16 November 2021 Dearborn County Council Meeting Notes
Present: Liz Morris, President, Dennis Kraus. Sr., Dan Lansing, Kevin Turner, Tim Doll, Alan Goodman, and Glenn Wright.
Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor
Liz Morris called for a moment of silence for Bill Ullrich - a former Councilman who passed away.
Title VI Statement read as legally required
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS:
MAINTENANCE- $20,000 Repairs for the campus to finish out 2021.Approved
SUPERIOR COURT II- $15,000 Public Defender- Changed to $7500 per Judge McLaughlin, $1,500 Computer -Approved with Wright Abstaining
Glenn Wright asked how much we spend on public defenders - Answer- $600-750,000 is spent per year on public defenders. They get $90/hour.
CORONER- $8,612 Part-Time wages- Hard to have an accurate count on what they with they will get called out on. Approved. Called out about 12-15 times per month - at 153 cases now so 160-165 by Dec 31st estimated. Thanked them for the new truck they approved- so it will come in eventually. The price is still honored though back ordered.
HIGHWAY- Transfer MVHA Restricted $350,200 to Bituminous slip repair.- Listerman just needed to move fund from supplies to services so he can repair a slip on Salt Fork Road per Morris. Approved.
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS- Full time position to train with retiring case manager in 2022. Steve Kelly- wanted to take a part time to full time to take over her position. Grant funding on this to cover it. Start date is Dec 13th. Approved.
Currently have another part time superior court probation officer leaving. Have funds that were paying for 2 part timers. They want to put the same pay for one full timer. The other part timer is becoming a full timer. He will have to come back in 2022 for benefits though per Leah Bailey. Approved.
911 COMMUNICATIONS- Transfer for overtime- $6000 from another communications fund- approved.
AUDITOR- Connie Fromhold:
HEALTH DEPT GRANT- $ 101,892.61 Immunizations & Vaccines for Children (COVID 19)- Approved.
SALARY ORDINANCE - Council signed off on this.
MINUTES- Approved.
2022 MEETING SCHEDULE: Approved as stated below.
January 19, 2022 5:00 (Wednesday)
May 24, 2022 5:00 (Tuesday)
August 8,9,10,11,12, 2022 (Monday -Friday 8:30 thru 4:30 as needed)
September 1, 2022 9:00am (Thursday) (Budget Public Hearing)
September 15, 2022 9:00am (Thursday) (Budget Adoption)
November 16, 2022 5:00 (Wednesday) on Wednesday as not to interfere with Commissioners meeting on Tuesday
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
