19 November 2013 Dearborn County Commissioners
Meeting Notes
Present: Shane McHenry, President, Art Little, and Kevin
Lynch
Also present: Gayle Pennington, Auditor, Teresa Randall, County
Administrator, and Andy Baudendistel, Attorney.
Executive session
preceded this meeting. Motion to sign agreement with professional property tax
services with the Nexus Group. Passed.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Karry Hollan–
executive Director of Clearinghouse was added to the agenda by McHenry.
They have over 2,000 clients. More keep coming in. They need help with
purchasing food. She had passed out their financials and numbers. Pennington
said she needs their blessing to approach Council. And it would have to be
advertised in advance, so the council meeting tonight won’t work. The holidays
will deplete everything they have so getting money in January would still be
helpful. Commissioners approved her speaking to Council. Gayle said she could
ask Kraus if she could be on the Late Arrival section of council. Then they
could at least have her tell them their needs. Approved to go to Council.
GIS- Wade Kimmon-
Signatures for OKI TE funds to pay County share of ortho photography flyover-
up to $20,000 at 100%. OKI will pay half and this contract is to get funds
released from OKI. Council has paid our half. Lynch abstained as he was on OKI
Board. Commissioners agreed to sign the agreement.
Kimmon also has 8x20 ft maps of the county for the wall of
the commissioners meeting room. They are just trying to find acrylic sheets to protect it.
EMA Director- Bill
Black- ALICE training – he talked to judges and date is Jan 31st
and courthouse will close for half day ( morning). He is asking permission to
close administration building in the afternoon of the same day. Hoosier Square staff will go to Courthouse
and train in the morning. The others like highway will join administration training
in afternoon. It’s hands on- intense training and so they don’t want the public
present.
Black also presented severe weather proclamation week which
is Nov 17-23 per the governor. Commissioners signed the proclamation. Black
also said that news was camped out here during the weekend storms.
Signatures on Vendor
form for IEDC Grant- Terri Randall said that Whitewater Mills needs to
build a RR spur to the Gennessee and Wyoming RR. INDOT can get up to $300,000
grants for this. IEDC will match with $100,000 but it has to go thru to a
sponsoring entity and not to a private business. The county is the grant
administrator for this. McHenry has the forms and Commissioners agreed to sign
both items for IEDC and for INDOT , with Lynch abstaining as he is a board
member of the Redevelopment Commission.
Barnes and Thornburg
Engagement- State Legislature Relations Counsel- lobbyist- McHenry wanted
to research more- so TABLED
Board Appointments
for DCH- Betty Bischoff and Carl Petty will be reappointed effective Jan 31
and March 31 respectively.
DCRSD- Dennis Folke
and Robert Lischge reappointed effective Jan 1, 2014.
OKI – reappointed
Kevin Lynch effective Jan 1
ADMINISTRATOR:
Teresa Randall – Doesn’t have too much tonight. Cincinnati Bell is trying to bring in fiberoptics to Dearborn County.
Charlie Ashley has had discussions with them. Randall says that they can save
money on 911 by looking at them doing a cost benefit analysis for us.
Commissioners approved Randall to get this cost analysis and notify Centurylink
that they have permission to look at our records. No urgency- but they could
get started getting the analysis. Baudendistel was given the agreement to look
over. Commissioners signed the letter at the end of the meeting.
Generator housing has
to be replaced as an emergency but state law requires 2 bids per Baudendistel.
They do not have to have a resolution. It has to be in the minutes. Ohio CAT
quote $46,520 (tank and labor) and $2,231.68 housing and temporary generator
backup. Cummins Bridgeway quote was $55,458 total ($49,900 and $5,558). Ohio
CAT was low bid and commissioners declared an emergency with the emergency
generator and signed the quote. It will take about 8 weeks. IC 36-1-12-9 is the law governing this per
Baudendistel.
Randall said she will go to Council tonight for Commissioners.
AUDITOR: Gayle
Pennington- claims paid. Minutes form Nov 5th approved. Minutes from
regional strategic plan for community visioning from Nov 6th were
approved.
Item for discussion-
a fireman from St Leon wants $250 toward his training that he is midway into.
This is the training we always have paid for. It is NOT the training we
discussed last month for the EMTs. Lynch said that he wanted to see if they
have clarified the rules on this. They have a 2 year minimum of service post
paying for the training. Commissioners TABLED to check on this. Randall will
research and get back to commissioners.
ATTORNEY: Andy
Baudendistel- something for discussion- IC 36-7-9 the unsafe building law. Bill
Shelton said they have issues with this at times in the county. Building
director is usually the executive authority on this. The hearing authority is
the Commissioners should a building need to be demolished. There have been some
concerns about abandoned buildings in the county. He thinks they should think
about this until Bill Shelton can be present. The ordinance would be extensive.
No decision yet.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS-
Lynch thanked McHenry for leading the Visioning Meeting last week. He
thinks this hasn’t occurred before in the county. Wished Happy Thanksgiving to
all and threw down the gauntlet that he would write a check to Clearinghouse
for $50. McHenry said he had to go home and check with the boss to get a check.
Contributions can be
mailed to:
Clearinghouse- PO Box
478, Aurora, IN 47001. Email is clearinghousedearborn@yahoo.com
McHenry also commented on the positive possibilities with
the Visioning Meetings. Wants to invite more to share their ideas. Little
concurred and also wished everyone a Happy thanksgiving.
LATE ARRIVAL
INFORMATION- none
PUBLIC COMMENT- none
Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
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