Category Archives: Public Notice and Meeting Announcements

Under this category, public notices for various boards and committees are published.

INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF WHEEL LOADER

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety is soliciting sealed offers for a 2023 or newer wheel loader for use in the City of Goshen’s Street Department. The Board of Public Works and Safety is hereinafter referred to as “City”.


Offers are also being solicited for the following optional item. The City reserves the right to select the optional offer. Offers for the optional item are not conditional on offers offered for the wheel loader.


The Specification Documents may be obtained from the City of Goshen’s Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth St., Goshen, IN 46528, or the City of Goshen’s current Bidding Opportunities portal at https://goshenindiana.org/bidding-opportunities. The City shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source.


Offers shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specification Documents. In addition to price, offers will be evaluated based on whether the Bidder is responsible, and if the Bidder’s offer is responsive.

Offers shall be filed with the City of Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 until 1:45 p.m. August 14, 2023, at which time all offers received will be taken to the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting to be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board meeting will be held in City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen.

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to reject any and all offers, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any bid received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder. Award of contract is contingent on the availability of funds.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 5157, COLLEGE AVENUE (COUNTY ROAD 36) ANNEXATION

Ordinance 5157, College Avenue (County Road 36), was passed by the Goshen Common Council on June 26, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Gina M. Leichty.  The annexation area consists of approximately 34.2 acres of real estate generally located along both the north and south sides of College Avenue (County Road 36), west of County Road 31, and east of the railroad.  Ordinance 5157 in its entirety is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

CITY KICKS-OFF PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR WATER SERVICE LINE INVENTORY

GOSHEN, Ind. (June 5, 2023)—With a booth at First Friday celebrations, the City of Goshen’s Water Utility kicked off public outreach efforts last Friday night for its lead-safe water service line inventory program.

By October 16th, 2024 the City of Goshen’s Water Utility is required to submit a completed inventory of water service line pipe materials to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). While administered by the State, this requirement is part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2021 revision of the Lead and Copper Rule. 

At the Monday, June 5th City Council meeting at 6 p.m., City staff will present their efforts so far to meet this regulatory deadline.

The presentation covers regulatory updates, inventory methods, the public outreach resource hub website, and summer door-knocking efforts to assist customers in identifying their service line material.

Water service-line materials can be field checked by digging small holes to uncover them (“potholing”) and by observing water pipes coming into a building attached to a water meter. To conserve funds, the City will focus on the latter method first.

Summer staff will be making their way through the City over the next several months making home visits to record service line materials. These efforts will be continued into 2024.

As an alternative, City residents and facility managers can self-report service line materials using a guided survey found at https://leadsafe-goshenindiana.hub.arcgis.com/pages/verify.

Dustin Sailor, Director of Public Works, comments on the process, “Goshen Water Utility is committed to transparency throughout the process of inventorying water service lines across the City and will use the information we gather to make smart decisions about our public infrastructure funds.”

The lead-safe hub website includes more information on the current status of the water-supply system and will be updated frequently to reflect the City’s latest efforts and findings https://leadsafe-goshenindiana.hub.arcgis.com.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF CITY OF GOSHEN ORDINANCE 5159

Notice is given that Ordinance 5159, Amending Ordinance Violations Bureau, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman.  Ordinance 5159 describes and continues the operation of previously established City of Goshen Ordinance Violations Bureau; establishes the City of Goshen ordinances, Goshen City Code sections, and Elkhart County Code sections (referred to individually as a “Bureau Ordinance”) that are subject to enforcement through an admission of violation before the violations clerk; assigns an appropriate civil penalty tier to the types of violations listed in the City of Goshen Bureau Ordinances Schedule and Elkhart County Bureau Ordinances Schedule; establishes the amount of civil penalties to be imposed for each civil penalty tier; and identifies the officials, employees or agents authorized to issue citations for the violation of a Bureau Ordinance.  Ordinance 5159 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF CITY OF GOSHEN ORDINANCE 5158

Notice is given that Ordinance 5158, Prohibiting Camping and Storage of Personal Property on Public Property, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman.  Pursuant to Ordinance 5158, it is unlawful for any person to Camp, occupy Camp Facilities, or to place, store, or maintain Camp Facilities, Camp Equipment, or other related personal property on any property owned or controlled by the City of Goshen, except with the permission of the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety.  The Ordinance also provides for the removal, storage, and/or disposal of Camp Facilities, Camp Equipment, and all other personal property from an unauthorized camp area by City of Goshen staff.  Ordinance 5158 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

INVITATION FOR BIDS – 2023 Hybrid Pursuit SUV(s)

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety is soliciting sealed offers for the purchase of up to seven (7) 2023 Hybrid Pursuit SUV(s).

The Specification Documents may be obtained from the City of Goshen’s Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth St., Goshen, IN 46528, or the City of Goshen’s current Bidding Opportunities portal at https://goshenindiana.org/bidding-opportunities.  The City shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source.

Offers shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specification Documents.  In addition to price, offers will be evaluated based on whether the bidder is responsible, and if the bidder’s offer is responsive.

Offers shall be filed with the City of Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN  46528 until 1:45 p.m. June 5, 2023, at which time all offers received will be taken to the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting to be publicly opened and read aloud.  The Board meeting will be held in City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen.

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to reject any and all offers, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any bid received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Award of the contract is contingent on the availability of funds.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 5156, Revisions to Ordinance 4769, Accumulation of Materials

Ordinance 5156, Revisions to Ordinance 4769, Accumulation of Materials, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on April 17, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman.  Ordinance 5156, restates and, in part, amends Ordinance 4769 and Goshen City Code Title 6, Article 10, Chapter 1 by making it a violation for a Person to leave, place, throw, or deposit, or for a Person to cause or permit another Person to leave, place, throw, or deposit Solid Waste of any kind in, upon, or at any public recycling drop-off site designated and operated by the City, unless the Person reasonably believes that such Solid Waste is in fact a recyclable material and the Solid Waste is placed into containers provided by the City or the City’s agent for collection of recyclable materials.  All Persons depositing recyclable materials at any public recycling drop-off site designated and operated by the City shall follow all rules for use of the public facility adopted from time to time by the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety.  Ordinance 5156 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING for the College Avenue (County Road 36) Annexation into the City of Goshen

A Petition for Annexation into the City of Goshen has been filed requesting the annexation of certain real estate located outside, but contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Goshen.  This area is identified as the “College Avenue (County Road 36) Annexation Area” and consists of approximately 34.2 acres of real estate generally located along both the north and south sides of College Avenue (County Road 36), west of County Road 31 and east of the railroad.  The Goshen Common Council will conduct a public hearing on the College Avenue (County Road 36) Annexation at its regular meeting on June 5, 2023, at 6 p.m.  The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen.  All interested members of the public are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to testify on the proposed annexation at the public hearing.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: PUBLIC RECYCLING DROP-OFF SITE SERVICES

The City of Goshen, Indiana is soliciting sealed proposals for the collection, transport, and processing of recyclable materials from the City’s public recycling drop-off site. Services include the supply and maintenance of collection containers. Services to be provided shall begin April 1, 2023 and continue through December 31, 2027.

Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 or the City of Goshen’s current Bidding Opportunities portal at https://goshenindiana.org/bidding-opportunities. The City shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source.

A sealed proposal must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specifications and Contract Documents.

No bid security is required to submitted for this solicitation.

A sealed proposal must be received by the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 by 1:45 p.m. (local time) on February 13, 2023. All proposals received will be taken to the February 13,2023 Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety meeting at 2:00 p.m. to be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board meeting will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

In addition to cost, proposals will be evaluated based on whether the bidder is responsible, and if the bidder’s proposal is responsive. The City of Goshen reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposal received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

Notice of Adoption of Ordinance 5147

Ord. 5147: Establishing Various Fees and Parking Regulations Regarding City-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Ordinance 5147, Establishing Various Fees and Parking Regulations Regarding City-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, was passed by the Goshen Common Council and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on December 19, 2022. Ordinance 5147 amends the parking prohibitions in section 4.4.1.1 to prohibit a vehicle from parking in a parking space designated for electric vehicle charging unless the vehicle is capable of being charged by the charging equipment for such parking space and the vehicle is engaged in the charging process. Additionally, Ordinance 5147 adds section 4.4.1.12 to the Goshen City Code to establish fees for use of a City-owned electric vehicle charging station. Ordinance 5147 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.