19 NOVEMBER 2024 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES
Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Alan Goodman, and Rick Probst
Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator
Marc Emral Register and Tamara Taylor Beacon were present. Duane Bischoff also attended the meeting.
TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.
OLD BUSINESS- none
NEW BUSINESS
Juvenile Justice System Grant Funding - Judge Negangard and Lynn Deddens, Prosecutor-postponed until Dec 17 meeting
Brief on Election Process and Outcome- Wendy Beatty Clerk of Courts- 40526 registered turnout 66.24%. No issues. Small issue with getting ballots checked in but they were all there on election day and counted by 3 AM Wed. There was a technician there as they are every election. 23 provisionals and 8 of those were counted.
Special Use of EMS Building- Coroner, Cameron McCreary- for a morgue cooler in there. Medical death or very late in evening would be main use. They contract for St. E for 2 spaces now. They were booted out once from there per contract when St E’s needed the space. Everything has to go to Hamilton County. The cooler would be 10x12 ft and can hold 16 bodies is necessary. They are looking for a cooler and costs a little over $15,000 and they will need to add HVAC and power. The EMA building is secure but the would have a lock on the cooling unit too. In criminal cases they take the body to Hamilton Co.morgue. Commissioners asked him to be sure there is video surveillance on EMA building and also to get more quotes- at least 3 per Baudendistel.
Interim 911 Director (Jared Teaney resigned effective Friday for a new position elsewhere in the state. Chris Heitmeyer is the new interim director- Approved. And said they should come to them if he has any issues.
Bright and Aurora EMS 2nd Supplemental Distribution 2024 for Equipment Purchase- Baudendistel presented- Bright and Aurora had requested these distributions for new ambulance units. He EMS LIT money was put in place. $352,532 Bright and $256,840.70 Aurora and if the county has first right of refusal if they are at the end of the vehicle’s life. Approved.
ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden:
Lawrenceburg Conservancy Support Letter- Paul Seymour had attended earlier meeting and asked for support for grant for wellheads around the levee. This is the letter. Signed and Approved.
Aurora Lifesquad EMS Representative Appointment- Sue said Oden Morris said they were fine with that request that it be a commissioner or someone they appoint.. Kevin Turner is doing it for Council. Thatcher will be the Commissioner’s rep Approved.
AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold -Claims/Payroll and November 6th Minutes- Approved.
ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- nothing for this evening
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS- none
LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- none
PUBLIC COMMENT- none
ADJOURN- 5:25 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg TownshipFromhold
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