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Jennie Collier

District 1 Council Membermonth-level start: January 2024; month-level end: December 2027 per city council page 'Term 01/01/24 - 12/31/27'

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
16
Total speaking time
1:02:18
Avg per meeting
3:54
Segments
629

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↑May 2026[52]

2026 street paving program progress

high→Aug 2026[35]

2027 city budget and 5% employee raises

Raises stack on last year's 10% — roughly 16% over two years of fixed salary cost, per Blair's estimate.

medium↑Oct 2026[30]

2027 sewer budget review schedule

Not yet determined — the board's budget figures await presentation.

medium↓Jan 2026[28]

Downtown fiber optic expansion

No direct cost to the city, though past restoration problems cost staff time to fix.

medium↑Jun 2026[27]

Slate Run Road geotechnical investigation

Part of an existing federal-aid reconstruction project; no new cost approved beyond the investigation itself.

high↓Jun 2026[27]

Animal Sales Ordinance

License fees and civil penalties will go to the general fund.

medium→Aug 2026[25]

Harvest Homecoming safety and street restrictions

Revenue split is 75% to Main Street, 25% to the redevelopment commission; the value of earlier Thursday hours is unknown.

medium↑Aug 2026[25]

Trail connection to animal care facility

Up to $25,000 in design costs.

medium↑Sep 2026[23]

Door-to-door solicitor permits for AT&T vendor

medium↑Jun 2026[23]

Silver Street park soccer field renovations

$250,000 in tourism bureau funds toward a ~$2 million project; no city funds obligated.

high↓Jul 2026[22]

Alley vacation for Oxbo mixed-use development

Taxpayers probably won’t see a direct bill, but the city could take on maintenance, liability, or legal costs depending on how the alley is handled.

low↑Oct 2026[20]

Passing of longtime planner John Rosenbarker

medium↑Feb 2026[20]

Other potential new district designations

National Register listing could bring tax benefits to homeowners; a local district would add review requirements for exterior work.

high↑Feb 2026[20]

DePauw Avenue conservation district

Unenforced property deterioration affects neighboring property values in historic districts.

medium↑Oct 2026[18]

Pageant site Bank Street closure and access

No direct cost to the city; road and water line work is tied to the developer's project obligations through December 2028.

medium↑Apr 2026[16]

UV project fund shortfall and $141,824.91 transfer

The exact amount of Pay App #6 wasn't stated, but it's a payment on a sewer utility construction contract.

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Playground and flood-zone park planning

Claims of $287,916.64 were approved to cover district operations.

low↑Aug 2026[15]

Downtown event season

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

One Southern Indiana funding appropriation

Would commit EDIT, General, and Riverboat tax revenue to One Southern Indiana; the exact amount is not stated on the agenda.

high↑Apr 2026[14]

Alley traffic safety near Reno Avenue

Minor cost for two warning signs; any stop sign or speed control would cost more later.

Decisions during term (219)

Recorded while Collier was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (23)

20 yes2 no1 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

A-26-04 — General Fund and Other Budgets for 2027 (third reading)

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

A-26-04 General Fund and Other Budgets for 2027 — Second Reading

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

A-26-05 Non-Reverting Budgets for 2027 — Second Reading

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

A-26-06 Employee Salaries for 2027 — Second Reading

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

A-26-07 Elected Officials Salaries for 2027 — Second Reading

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

G-26-05 Animal Sales Ordinance — First Amendment Adopting Revised Draft

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

G-26-05 Animal Sales Ordinance — Veterinary Testing Amendment

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

G-26-05 Animal Sales Ordinance — Third and Final Passage

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

G-26-05 Animal Sales Ordinance — second reading

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

Z-26-01 Oxbow Public Way Vacation — third reading (final passage)

AbstainedAug 20, 2026

Approval of August 3 Regular Meeting Minutes

Voted yesAug 20, 2026

Z-26-01 Oxbow Alley Vacation — Second Reading

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Z-26-03 — Robert Wheat Public Way Vacation (DePaul Avenue alley)

Deferring to the city attorney's advice for further legal review

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

A-26-03 — Ordinance Designating Use of Unrestricted Opioid Settlement Funds

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Z-26-02 — Temporary Moratorium on Data Center Construction

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

R-26-02 — Request to Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau

Voted yesJun 1, 2026

Final passage of A-26-02 — opioid settlement funds for cooling station

Voted noJun 1, 2026

Amendment to strike the tree-removal assistance program from G-26-04

Wants the assistance program passed now so it can be funded as a budget line item in a couple of months.

Voted yesJun 1, 2026

Final passage of G-26-04 — hazardous tree ordinance

Feels strongly about the assistance program because tree-removal costs are something residents cannot plan for.

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Bill A-26-02 — Appropriation of Unrestricted Opioid Settlement Funds (cooling stations)

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Bill G-26-04 — Hazardous Tree Ordinance (objection process and assistance program)

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Bill G-26-03 — Extension of multifamily/short-term rental moratorium (third reading)

Voted noMar 19, 2026

R-26-01 Dam Spending Disclosure Resolution

Believes the information could be estimated from monthly financials without spending more on legal fees.