# West Terre Haute council tables a town donation-fund ordinance

## What happened
A councillor said they were not ready to vote on an ordinance setting up a fund for donations to the town (described on the recording as an area development non-reverting fund, meaning a fund whose unspent money stays in it year to year) because they had not had time to read it. [5:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=342)
The town attorney said that if no one moved to approve it, a member could move to table it, which then goes to a vote. [7:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=446)
The clerk-treasurer said the ordinance would not change how donors give and agreed it could go back to the attorney for review. [9:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=540)
The council then moved, seconded and tabled the item on a voice vote. [9:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=564)
Speakers later said it could be taken up at the same special meeting as the state-signing ordinance if its wording is changed, but no date was set. [49:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=2963)

## The outcome
Tabled on a voice vote; no per-member tally was recorded. No return date was set.

## Sources
- [Councillor needs time to read, 5:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=342)
- [Attorney on tabling, 7:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=446)
- [Clerk-treasurer comment, 9:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=540)
- [Motion to table, 9:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=564)
- [Possible special meeting, 49:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=2963)

*Also known as: donations to the town · area development non-reverting fund · town donation fund · West Terre Haute donations ordinance*