16 FEBRUARY 2021 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES
Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Art Little, and Rick Probst
Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator
TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.
OLD BUSINESS
Tabled Citizen’s Boards- Convention and Visitors Bureau - Vacant Position - Continued Tabled.
YES Home Update- Amy Phillips, Executive Director - moved to March 2nd Meeting
NEW BUSINESS
Soil and Water Conservation District Grant- Jennifer Hughes, District Coordinator- working with Park Board to get rid of some invasive plants in the county. $1000 Grant is available for this SICIM- Southern Indiana Invasive Species Management- Approved.
Chapel Thorne Drive Address Changes - Nicole Daily, Zoning Administrator- this is continuing what she brought to them at a previous meeting. Trying to get as close to 911 addressing as possible. Property owners were notified. Only 2 had not been delivered out of the 14. Had one phone call to explain what it was about. If approved Daily will notify the property owners and they get 4 weeks to get their information together. For a couple weeks the Post Office delivers to the old and new addresses. The owner needs to notify the banks, friends, etc. of their new address. There was an assessment done by 911 and about 24% of our county addresses are out of order. Trying to get this to less than 2%. Probst was philosophically troubled by it as it was a lot of inconvenience to change addresses.Thatcher noted that it’s important to have accurate 911 addresses in emergencies. Daily noted we are getting to the National standards to be ahead of the coming changes. Commissioners approved with Probst voting NAY.
Travel Advisories - Jason Sullivan- Jan 30 to Feb 1 and Feb 8 - 11 back and forth with different levels due to weather issues that have been issued recently are all approved retroactively.Thatcher appreciated the additional verbiage so people understand why they are doing them. Approved.
Ordinance Establishing Policy for the Execution of INDOT Contracts- Baudendistel prepared the ordinance. INDOT is looking to move toward electronic signatures. This allows just the president of the board to do the electronic signature. This only happens after the project is brought before the commissioners. Approved.
ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- nothing more.
AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold -Claims/Payroll and February 2nd Minutes approved.
ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- Internal document that gives notice on grant application. Council set it so that if there is no county match then Council President can sign it. Grant agreements and amounts still have to come in front of them. Commissioners are going to set it up similarly. Probst wanted to be sure there was transparency and so the public and commissioners know what is coming. Approved.
No updates as he’s been home with snowed in kids.
Theres a letter on the Seldom Seen property and Bill Shelton and attorney from Barnes and Thornburg are working together,
Mr Green was understanding about the gate removal up near Widoffs.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:
Rick Probst- Even with vaccines - still mask, distance and safe hygiene.
Art Little- Wash your hands - just like grandmas told us. Highway Dept did really well all down Stateline until they hit the Greendale portion by HVL
Jim Thatcher- happy to be fully vaccinated now and his wife will be soon too. Shout out to highway dept for keeping our roads clear.
LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- none
PUBLIC COMMENT-none
ADJOURN-5:41 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
