Indiana Record
New Albany
SG

Stefanie Griffith

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

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Dec 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
17
Total speaking time
39:04
Avg per meeting
2:18
Segments
820

Want every word Griffith has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Griffith said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

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

Voting record (29)

19 yes10 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted noOct 15, 2026

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

Concerned the city cannot afford a 5% raise after last year's 10% increase without cutting services or raising fees.

Voted noOct 15, 2026

A-26-06 — Employee Salaries for 2027 (third reading)

Doubts the city can sustain consecutive large raises without future service cuts or fee increases.

Voted noOct 15, 2026

A-26-07 — Elected Officials Salaries for 2027 (third reading)

Same affordability objection as on the employee salary ordinance.

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 noSep 17, 2026

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

Concerned continued large raises could force layoffs in future years; bonuses might be safer.

Voted noSep 17, 2026

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

Consistent with her concern about compounding fixed salary costs.

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)

Voted yesAug 20, 2026

Z-26-01 Oxbow Alley Vacation — Second Reading

Voted noJul 16, 2026

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

Waited for the petitioner, FitzGerald, before deciding

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 yesJul 6, 2026

Second reading — A-26-03 opioid settlement funds

Voted yesJul 6, 2026

Second reading — Z-26-02 data center moratorium

Voted yesJun 1, 2026

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

Voted yesJun 1, 2026

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

Concerned the program is unfunded mid-year and the wording needs updating.

Voted noJun 1, 2026

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

Believes funds should be in place before the program takes effect.

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)

Supports it only if amendments at third reading are satisfactory.

Voted noMay 21, 2026

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

Voted noApr 16, 2026

Bill G-26-02 — Sewage Works Revenue Bonds (becomes Ordinance G-26-05)

Believes the city should cash-flow more of the cost rather than authorize $27 million.

Voted noApr 16, 2026

approve the third reading

Voted yesMar 19, 2026

R-26-01 Dam Spending Disclosure Resolution

The council has exhausted other avenues and must get answers for residents.

Voted yesMar 19, 2026

a resolution to provide the total cost the city has incurred to try to prevent River Heritage Conservancy and Ecosystems Connection Institute from removing the dam and also the cost to modify the cree

In the news (1)