Charles McRae
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Top issues during term (20)
2026 municipal budget and library funding
The city's own numbers: current tax impact $306 per average household ($110,000 assessed); funding the library gap would add roughly $19 more, with layoffs of about 17 employees already in the plan.
Citywide speed hump installations
Up to $316,400 in capital funds.
Mayor's veto of MC 2026-31
Litter and code enforcement on West Front Street
Police firearms replacement and 1033 program
$214,042.50 for firearms; 1033 equipment is surplus/federal at no cost.
Municipal employee layoffs and health plan dispute
Salary and wage line in the senior center budget; exact amount not disclosed publicly.
Queen City Academy traffic and land purchases
Queen City's purchase of a formerly taxable building removes that property from the tax rolls.
Dudley House (930-932 Putnam Ave) redevelopment plan
City would sell the property to a developer for revenue.
Residential permit parking request (Compton Ave/Front St)
Milt Campbell Field detention basin improvement
Adds $500,000 in grant funding toward a ~$4.25 million project.
Hannah Atkins fully inclusive playground
Roughly $733,060.77 in capital funds for this site, within a $7.73 million multi-site project.
Emergency sewer ejector repair at police headquarters
$85,765.44 emergency appropriation.
Cottage food operations
Netherwood train station redevelopment study
Cost of the planning study; no project cost approved yet.
Best Practices Inventory score
Protects 100% of state aid; a lower score could have cost the city millions.
immigration enforcement policy
The direct price tag is small, but the city could face legal-defense costs or federal pushback—so it’s a budget watch item, not a line-item windfall.
Short-term rental rules
Registration fees may be waived in year one; enforcement costs are not specified.
UCIA Grant for Rescue Squad Building Refurbishment
Renovation funding is not yet identified after a prior $500,000 was redirected to the alarm system.
Third Ward Council Vacancy Filled
No direct city spending is attached to the appointment in the source, so the immediate cost is likely minimal—though Bright will get a vote on budgets and spending that affect your wallet.
Hazardous Street Trees and Storm Cleanup
One resident reported over $60,000 in storm damage.
Decisions during term (141)
Recorded while McRae was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of minutes (Sept. 14 and Sept. 30, 2026 meetings)
MC 2026-32 — second reading and final passage
MC 2026-33 — second reading and final passage
Bond Ordinance 1294 — second reading and final passage
Consent agenda — R 344-26 through R 381-26 (as constituted)
R 371-26 — Netherwood train station redevelopment study
R 373-26 — transfer of 1100 South Avenue redevelopment agreement
R 375-26 — revised loading license, South Avenue corridor
MC 2026-34 — three-way stop at East 6th Street and Scott Avenue (first reading)
MC 2026-35 — long-term tax exemption, former Silly Village properties (first reading)
MC 2026-36 — 930-932 Putnam Avenue (Dudley House) redevelopment plan (first reading)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING – SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING – SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
R 342-26 — Appoint Robin Bright to Third Ward Council Vacancy
R 343-26 — UCIA 2026 Capital Project Grant Application
Approval of Minutes — August 10 and August 19, 2026 meetings
MC 2026-26 — Todd-West Redevelopment Plan Amendment
MC 2026-27 — Short-Term Rental Regulations
MC 2026-28 — Plainfield Rescue Squad Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-29 — Downtown East Front Street Redevelopment Plan Amendment
MC 2026-31 — PILOT Reporting Requirements
Voting record (58)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2026 MUNICIPAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $119,678,399, PARKING UTILITY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,291,145.00, SEWER UTILITY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,484,083.00 AND SOLID WASTE UTIL
A REVISED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF CURRENT FUND TEMPORARY EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING $93,896,783.26, PARKING UTILITY TOTALING $1,075,251.00 SOLID WASTE UTILITY TOTALING $11,859,77
R 314-26 — Adoption of 2026 Municipal Budget ($119,678,399) and utility budgets
Objected to tabling after no amendments were possible and no deliberation had occurred between administration and council.
R 315-26 — Temporary emergency appropriations for January–September 2026
RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2026 MUNICIPAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $119,678,399, PARKING UTILITY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,291,145.00, SEWER UTILITY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,484,083.00 AND SOLID WASTE UTIL
THIS BOND ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS BOND ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS BOND ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS BOND ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS BOND ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
THIS ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE
ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING
Bond Ordinance 1290 — $10,483,460 citywide capital improvements
Bond Ordinance 1291 — $1,250,000 solid waste utility
Bond Ordinance 1292 — $500,000 sewer line improvements
Bond Ordinance 1293 — $300,000 parking utility
MC 2026-23 — advance dissemination of council agendas and materials
MC 2026-24 — data centers prohibited in all zoning districts
Consent agenda (R 290-26, R 292-26 through R 296-26, R 298-26 through R 300-26, R 302-26, R 304-26 through R 312-26)
R 288-26 — certification of review of CY 2025 annual audit
R 289-26 — PPAC fee waiver for United Way job fair
R 297-26 — $56,790 change order for Milt Campbell Field
R 313-26 — adoption of the 2026 municipal budget ($119,678,399)
Opposed tabling the budget.
MC 2026-28 — Plainfield Rescue Squad Redevelopment Plan
MC 2026-31 — quarterly PILOT reporting requirements
Abstained on the PILOT reporting ordinance amid the veto dispute.