09/15/2026
City of Seymour Council Meeting
September 14, 2026
Last evening the Seymour City Council met to do the business of the city. The agenda was listed on our page since Saturday the 12 th.
After the opening prayer, pledge to the Flag of the USA, and approval of the minutes of the last meeting, the council opened up public discussion regarding the possible annexation of farm ground (recently converted to industrial zoning) on the east side of county road 1000 east. The property has been purchased by Andy Royalty and Marvin Veach, doing business as Ten Foot Rim LLC. Attorney Bill Braman spoke as the representative for Ten Foot Rim LLC. Mr. Braman said the owners just want the property to be more shovel ready for a potential buyer. He indicated no potential buyer is being considered now. This is very similar to the Trimpe property at US 50 and 31 except the location being next to the East Side Industrial Park.
No old business was on the schedule so the council took up new business. And the first new business issue had to do with the annexation of this property owned by Royalty and Veach. Councilman Mark Maxie proposed the bill number 40 for approval. Councilwoman Danielle Long and Councilman Chad Hubbard voted no, with Mrs. Long stating the council are only given from Thursday before the meeting to investigate such proposals. Mr. Hubbard also mentioned the lack of time between them being notified and the vote. Councilmen Mark Maxie, Seth Davidson, Brad Lucas and Denny Frey voted yes without offering any questions.
The next order of business as a resolution No. 21, council bill number 39 (2026). This had to do with adopting a fiscal plan for annexing county property. There was little to no discussion regarding the plan. The audience was not given any information as to what is in the plan. Long, Hubbard and Frey voted no. Maxie, Davidson and Lucas voted yes. That resulted in a tie vote to which Mayor Nicholson quickly voted yes. The resolution passed 4-3.
The reason the mayor was allowed to vote on council business was one of the seven seat council is in limbo. Jerry Hackney moved form his district and was removed from the council. The reason the county GOP chair person has not appointed a replacement is because there is an investigation being conducted. It is not clear who initiated the investigation but we know the Indiana State Police have been involved in the investigation. The county prosecutor is also involved in holding the seat open until the investigation is concluded. For the time being, there are only six councilmen instead of seven.
There was an open discussion about the cities use of Flock cameras. The city police were prepared in case the issue of Flock cameras came up with Detective C.J. Foster and Assistant Chief John Watson defending the use of surveillance of the citizenry.
Side Note; It seems to SCA that the time between an agenda being made available to the council and public leaves very little time for anyone to investigate the situation. Looking from the outside / inward this seems to open the possibility of decisions being made by a small group who wish to push an agenda. This is even more possible if the majority of council members are there to just say yes without getting involved.
