Joe Hafner

Municipal liens for unpaid code enforcement charges

Property owners owe between $275 and $615 each; the city recovers cleanup costs.

Police facility purchase at 1709 East Highland Drive

$2.75 million purchase price plus closing costs, financed by a $3 million loan with about $55,000 monthly payments over five years.

E-911 emergency communications center

$2.17 million, covered by a $3.5 million federal THUD appropriation rather than local dollars.

E-911 radio equipment upgrade

$2.17 million, covered by a $3.5 million federal THUD appropriation rather than local dollars.

Camping ban in city parks and parking lots

Fines of at least $100 per violation could generate some revenue, but enforcement costs fall on police and code enforcement.

Fire Department vehicle replacement

Adds $130,000 to the FY2026 fire department budget.

Police Staffing Shortage and Incentives

Incentives funded from about $1.2 million in surplus salary savings; roughly $400,000 budget impact this year; a retention bonus could cost about $302,000.

Downtown Main Street building facade failure

Repairs are being paid by the building owner; no city cost was cited.

Crisis response funding for police mental health work

$50,500 in grant funds with zero local match required.

Higher fines for city code violations

Could mean bigger fines for serious or repeat code violations.

Downtown pedestrian safety

Converting downtown signals to all-stop pedestrian phases is estimated in the six-figure range; a HAWK signal runs around $200,000.

Condemnation of 2210 Willow Road

No direct cost to residents; the city handles demolition or remediation costs and may lien the property.

Pedestrian safety on Johnson Avenue and Main Street

A $125,000 update to the roadway safety action plan is proposed, on top of the $300,000 all-stops project.

Washington Avenue corridor lighting

Not stated; funded through the capital improvement budget.

Condition of old City Hall / patrol building on Washington Avenue

A new downtown station would cost over $20M, unaffordable without new revenue; the old building needs a new roof and roughly $200K in HVAC work meanwhile.

Craighead Forest Park incidents

School traffic patterns update

Condemnation of 1205 N. Floyd Street

Not stated; condemnation and securing costs fall to the city or owners.

Problem Airbnb / short-term rental parties

Big parties drain police resources and cost the city money that could go elsewhere.

Bulletproof vest grant for police equipment

$42,358 in federal funds covering equipment the city would otherwise buy itself.