6 DECEMBER 2022 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
Request to Close Guilford Covered Bridge 9/9/23 9/17/23— Tamara Taylor Editor Bright Beacon- has a Park Board letter of approval, engineer certifies, 110 people plus 15 servers, and secured insurance coverage. Approved
ARPA Committee Recommendation to Board of Commissioners-Dillsboro and DCRSD agreement still has a lot of work to line up the route, number of customers, etc. They are trying to focus on Lake Dilldeer. There will be a new recommendation that will be made. Tabled.
Interlocal - for Evidence Storage for West Harrison, Dillsboro, and Moores Hill- Council approved this the next night after Commissioners. Moores Hill is new- the other 2 are updated.Approved and signed. Sheriff signature to be added to this. They will get the town signatures also via their attorneys.
Interlocal -for MS4 Cooperation between Cities Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, and the County-OHM Advisors was retained for this. We will also have a separate agreement from this with OHM. Approved. This needs to be recorded after that.
NEW BUSINESS
County Engineer, Todd Listerman:
Bid Award Bridge #29- Red Bridge Road- Old North Hogan by Shortridge. McAllister Excavating is low bid which was below estimate and below funding allocated by Council at $1,082,404.61- Approved.
Design Contract for Bridge #166- Lawrenceville Road - FPBH low bid at $64,200- Approved
Design Contract for Small Structure #616- Thomas Road - FPBH low bid at $46,600 - Approved.
Submitted for fed funds- Bridge #46 Konradi Road
Announcement for Community Crossings Award is sometime today.
ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- Barnes and Thornburg Engagement for Lobbying- total $75,000
$48,000 State legislative relations plus $1500 recording - approved
State government council 2,250 per month = $27,000 -approved
2023 Harrison OH EMS Contract- $140,045 - Hayden presented. This is now a 1 year contract and indexed to inflation. Thatcher commented that we may have to look at setting up our own station eventually. Approved. Commissioners commented that Harrison is doing a good job for us.
AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold -Claims/Payroll and November15 Minutes- Approved
ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- nothing more
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Little- Time of year to get the hungry children- and if teh are hungry now- they are hungry all year- so give now.
Probst-Rural broad band usage program is coming to an end Dec 30. Testing your broadband speed to participate in the speed test to get the data to support additional broadband at the web address www.infb.org/speedtest
Thatcher asked Hayden to reed- Free clothing giveaway on Dec 9th 4-7 at 423 Walnut at Log Community Center- Lauren is contact. Email opportunities4ruralcommunities@gmail.com or 812-221-0837. Need volunteers to help sort too.
LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION - Tim Grieve- 2023 Materials Bid- usually we present and discuss. Fuel went up $1/gal. Asphalt picked up - $10-15/ton increase. Diesel fuel really up as the homes up north heat with it still. Extra bidder in asphalt in Cleves that gave good prices last year. Sometimes the mileage adds to cost.
Laughery Valley Ag built and Premier Ag in Seymour picked up bid did not and Wayne Kinnett picked up one and did not either.- Approved.
Got a new good mechanic this year and most trucks etc prepared for winter per Grieve.
Sue Hayden- apologized for forgetting to have this on agenda. Thatcher said - you know this is time for your yearly evaluation <Laughter> - Hayden- Rick Probst is rep for OKI and Nicole Daily as proxy - Commissioners ratified those nominations
PUBLIC COMMENT- none
ADJOURN- 9:46 AM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
