# West Terre Haute council approves state road-funding signing ordinance after narrowing it

## What happened
A councillor said they would vote yes on an ordinance (a local law) letting the council president sign Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) agreements only if two parts came out: wording that covered any INDOT program, and a clause approving agreements already signed. [0:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=47)
The town attorney said he had to check that the state would accept the changes, and staff explained INDOT's electronic signing sends a contract to only one authorized person per town. [3:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=196) · [4:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=261)
The council approved the ordinance with those changes on a voice vote. [5:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=330)
Speakers later said that if INDOT answered by Thursday, a special meeting could be held the following Monday, since 48 hours' notice is needed. [48:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=2934)

## The outcome
Passed on a voice vote; no per-member tally was recorded. Whether INDOT accepts the changes was not yet known.

## Sources
- [Councillor's requested changes, 0:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=47)
- [Attorney on state approval, 3:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=196)
- [One signer per town, 4:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=261)
- [Voice vote, 5:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=330)
- [Special-meeting timing, 48:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q4bC2PDOVc&t=2934)

*Also known as: INDOT agreement · Ordinance 2026-9-14 · who can sign for the town · state road funding contract West Terre Haute*