26 January 2023 Dearborn County Council Meeting Notes
Present: Liz Morris, President, Dennis Kraus. Sr., Dan Lansing, Kevin Turner, Tim Doll, Alan Goodman, and Glenn Wright.
Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor
Title VI Statement read as legally required by Morris
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT:
Current President- Liz Morris- approved for 2023
Current Vice President- Allen Goodman- approved for 2023
CITIZEN BOARDS: all approved for 2023
Alcoholic Beverage Board- Glenn Huismann (1-year term)
Park Board- Robb Calvert(Democrat) & Kevin Vincent (Republican) Frisbee Golf Course
PTABOA- Mary Booker (1-year term)
Lawrenceburg Public Library- Jerry Hacker
APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS AND BOARD SEATS: all approved
Emergency Management Board- Kevin Turner
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau- Glenn Wright
Solid Waste- Tim Doll
Community Mental Health- Allen Goodman
Community Corrections- Liz Morris (not up until 12/31/2025)
Dearborn County Redevelopment Commission- Allen Goodman & Dave Deddens
Greendale Redevelopment Commission- Dan Lansing
Juvenile Advisory Board- Liz Morris
Personnel Advisory Committee (PAC)-Liz Morris, Dennis Kraus
1st Alternate- Allen Goodman
2nd Alternate- Tim Doll
Planning Commission- Dan Lansing
NEW BUSINESS:
St Elizabeth Cancer Center- Celeste Calvitto & E.G. McLaughlin- E.G. presented- he and John Maxwell serve on the Dearborn Cancer team. He introduced Dr Kotlov and Mike Schwebler ,Angela Roberts - VP St E’s and is a long time employee of the former hospital also and lives in Milan. Sara Sechrist and Celeste Calvitto also on the team. High Point Health was here and made the request for $1million for the Cancer Center. He went on about the St. E’s leadership team that made a presences during Covid and going forward with St. E’s bringing an increased level of health care here. The Cancer center has broken ground. Completion in 2024. Funds are still needed. They are going throughout the community for donations. The Foundation is making a request of $1million.
Celeste Calvitto spoke to give a personal statement about the cancer center, She had radiation treatment 5 days a week and had to go to Edgewood. Having a center like this in the community would be a great plus. Even during Covid- her treatment was seamless at St E’s.
Dr Matthew Kotlov- one of the lead oncologists there at St. E’s. Great getting to know all the locals and learning how to pronounce the names of our towns correctly. He’s a native of rural upstate New York. His dad practices medicine in rural New York too. Our new cancer center- hating n a few points. Radiation needed in treatment care. Special services and palliative care on site. Lung cancer big problem in the area. Breast cancer also. Need it to be easier to get the care, so people will do it. We talk about treating the WHOLE person. We have nurse navigators to get questions answered during the process. Integrative care and alternative therapies. Screening early on to get cures and treatment. Clinical trial can happen here in time. Thank you for your consideration tonight.
EG McLaughlin thanked the Council for listening tonight.Family members have had cancer- this is a big decision tonight- maybe one of the biggest. You want to get Cancer n stage 1 or 2 when it’s more treatable- and not stage 4. The more advanced surgeries will still be in KY. This is mainly outpatient.
Morris said that people can review the information here and make decision at budget time.
AUDITOR:
Reimbursement Ordinance - Fromhold said it raised from $25- to $60 /day with gratuities for meals. Approved.
Morris commented on the sheriff’s work saving money in his dept. also
Planning and Zoning- Part time to full time employee- PAC committee met with Nicole Daily. She combined 2 part times. She has advertised 15 times in the past 2 years. Hard to get people for this. Approved.
Salary Ordinance- signed this for the position above after it was approved.
Approved and signed item for Listerman for Highway Dept. (not on agenda)
Interlocal & Resolution with Ohio County for Covid Health Grant- $50,000 from each county and combined the funds. This formalizes the agreement permanently. Commissioners already approved. Approved both the resolution and the agreement.
Nursing Immunization Grant- its the yearly immunization grant for kids and flu etc. Approved.
Additional meeting for ARP Recommendation & Rainy Day Fund Contribution.- need to set date in March for this to act on this. March 9th was planned at 5 PM for this meeting.
Minutes- Approved
Morris brought up the letter from Jeff Hermesch regarding a Park Director.
ROBB CALVERT- regarding BRIGHT PARK- he visited it as he was going to be on the park board. He saw 5 overflowing trash cans and the fields needed to be maintained, etc. He thinks that it would be really important to have someone to manage the parks.
LATE ARRIVAL-none
PUBLIC COMMENT-none
Meeting adjourned at 5:55 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
