Tuesday, July 15, 2025

15 JULY 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

 

15 JULY 2025 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES


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https://www.youtube.com/@DearbornCountyGov-47025/streams


Present: Duane Bischoff,  Acting President, and Kevin Turner

ABSENT: Jim Thatcher


Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator


TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.


CERTIFY JULY 14, 2025 EXECUTIVE SESSION-Andy Baudendistel presented.

Notice of Dearborn County Commissioners Executive Session 

CERTIFICATION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION – Held 7/14/25 at 8:30 a.m.

As indicated in the Notice of Executive Session this meeting was called under Indiana

Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(B) to discuss the strategy with respect to any of the

following: Initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been

threatened specifically in writing. As used in this clause, “litigation” includes any

judicial action or administrative law proceeding under federal or state law.

Also indicated in the published Notice of Executive Session this meeting was to allow

communications with an attorney that are subject to the attorney-client privilege under

Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(19).

This Memorandum certifies that no other matters except for those which this Executive

Session was called for were discussed during the Executive Session. Approved

ACTIONS FROM JULY 14, 2025 EXECUTIVE SESSION- Authorize Jim Thatcher  to execute an engagement letter. Approved.



OLD BUSINESS

Judge Sally McLaughlin- Steve Kelly passed out the grant to start a new program for women with children in JCAP and an outreach program for families of someone arrested with substance abuse. Approved to apply for these 2 grants from A COMMUNITY BRIDGE (Tamara Taylor) and Thatcher can sign papers when prepared. 


Bids Award for Professional Appraiser for Cyclical Reassessment – Megan Acra,  Assessor- 2 bids Vision Govt Solutions  $793,835 for and Tyler Technologies $783,900 

Accepted the bid from Tyler Technologies as lowest bid and they are current ones she works with.  


Update on Highway Property Clean-up – Sandy Whitehead, MS4 Coordinator & Tim Greive, Highway Superintendent- Sue Hayden read the summary- Sandy not able to make meeting but sent this  to summary:


July 1— Dennis Kraus Jr requested $250,000 for stage 1 cleanup as additional appropriation

July 3-7 Hwy dept cleaned up and hauled away scrap metal

July 7-  Wilhelm Lumber will ground trees and brush and clean wood in August - (quote not given).

July 8 to present Hwy  dept  properly disposing of tires now and working on hauling away to Bestway. Pd out of hwy budget for now. 

July 14 Metric Environmental was chosen to conduct wetland determination - waiting for contract to submit to Andy Baudendistel when received.

July 14- the following companies were contacted for RFP to prepare a SWPPP for the  Randalll Ave property , mitigate salt burdened soiled water and propose alternative stormwater controls next to the salt barn:

Land Consultants- Eric Lang

Maxwell Construction Randy Maxwell

Bayer Becker Mark Rosenberger

Wesler Engineering (Carmel) Jacob Barker

BF&S Indy - Sam Groce

Christopher B Burke Engineering LLC Indy- Sarah Wright and Marin Miller

OHM Consultants Jeffersonville - Steve Emly  



NEW BUSINESS


DCH Property Plat of Consolidated Property- Andy Baudendistel- the plat on the table is a consolidation plat and Lawrenceburg has signed. County approved signing the plat. They will have a closing. He will have a resolution for the commissioners in August so they authorize commissioners to be at that closing. 


Ordinance Establishing the Sheriff’s Federal Forfeiture Fund- Baudendistel- Sheriff McHenry asked for one for federal agencies forfeitures. Ordinance 25-008 was approved and signed


ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden-nothing more


AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold: 


Treasurer’s Monthly Report June 30, 2025- this will be done monthly now. 


Claims/Payroll and July 1st Minutes-Approved


ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel-nothing further.


COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:


LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION:none


PUBLIC COMMENT: none


ADJOURN 6:20 PM

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