THE MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Commissioner Hawley called the weekly meeting of the Board of Commissioners to order.

675 EAST CLAIM
The Auditor’s office brought in a claim for 675 East .The line set aside in the CEDIT budget is depleted. Commissioner Deeds called Toby at BFS to see what kind of claims we have left to pay. Toby will get back to them with the information.

TOBACCO AWARENESS GROUP
Mike Wilson of the Tobacco Awareness Group came before the Commissioners with a request for a smoking ordinance prohibiting smoking in all public buildings in Miami County. He handed out information to the Board regarding the danger of second hand smoke. An independent organization will be conducting a survey. The Commissioners thanked him for his time and will wait for more information.

RECORDER
Sherry Payne, Recorder, brought a letter to the Board with a recommendation to give part time employees vacation pay and holiday pay. The vacation time would be based on average hours and the holiday pay would be pay for 3.5 hrs for a 1 day vacation. Commissioner Deeds made a motion to take under advisement. Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

IT
John Powell, IT Director came before the Commissioners to ask if he could use an empty room in the annex to work on computers. The computer room is full of equipment and he and his assistant need some room to work on computers. Commissioner Deeds made a motion to allow and it was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer. The motion passed 3-0.

MINUTES
Commissioner Deeds made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

PAYROLL
Commissioner Boyer made a motion to approve payroll. Commissioner Deeds 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

PIPE CREEK HEARING
Pat Wade, Pipe Creek Trustee, and Tahnee Washington were to appear before the Commissioners on an appeal on poor relief. The Board was not sure if they had been informed so Commissioner Deeds made a motion to continue on September 25th at 9a.m. Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

SOUTH END DOOR
Commissioner Boyer made a motion to approve an estimate for making the door handicap accessible. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

CLAIMS
Commissioner Boyer made a motion to pay the claims. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

COUNTY ATTORNEY
David Grund informed the Board that he should have some answers from Rick Hall.
Commissioner Hawley said we need to look at a dog tax ordinance. The BOC has a sample ordinance for David to look at.

SHERIFF
The Sheriff informed the Board that Dr. Jones resigned as Jail doctor and he has spoken to Dr. Hoover. Commissioner Deeds made a motion to allow the Sheriff to negotiate a contract with Dr. Hoover. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

The Sheriff will be attending a meeting tonight with the Town of Denver to discuss the problems they are having out there. They do not have a Town Marshal and need to brainstorm different options that might be available.

EMA
Mike Peconga asked for permission for him and Chris Marks to attend the EMA conference being conducted in October. Commissioner Boyer made a motion to allow. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

Mike Peconga also asked the Commissioners to approve 4 claims for grant monies. Commissioner Deeds made a motion to approve and Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion. Motion passed 3-0.

C.E.D.I.T. REIMBUREMENT
Commissioner Deeds made a motion to have the Auditor advertise an additional appropriation for money that has been reimbursed to
the County for County Road 675 East for the October Council meeting. Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

HIGHWAY
Sam Waltz informed the Board that Mississinewa Road is finished.

KB BACKFLOW
Commissioner Deeds made a motion to process a bill from KB Backflow for payment. Commissioner Boyer 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.

ATLAS BUILDING SERVICES
The Board has an estimate from Atlas Building Services for cleaning the Rotunda and tuck point masonry work. Commissioner Hawley will speak with Atlas.

HOBBS ASPHAULT
The Board received an estimate for sealing and striping the parking lot. Commissioner Boyer made a motion accept the bid and for Commissioner Hawley to negotiate the contract. Commissioner Deeds 2nd the motion and it passed 3-0.


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A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Hawley and 2nd by Commissioner Boyer. Motion passed 2-0. (Commissioner Deeds had left for another meeting)

______________________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY HAWLEY

______________________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREG DEEDS

______________________________________, MEMBER
C. CRAIG BOYER

_____________________________________, Attest
JANE LILLEY, CHIEF DEPUTY AUDITOR