UPDATE: Our request for funding was denied after the Tippecanoe County Council & the Lafayette City Council voted to reject it.
Local 5383 knows that it is important to hold our elected officials accountable. Below you will find how members of the Tippecanoe County Council, West Lafayette City Council, and Lafayette City Council voted on Wabash Township Fire Department's request to access the Public Safety Tax dollars that you already pay into.
The Tippecanoe County Council REJECTED our request by a vote of 5-2 on August 11, 2026.
Yes
Represents unincorporated Wabash Township
Represents unincorporated Wabash Township
No
Represents unincorporated Wabash Township
Represents part of unincorporated Wabash Township
Represents most of unincorporated Wabash Township
The Tippecanoe County Council REJECTED our request by a vote of 7-0 on August 17, 2026.
Not Voting
Was not present for the meeting.
Melissa Weast-Williamson (District 5)
The Lafayette City Council President generally doesn't vote on matters before the Council, she did not indicate how she would have voted on the resolution to approve our funding request.
The Tippecanoe County Council APPROVED our request by a vote of 6-2 on July 6, 2026.
Not Voting
Iris O'Donnell Bellisario (At-Large)
Excused from meeting, indicated she would have voted YES on the resolution to approve our funding request.