MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
OCTOBER 22, 2007

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

EMA CARS AND TITLES
Mike Peconga brought the titles to the 3 vehicles that are being sold by Emergency Management. The Board was told he has 9 bids on 3 cars. Two are 1993 Chevrolet and one is a 1992 Chevrolet.
The Bids were from the following:
1. Kenneth Sampson $150 each
2. Wolfe Auto Sales 1992 Chevrolet $580
3. Wolfe Auto Sales 1993 Chevrolet $550
4. Wolfe Auto for the other 1993 Chevrolet $603
5. Malinda Taylor one 1993 for $300 and a $400 bid for the 1992
6. Cindy Barrus $376 for the 1992
7. Bill McQueen $455 for the 1992
8. Bill McQueen $300 for one 1993
9. Cletus England $700 for vehicle with VIN number 8889, $600 for vehicle with VIN number 5372 and $700 for vehicle with VIN number 9295.

Mr England is the high bidder and Commissioner Boyer moves to accept Mr. England’s bid. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

PTABOA BOARD APPOINTMENTS BY COUNCIL
Councilman Bill Click told the Board that he has 2 names into the County Assessor for appointments to the PTABOA Board. He should know by the end of the day if the Board is filled or not.

COURT HOUSE REPAIRS/REMODEL BILL
The Board received a bill from Shane Mathis for $1,700. This is the person Jacob Bowman subcontracted to tile the bathroom floor in the ladies restroom on the 2nd floor of the Court House. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to have Mr. Bowman sign something stating he is subcontracted to allow the Auditor to pay Mr. Mathis directly by check. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

SMOKING CESSASION
Mike Wilson told the Board he was just listening to find out if they are going to make a public presentation on the Smoking Ordinance. Commissioner Hawley said he has made some calls and is still doing some calling on other entities that have adopted the same or similar Ordinance to find out the effects prior to holding public hearings. Commissioner Deeds said he is comfortable with where he stands on the Ordinance. Commissioner Boyer wants to know what Commissioner Hawley finds out before they advertise for a public hearing on this issue. The Board took this under advisement for another week.

VSO/JAY KENDALL
The VSO Officer told the Board that he checked with Indianapolis on the lowing procedures for the flag. He was told the Court House flag belongs to the County and it is a County decision if and when it is to be flown at half- staff. He will be attending a meeting Thursday and if he finds out any further information he will let them know.

IDEM NOTICE
The Board received an IDEM notice of renewal for Roger Vincent for a confined feeding operation.

INDOT
The Board received a notice of the preliminary field check for the old Business 31 south project.

CLERK OF THE COURT
The Board received a notice of the Public Record’s meeting to be held on November 21, 2007 at 1:00 pm.

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

HIGHWAY ISSUES
The Board received a request for a hidden driveway sign at 2482 North Eel River Cemetery Road. The County Engineer evaluated the situation and he is not recommending a sign. No action was taken.

Ken Einselen brought a recommendation for speed limits on Paw Paw Pike from Daniels Road and 100 North. There are 4 curves and the speed study recommends that on curves one and 4 the speed limit be 25 mph and on curves 2 and 3 it be 30 mph. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to accept the County Engineers recommendations. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

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

UPDATE ON GENERATORS BY COMMISSIONER HAWLEY
Commissioner Hawley said at the present time all the generators are serviced by one entity but separate agreements. The Board is trying to get all the maintenance on County owned generators under one proposal. They are working with Customized Power Services to try to work out an agreement.

IT ISSUES
John Powell told the Board that the time card system will be up and operational December 1, 2007. The two Judges and Probation are working on a policy for their employees to follow concerning the system.

It is noted by the Board that the minutes are behind about 6 weeks on the County web page. Mr. Powell said they have not received them and the Auditor will remind her office to send them to the IT department.

AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINTE
Mr. Murphy and Mr. Wolfe gave the Board a presentation concerning the process on the Business 31 South project. The issue with Moyes Lane was addressed. Mr. Wolfe gave the Board a drawing and explained that the cost of enlarging the road to a standard public road approach and enlargement is included in the cost of the project. Commissioner Deeds asked if the road was vacated by the County would there be different regulations. Mr. Wolfe said there would be, but with the cost included in the project it would not make much of a difference. The Commissioners will try to speak with the land owners prior to the final decision on Moyes Lane.

COUNTY ATTORNEY/DAVID GRUND
The Board asked Mr. Grund about an Executive Session for the 9-1-1 Board. Mr. Comerford will be typing up the notice and Mr. Grund will give him the IC Code to put into the notice.

PTBOA BOARD APPOINTMENTS
The Board discussed the problem with getting a politically balanced Board. Commissioner Boyer made a motion to wave the requirements due to the effort being made to have a balanced Board. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.
Nancy Gates, County Assessor and the Board discussed the law concerning the PTBOA Board and David Grund said they need one more Democrat to balance the Board because the statute does not allow the waving due to a lack of political party balance. Commissioner Boyer moved to rescind his last motion to wave the requirements and Commissioner Deeds 2nd the motion. The motion was resented 3-0.

County Assessor Gates will check for the Board what the party affiliation of the members are and continue to try to find an applicant that is a Democrat.

The Auditor will copy the State Board reports of the County for the Board to review and have a copy of the petitions for the jail project and the Resolution to the Board to be kept in their files.

THE MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

______________________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY D. HAWLEY

______________________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREGORY DEEDS

______________________________________, MEMBER
CRAIG BOYER

ATTEST: ______________________________, Auditor
Brenda Weaver