25 February 2026 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

 25 February 2026 Dearborn County Redevelopment Meeting Notes

Present: Jim Deaton, Chairman, Dennis Kraus,Jr.,Tom Tepe, Trevor Bischoff, Jordan Hoffman, Doug Baker 

ABSENT:Jim Mansfield and Daryl Cutter (non- voting school board member)

Also present: Sue Hayden, county administrator and minute taker, Anthony Smart, attorney, Connie Fromhold, Auditor and DCRC treasurer and Mike Perleberg, One Dearborn.

Title VI statement read as legally required.

This meeting was preceded by an executive session at 5 PM that ended at 6.

Executive session was called for discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction including a lease as lessee, a transfer, an exchange, or a sale by the governing body to to the time a contract or option is executed by the parties.

For interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects by a governing body of a political subdivision.

To have communications with an attorney that are subject to attorney client privilege.

Certification of Executive session- Board certified that they only discussed what was advertised.

Action on executive session - Trevor Bischoff- motioned that the commission authorize the Board of Directors, staff, and counsel to move forward with appropriate preliminary steps related to a potential real estate matter with the understanding that any required approvals final decision will be brought back to a to the commission in a public meeting and handled in accordance with applicable law.  Jordan Hoffman seconded. APPROVED

HOUSEKEEPING: 

Claims: $17,370.04 approved for the following:

Ewan Law $1325 for 1/9/24 thru 5/17/24

Bayer Becker $6,815.00 for Task 5B permitting and certified surveying Task 8 Clay TIF and attending meeting

Bayer Becker-$4030.04 for Task 5B permitting and certified survey, attending meeting and advertising

Jeffrey Thomas- $1200 for 2 surveys ($600 each)

Pillar Valuation $4,000 for 2 surveys at $2,000 each

Election of Officers for 2026

Hoffman motioned and Bischoff 2nded to reopen the election of officers. Approved to do that after discussion. Tepe said he was not prepared to do that and hadn’t  had the to think about it

Deaton wants there to be full board to vote.

Hoffman and Bischoff stated that they wanted to get the officers settled as they were now 2 full months into 2026.

Hoffman nominated Trevor Bischoff, Kraus 2nd

Tepe nominated Jim Deaton. No 2nd 

Deaton took the vote then starting with Baker

Baker, Tepe, and Deaton voted for Deaton.

Kraus, Hoffman and Bischoff voted for Bischoff

Tie vote again- questions about Roberts Rules of order.

Questions about the chairman voting if there was not a tie. Anthony Smart- attorney said Deaton can vote for himself. 

Will revisit election at the March 9th meeting per Deaton. 

Deaton brought up an LOI- Letter of intent-  for Project Fork. Board Approved. 

PUBLIC COMMENT- none

ADJOURNED 6:10 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township