MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
765-472-3901

OCTOBER 16, 2006

Chairman Hawley opened the weekly meeting.

GIE NOTICE
The Board received a notice from the Kenn Nunn Law Office that there is a pending law suit against Miami County for an accident that occurred on Straw town Pike.

IDEM NOTICE
The Board received a notice from IDEM for an application by E & B Paving for air permit.

ANIMAL CONTROL
The Board discussed some issues with the animal control and decided that a meeting was in order.

COURT HOUSE SECURITY CAMERAS
Commissioner Hawley told the Board that the grant for cameras for Court House security was revisited and now it is approved. A motion to sign the application for the Court House security cameras was made by Commissioner Boyer. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

TREASURER/CLERK FINANCIAL REPORTS
The Board reviewed the financial reports for the Clerk and County Treasurer.

EMA VEHICLE DISCUSSION
The Board discussed the need to replace vehicles at the EMA. They discussed the possibility of replacing them with trade in cars from the Sheriff or City Police Departments.

MINUTES
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

WEED LEINS
Commissioner Deeds made a motion to sign the liens for mowing weeds by the Plan Commission. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-0. Commissioner Boyer left for a prior obligation.

COMPUTER AT EXTENSION OFFICE
The Board took the recommendation to continue leasing the computer system through Purdue University.
A motion to enter into the agreement with Purdue was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-0.

AMERICAN CONSULTING AGREEMENT
The Board discussed the agreement and Commissioner Deeds moved to sign to proceed with phase 1. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-0.

HIGHWAY ENGINEER REPORT
Ken Einselen told the Board that he had attended the meeting of INDOT in Fort Wayne last Wednesday. The discussion was about the Business 31 Project. He said the County share would be approximately $800,000.

Commissioner Hawley said that CEDIT line items for the highway department should be set out in order to track. The Auditor stated that all funds in CEDIT are tracked by line item. The highway supervisor was told that the Board signed to allow the core sampling of the Business 31 project.

MATERIALS BID DAY
Sam Waltz asked the Board to set the accepting of bids for materials for November 20, 2006 and the awards date is November 27, 2006. The Board agreed to set those dates and allow it to be advertised.

NEW EMPLOYEE AT HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Sam Waltz told the Board that he recommends Dan Lesley Jr. to replace Scott Exmeyer who is leaving the County Highway Department to return to farming. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to hire Mr. Lesley for the north end as a truck driver with the requirement that he pass all the hiring requirements by the department. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-0.

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COUNTY ATTORNEY
David Grund told the Board that the bill from GIE is the normal tort claim billing. A motion to pay the claim was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-0.

DOG TAX ORDINANCE
The Board and Mr. Grund reviewed a draft of the Ordinance. After some discussion, the Board gave Mr. Grund some ideas on changes and they will review this at another meeting.

UMBAUGH & ASSOCIATES
Mr. Grund said he has spoken with Todd Samuelson and was advised to modify any language he felt was necessary. After some discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Boyer to allow Commissioner Hawley to sign the revised version of the agreement. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0. The amount of the agreement is $7,500.

COUNCIL INFORMATION
Mr. Grund said he has two issues County Council will review this evening. The first request is an abatement for the David Levin Company and the other is an abatement for L & M. Stamping. The Board agreed that they would like a retention schedule and job level added to the requirements for accepting their abatements.

A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

THE MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

_____________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY HAWLEY

_____________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREGORY DEEDS

_____________________________, MEMBER
C. CRAIG BOYER

ATTEST: ____________________, Auditor
Brenda Weaver