Published: May 03, 2008 06:52 pm            

Credit-card ordinance up for final vote in Jeffersonville

Budget cuts, annexation fund and zoning votes also expected

An ordinance intended to reign-in credit card spending by Jeffersonville officials is up for its third and final reading before the Jeffersonville City Council this week.

The council meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Jeffersonville City Hall.

The credit-card ordinance, which is being brought by freshman Councilman Mike Smith, sets limits on the number of credit cards that will be given to various city departments, allowing a total of 16. It also sets a purchase limit of $1,000 and specifies that a city credit card cannot have more than a $5,000 limit.



Also on the agenda

• An ordinance that makes budget cuts across several city departments is up for its third reading. Jeffersonville had been facing a $923,000 projected budget shortfall, after the state approved a budget that was several months late and much lower than what the council had planned. With the cuts, its now expecting a $464,000 shortfall.

• An ordinance that put about $1 million into a fund created by the council last year for annexation expenses is up for its second reading. Among other costs, the money will be used to pay the salary of annexation coordinator Rick Lovan, who was hired by the city to field questions for newly annexed residents earlier this year.

• The council will consider an updated zoning ordinance, approved by the Jeffersonville Plan Commission on Tuesday, which sets amenities standards for apartment complexes built in the city.

With the ordinance, some new apartment complexes would be required to offer fitness centers, parks or swimming pools, depending on the number of units.

The amenities standards are part of a larger zoning ordinance update that overhauls various development standards on multifamily housing. There are also new landscaping requirements, buffer requirements and limitations on how many units can be contained per acre.

        

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