MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
DECEMBER 17, 2007

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

ORDINANCE FOR TAX REFUND PROCEDURES
The Board reviewed an Ordinance allowing the tax refund to be applied to any delinquent taxes owed by the taxpayer prior to sending out the refund checks. A motion to sign the Ordinance was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

VICTIMS ADVOCATE REQUEST
Brenda Kercher asked permission to display a memorial on April 8, 2009 in memory of David Rich. This would be displayed in the hallway by the Prosecutors office. A motion to allow was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

RESOLUTION FOR THE MIAMI COUNTY HOLDING CORPORATION
Commissioner Deeds moved to approve the resolution and sale of the jail site to the Holding Corporation until the bonding is paid off. The sale of the site is $91,000. The motion was amended to allow Commissioner Hawley sign the deed if only one signature is needed. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

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

SMOKING BAN LETTER
The Board received a letter from a Miami County citizen in favor of a smoking ban for the County.

BUSINESS 31 SOUTH
The Board received a notice of recognition and the minutes of the field check held on December 4, 2007 at the Business 31 South site.

COUNTY RX CARD
The Board received a letter from a company that supplies discount cards for the County. No action taken.

REPORT ON COUNTY ROAD 513
Commissioner Boyer reported to the Board that the State is not interested in taking back this stretch of road. He said the Bridge project is back on the County. There will be one more appeal before this issue is let go.

CITY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Commissioner Deeds moved to enter into the minutes that the County Jail site has been approved by the City Board of Zoning appeals.

SRI CONTRACT FOR REFUND CHECKS
The Board reviewed the contract by SRI to issue the rebate checks for those who have Homesteads. A motion to approve the SRI contract and allow Commissioner Hawley to sign the document was made by Commissioner Deeds and 2nd by Commissioner Boyer. The motion passed 3-0.

CCI CLAIM
The Board received a claim in the amount of $10,002.54 for services on the Jail Project. A motion to pay the claim was made by Commissioner Deeds and 2nd by Commissioner Boyer. The motion passed 3-0.


FAMILY FARM AND HOME
David Grund brought an Addendum to clarify how the money is to be paid on this agreement between the County and Family Farm and Home. Commissioner Deeds moved to sign the addendum to the Family Farm & Home document. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0. The County Council will vote on this Tuesday evening at their monthly meeting.

MANATRON TRENDING CONTRACT
The Board and David Grund discussed the contract with Manatron and the legal issues concerning who signs it. The County Assessor signed the latest one and sent it last week. Commissioner Boyer moved to have dual signatures between Manatron, the Assessor and the County Commissioners on a Contract. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

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

EMA/STORM SERVICES
Mike Peconga reported to the Board that Sam Waltz, Highway Supervisor did a better job than surrounding Counties from what he was told concerning snow removal from our weekend snow storm.

Mr. Peconga would like permission to allow the phone system to be forwarded to his cell phone in events such as this weekend. It can be activated and deactivated by John Powell. Commissioner Deeds moves to allow this in order to make Mr. Peconga’s job easier. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

APPRAISAL BILLS
Commissioner Deeds moved to approve the two bills for appraisals done on the Jail site. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORDINANCE
A motion to approve the request for fees to be charged for services provided by the Health Department as requested was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.
The following charges were requested:
In Office Paternity Affidavit -$10
Paternity upon Marriage $5
Extra copies of any Paternity - $1
Regular copies on 8 ½ by 11 page - $0.10
Genealogy Search $25 for the first ½ hour search per name
$10 for each additional ½ hour

COUNTY GOVERNMENT INSURANCE COMMITTEE GRANT APPLICATION
The Board received a copy of the recent grant application made by the Insurance Committee to the Dukes Health Foundation.

HIGHWAY ISSUES
Sam Waltz said he had crews out on snow removal Saturday and he feels by the end of the week conditions will be much better due to the warming temperatures.

Mr. Waltz reported that Bridge 109 is open on 450 East.

AMCO ELEVATORS
The Board reviewed the contracts with AMCO Elevator and Metro Elevators. The Board discussed the differences in the services and Commissioner Boyer moved to award the contract to AMCO. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to allow Commissioner Hawley to sign the contracts. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.


IDEM NOTICE
The Board received an approval for an environmental permit for the Grissom Air Reserve Base from IDEM.

LETTER OF THANKS
The Board was given a letter of thanks for allowing the lap tops that were received from home land security to the 1st responders at Dukes Hospital.

RAILS TO TRAILS
Ken Einselen told the Board he met with Mike Keupper about Wallick Road. Mr. Einselen told the Board he discussed the situation of the stop sign placed by Rails being in front of a County sign with Mr. Keupper and the State Highway Traffic Engineer. Mr. Einselen said Rails did not follow their own plans when erecting the stop signs. After some discussion a motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to inform Mr. Keupper that the sign is to be moved by December 26, 2007. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

MOWING LIEN
A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to table the mowing lien until next week. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

HEALTH BOARD APPOINTMENTS
A motion was made by Commissioner Boyer to appoint Hershal Manhart to replace Dr. Farag’s vacancy on the Health Board and to appoint Dr. Roberts to replace Dr. Savage whose term is up at the end of this year. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Hawley and passed 2-1. Commissioner Deeds abstained from this vote.

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

Adjourned

THE MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS


__________________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY D. HAWLEY

__________________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREGORY DEEDS

__________________________________, MEMBER
CRAIG BOYER

ATTEST: _________________________, Auditor
Brenda Weaver