MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
NOVEMBER 6, 2006
Commissioner Hawley called the weekly meeting of the Board of Commissioners to
order.
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
The Board received a memo from Ken Einselen on the concrete work for the
handicapped accessible entry of the Court House.
The Board was presented with a bill for concrete work done to the sidewalk and
ramp area. Commissioner Deeds made a motion to approve the claim for $12,600.
The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Jeff Price thanked the Board for allowing the Domestic Violence group to place
crosses on the Court House lawn. He also told them the crosses are stored in
plastic boxes on the 4th floor.
CSI CONTRACT FOR 2007
The Board received the CSI contract for 2007. The Auditor will check to see
where it was paid from before and hold it until time to process it out of the
2007 budget.
YMCA MIAMIGO
David Quick brought a statistical report through October 31, 2006. He informed
the Board that they had been approved for another grant. The Miami Go YMCA
awarded grant will purchase a wheel chair van.
INSURANCE ISSUES
Mike Saine brought the Board some information concerning insuring Contractual
employees. The Board will review this information.
Mr. Saine also brought the renewal agreement for the County group insurance plan
for 2007. A motion to sign the Group Insurance for 2007 was made by Commissioner
Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.
EMA
Mike Peconga told the Board that he would like them to appoint Jim Comerford as
the point man for the State’s contact for Miami County. Mr. Comerford has two
part time employees that he feels can do the job required in the switching to
the 800 re-banding. A motion was made by Commissioner Boyer to appoint Jim
Comerford as the point of contact for the County. The motion was 2nd by
Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
Table top exercise for District 3 will be around the first of January, 2007. The
exercise will be for all the Counties in the district. Mr. Peconga said this
exercise will be an anthrax exercise.
EMA TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Mike Peconga requested that the Board allow him to go before the Council to move
$1,200 from the 03 portion of his budget to the 02. Commissioner Deeds made a
motion to allow Mr. Peconga to go to the Council for approval of the transfer.
The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.
The Board and Mr. Peconga discussed the possibility of purchasing police cars to
be traded in by the City police department. Mr. Peconga is keeping in touch with
the City in order to possibly do that when they are ready to trade in vehicles.
IT ISSUES
John Evans informed the Board that the election results will be on line on the
County web site.
CLAIMS
A motion was made by Commissioner Boyer to approve claims. The motion was 2nd by
Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
NOTICE FROM COMCAST AND INSIGHT
The Board received notification that they no longer have any control over the
contacts to do business in Counties. This is now the responsibility of the
State.
IDEM NOTICES
1. Mike Miller-confined feeding operation permit
2. Weller Farms-confined feeding operation permit
3. W.C. Redmon & Co. Notice of revocation of OEA permit.
INDOT NOTICE
The Board received a notice from INDOT concerning verification of funding for
bridge #28.
Mr. Einselen said there will be a meeting with STRAND on November 14, 2006 at
10:00 am concerning the scope of work on bridge #28. They will have a site
visit.
WABASH RIVER CORRIDOR
The Board received the minutes from the meeting that took place in October in
New Harmony.
MINUTES
A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to approve the minutes. The motion was
2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.
MUSEUM ROOF BILL
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The Board received a claim from Rich Roofing Systems for work on the Museum
Roof. A motion to pay the claim if the Museum is free of leaks was made by
Commissioner Boyer. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
BUILDING INSURANCE
The Board received a statement on the contents of the building. The bill will
follow.
ANIMAL CONTROL
The Board has some issues to discuss with the Animal Control Officer and
discussed when to set up a meeting.
HIGHWAY ISSUES
Sam Waltz gave the Board an overview of the work completed at the Highway
Department. He stated he is hoping to have 700 E between 1100 and 1200 completed
this week.
Commissioner Hawley informed Mr. Waltz that he had a call concerning some run
off from the road getting into a pond across from Jerry Tigler’s property. Mr.
Waltz will look into the situation.
Mr. Hawley also said that he is to meet with Roger Merriman on Thursday at 10:30
am at the Peru Utility Office. He invited Mr. Waltz to set in on the discussion
concerning the Business 31 project.
HEATING AND COOLING ISSUES
Mr. Bowman told the Board that the space heaters are causing issues with the
heating system. The thermostats are not located properly and it is causing
issues. He was directed to set the heat at between 71 and 73 degrees. Mr. Bowman
will relocate the thermostat in the annex building back to the center office of
the building. After some discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Boyer to
direct the Auditor to send out a memo to all departments stating that the
temperature is set between 71 and 73 degrees therefore space heaters are banned
from County buildings. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
Mr. Bowman said the new computer system is in and the space heaters are causing
the new system to not work correctly.
AMENDED ORDINANCE FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER BOARD
David Grund will get the information to the Auditor to publicize the amended
Ordinance before the meeting on November 20, 2006.
DOG TAX
Commissioner Hawley informed the Board that the Treasurer called him and left a
message stating she is not happy with the Dog Tax Ordinance. David Grund will
review the Ordinance.
A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Boyer. The motion was 2nd by
Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
Adjourned
MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
_______________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY HAWLEY
______________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREGORY DEEDS
______________________________, MEMBER
C. CRAIG BOYER
ATTEST: ______________________, Auditor
Brenda Weaver
