven council introduces bond ordinance

The East Central Fire & EMS Protection Territory Board approved four purchases for medical equipment, fire gear and an engine repair at its Oct. 8 meeting — the only session in the past two weeks with published minutes recording decisions. Other New Haven boards met during the period on agendas only; minutes for those meetings have not been published, so no outcomes are recorded here.

Fire/EMS board approves equipment and repairs

According to the approved minutes, the board voted on:

• A $17,184.00 Verathon invoice for Glide Scopes
• A $16,250.00 Bound Tree invoice for 13 AED machines
• A $22,898.10 Cummins invoice for SUTPHEN Engine repair
• A $21,375.00 MES quote for fire gear purchase

The four amounts total $77,707.10. The board also approved the minutes of its September 10, 2026 meeting.

A separate Fire/EMS Territory meeting was scheduled for Oct. 6 at 5:00 PM at 910 Hartzell Road. Its agenda listed one new business item: a career full-time hiring for Lay Htoo. No minutes from that meeting have been published, so no decision is recorded.

Board of Works: $488,400 contract on the agenda

The Board of Public Works & Safety met Oct. 6 at 9:00 AM in the City Hall Community Room, 815 Lincoln Highway E. Its agenda listed an API Construction contract, Notice of Award and Notice to Proceed for $488,400.00 for Mill & Overlay. Also listed were a resolution authorizing transfer of certain personal property to East Central Fire & EMS Volunteers, New Haven, Indiana, and several invoices: GME Testing invoice #G-26060465 for $3,740.00 for geotechnical engineering services; USI invoice #27978 for $19,792.45 for Linden Road and Rose Ave RAB; and VS Engineering invoice #603801 for $7,320.50 for the Broadway Street One-Way Conversion. The agenda records no votes.

Council: bond ordinance and levy appeal introduced

The Common Council met Oct. 6 at 5:30 PM in the City Hall Community Room. New business included introductions of a resolution and petition to appeal for an increase above the maximum levy, a resolution to transfer city funds between accounts for 2026, and a first reading of an ordinance authorizing general obligation bonds for road, street, trail, sidewalk and related projects. The council also was to consider a conflict of interest form for Joshua Caston and approval of minutes from the previous meeting. The agenda lists no dollar amounts, and the bond ordinance was at introduction and first reading only.

Park Board: proposed 2027 wages and fees

The Park Board met Oct. 5 at 6:00 PM at the New Haven Community Center. Its agenda included proposed 2027 wages and proposed 2027 fees, a Farm Operations Manual committee report, and approval of September minutes and claims. No dollar amounts or specific fee changes are listed in the agenda. The next Park Board meeting was set for November 2nd.

Plan Commission: floodplain hearing

The Plan Commission met Oct. 13 for a public hearing on 26-TXT-01 regarding removal of §157.412 Floodplain, and to discuss adopting the Allen County Surveyors Office as the City of New Haven's Floodplain Administrator. The agenda also listed discussion of House Bill 1001 on affordable housing policy changes and a status update on the City Center District ordinance change.

Redevelopment Commission: TIF spending plan

The Redevelopment Commission met Oct. 14 to consider the Annual TIF Spending Plan, with an annual TIF presentation on the agenda.

Canceled

The Board of Zoning Appeals meeting scheduled for Oct. 21, 2026, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Coming up

The only upcoming meeting listed for the next two weeks is the Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 21, which has been canceled. The Park Board's Oct. 5 agenda set its next meeting for November 2nd, outside that window.

Fire/EMS board approves $77,707.10 in equipment and repairs; New Haven boards take up road bond, 2027 park fees

The East Central Fire & EMS Protection Territory Board approved four purchases totaling $77,707.10 at its October 8 meeting, according to official minutes — the only meeting in the past two weeks for which decisions are recorded in the supplied documents. Other New Haven bodies met on agendas only, with minutes not yet published, so no outcomes are recorded for those sessions.

Fire/EMS board approves equipment and engine repair

According to the minutes, the board approved:

• A $17,184.00 Verathon invoice for Glide Scopes
• A $16,250.00 Bound Tree invoice for 13 AED machines
• A $22,898.10 Cummins invoice for SUTPHEN Engine repair
• A $21,375.00 MES quote for fire gear

The board also approved the minutes from its September 10, 2026 meeting. The supplied minutes do not include vote tallies.

Board of Works: $488,400 road contract on the agenda

The Board of Public Works & Safety met October 6 at 9:00 AM in the City Hall Community Room, 815 Lincoln Highway E. The agenda listed approval of an API Construction contract, Notice of Award, and Notice to Proceed for $488,400.00 for Mill & Overlay.

Other agenda items included a resolution authorizing transfer of certain personal property to East Central Fire & EMS Volunteers, New Haven, Indiana, and several invoices:

• GME Testing invoice #G-26060465 for $3,740.00 for Geotechnical Engineering Services
• USI invoice #27978 for $19,792.45 for Linden Road and Rose Ave RAB
• VS Engineering invoice #603801 for $7,320.50 for Broadway Street One-Way Conversion

The agenda also listed payment of claims and approval of prior meeting minutes. Because only the agenda is available, no decisions are recorded here.

Common Council: bond ordinance introduced

The Common Council met October 6 at 5:30 PM in the City Hall Community Room at 815 Lincoln Highway E. New business included a first reading of an ordinance authorizing general obligation bonds for road, street, trail, sidewalk and related projects.

The council also listed introductions of a resolution and petition to appeal for an increase above the maximum levy, and a resolution to transfer city funds between accounts for 2026. The agenda included approval of a conflict of interest form for Joshua Caston and approval of minutes from the previous meeting. The agenda lists no dollar amounts, and the bond ordinance is at introduction and first reading only.

Park Board: proposed 2027 wages and fees

The Park Board met October 5 at 6:00 PM at the New Haven Community Center. Its agenda included proposed 2027 wages and proposed 2027 fees, a Farm Operations Manual committee report, and approval of September minutes and claims. The agenda lists no dollar amounts or specific fee changes. The next Park Board meeting is set for November 2.

Fire/EMS hiring item on October 6 agenda

The City of New Haven Fire/EMS Territory was scheduled to meet October 6 at 5:00 PM at 910 Hartzell Road. The agenda listed routine procedural items — call to order, roll call, approval of previous minutes, and pay claims and register — along with one new business item: a career full-time hiring for Lay Htoo. No minutes are published, so no decision is recorded.

Coming up

• **October 13 — Plan Commission:** A public hearing on 26-TXT-01 regarding removal of §157.412 Floodplain, and discussion of adopting the Allen County Surveyors Office as the City of New Haven's Floodplain Administrator. The agenda also lists discussion of House Bill 1001 on affordable housing policy changes and a status update on the City Center District ordinance change.
• **October 14 — Redevelopment Commission:** Consideration of the Annual TIF Spending Plan, including an annual TIF presentation.

All items above are drawn from official agendas and minutes. Where only an agenda was available, no outcome is reported.

New Haven boards weigh hiring, road work, and zoning requests

New Haven's Fire/EMS Territory, Board of Works, and Board of Zoning Appeals all met within the past two weeks, but minutes from those sessions have not yet been published. The agendas included proposals for new hires, road improvements, and zoning variances. No decisions have been confirmed.

Fire/EMS Territory (Aug. 13)

The Fire/EMS Territory board met to consider hiring for three open lieutenant positions and approving several invoices. The agenda listed:

• Approval to hire for 3 open lieutenant positions
• Professional Health Services, Inc. invoice #4999 for $17,747.98 for career staff physicals
• City of New Haven—Providing Unit Compensation invoice #107-080126 for $96,692.00
• 20/20 Biolabs Inc. cancer screen deposit invoice #7873 for $1,128.00

The board's summary described the contracts as totaling $19,033.98, though the listed amounts for physicals and cancer screening sum to $18,875.98.

Board of Works (Aug. 18)

The Board of Public Works & Safety considered multiple contracts and personnel actions. Items on the agenda included:

• Nup Media agreement for $7,000 for an advocacy website supporting the Railroad Petition Campaign
• DLZ invoice #610853 for $91,808.09 for South Maplecrest Road improvements
• New hire Marissa Almodovar as part-time Utility Billing Clerk at $15.06/hour
• Salary increase for HR Director Laney Barrow to $3,077.57 bi-weekly
• First Due Communications quote $12,804.72 for a 2026 Tahoe upfit

Board of Zoning Appeals (Aug. 19)

The Board of Zoning Appeals held a public hearing on two variance requests:

• 26-DSV-05: off-premises directional signage at 3401 S Maplecrest Rd
• 26-DSV-06: reconstruct a 6-foot privacy fence in the required front yard at 516 South St

The board also reviewed minutes from its June 17, 2026 meeting.

Coming up

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet again on Aug. 26 to hear the same two variance requests (26-DSV-05 and 26-DSV-06) and review the June 17 minutes. No other business is listed on the agenda.

Plan Commission OKs QuikTrip, Forest City development plans; Board of Works weighs $386K Motorola purchase

The New Haven Plan Commission unanimously approved primary development plans for both the QuikTrip and Forest City projects at its July 14 meeting, marking the most consequential land-use decisions among recent city meetings.

Plan Commission: QuikTrip and Forest City approved

The commission voted unanimously on every item before it. It approved four signage waivers for the QuikTrip project and gave unanimous approval to the QuikTrip Primary Development Plan (26-PDP-102), contingent on rezoning approval by the Common Council.

The commission also provided a favorable recommendation to the Common Council for the Forest City rezoning and approved that project's Primary Development Plan (26-PDP-103) with a 25-foot railroad buffer and vegetation retention requirement.

Additionally, the commission approved the New Haven Redevelopment Commission's proposal for 622 Broadway St (26-RES-102). All votes were unanimous, and the meeting was adjourned unanimously. Minutes from the May 12 meeting were also approved unanimously.

Board of Works: Motorola equipment, Broadway conversion on agenda

The Board of Public Works & Safety met July 7 with several significant dollar items on its agenda, though minutes have not yet been published and outcomes are not confirmed. Items listed for consideration included a Motorola equipment invoice totaling $386,363.72, a VS Engineering contract for $90,830.00 for the Broadway One-Way conversion, and a Crosby Excavating change order #6 for $58,815.00 for the Tanglewood Sanitary Sewer Replacement.

The agenda also included a Kelley automotive invoice for $161,388.00 for the purchase of four Durango vehicles and a purchase-and-sale agreement with $5,000.00 in earnest money for 622 Broadway.

Common Council: Zoning map, tourism fund introduced

The Common Council held its July 7 meeting with first readings of three ordinances: one to create a Municipal Tourism Capital Fund, one to amend Section 51.074 regarding the Summer Sewer Discount, and one to amend the city's zoning map within the Plan Commission's jurisdiction. Two resolutions were also introduced to transfer city and utility funds for 2026. Minutes have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.

Park Board: Compensation, hires, projects discussed

The Park Board met July 6 to discuss officer compensation, new hires, a Schnelker camera system, updating road sign lighting to LED, and the relocation or repurposing of a farm corn crib. A rental policy and fee waiver were also on the agenda. Minutes are not yet published.

Fire/EMS Territory: Personnel actions and district discussion

The Fire/EMS Territory Board met July 9. Agenda items included a discussion of Allen County Fire & EMS District matters as unfinished business, along with new business covering a personnel promotion for Kyle Wegman to FF/Advanced EMT and the addition of part-time Basic EMTs Ian Hale and Jenna Mackin. An apparatus update and lieutenant process update were also listed. Minutes are not yet published.

Board of Zoning Appeals: Meeting cancelled

The July 15 Board of Zoning Appeals meeting was cancelled because there were no petitions to hear.

Coming up

Board of Works — July 21: The board will consider approving invoices totaling more than $300,000, including $48,614.00 to DLZ for South Maplecrest improvements, $51,094.37 to API for Edgerton Road Rehabilitation, and a Metropolitan Title Settlement Statement of $143,377.61. The board will also vote on purchasing a 2026 Chevy Tahoe for $54,010.50.

Common Council — July 21: The council will hold a second reading of Ordinance Z-26-13, amending the zoning map for the Plan Commission's jurisdictional area, along with a first reading of a similar zoning map amendment ordinance. Officer Andrew Clark will be sworn in, and a presentation on Opportunity Zones is scheduled.