THE MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
25 NORTH BROADWAY
PERU, INDIANA 46970
April 24, 2008

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

SMOKING ORDINANCE ISSUE
Mr. Wilson asked the Board if they are ready to discuss the passage of the ordinance. Commissioner Deeds reviewed the Ohio and Illinois State passed laws. The Board discussed bars and private clubs. It was agreed that both should be treated the same whichever way the Board decides. Mr. Wilson told the Board that in communities that have had a clean sweep of all has had fewer problems than the ones that exempted bars and private clubs.
Commissioner Hawley suggested they get something together to include all bars and private clubs and present it at the next public meeting. The statement was made into a motion and Commissioner Deeds 2nd the motion and passed 3-0.

The Board is going to try to hold the public meeting on the 27th of May at the Peru High School auditorium.

9-1-1 AT&T CONTRACT
Jim Comerford brought an addendum to the contract they had already approved and signed. On May 7th and 8th ATT will be doing some equipment exchanging and this contract addendum covers that expense. A motion to sign the contract was made by Commissioner Deeds. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WITH THE CITY OF PERU
Commissioner Hawley and the Board explained the current IT situation between the County and the City of Peru. Commissioner Hawley has met with John Powell, Jim Walker, and Bruce Embry concerning the issue of the City IT problems. The City police are behind the County firewall and use our Internet, e-mail and anti virus already because they must be connected to the 9-1-1 Center. The City hired a part time IT person who is not planning on staying beyond the end of this year. Jim Comerford said he has no problem putting that position into his budget as long as the City and County put the funding in place for it. Commissioner Boyer said he has no idea where the County will get the money. At this time no decision was made until there is some clarification as to how much the City of Peru will be funding for the position.

HEALTH REGISTRAR
Diane McNeely told the Board she has found $1,500 to go towards the microfilming of the old books in her office. Commissioner Deeds said they agreed to do this and would finish paying for it out of Cumulative Court House because that is where they paid for the Recorder’s microfilming of the older records. He moved to proceed with this project. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

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

Commissioner Boyer left the room for a moment and returned for the vote.

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

LAKE CITY BANK
The Board received a claim to transfer the funds from the Jail COIT to the debt service fund at Lake City Bank.
Commissioner Deeds moved to sign the claim for the transfer of funds to Lake City Bank. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.



ANNEX REPAIRS
The Board received an estimate from Wabash Valley Restoration for repairs to the 3rd floor of the annex building that was damaged by water prior to the tuck-pointing. A motion to approve Wabash Valley to do the repairs was made by Commissioner Boyer. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Deeds and passed 3-0.

DOOR FOR PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
Commissioner Deeds made a motion to approve the proposal for the Public Defender’s office door repair to place a sliding piece of plexus-glass for security. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

JOHN POWELL/E MAIL SPAM
Mr. Powell brought a report to the Board showing that on Friday the Spam filter caught 18,716 messages, Saturday it stopped 9,000 and on Sunday 8,100. As of last night the same messages are totally blocked and he wanted the Board to know their purchase is working.

GRISSOM ISSUE
The Board discussed an issue with a building being leased by Montgomery Aviation. Commissioner Hawley said he, Max Weaver, and Darrel Wooten met and discussed the issues. They are waiting for the State to get back with them on some permits and Commissioner Hawley will keep them informed.

SHERIFF ROLAND
The Sheriff brought over his cell problem and weekly jail report. The problems are the usual ones with plumbing and lighting.

The Sheriff also brought over the new law concerning Health related services at the County Jail. He gave the Board a copy of it to give David Grund so the County policy could be changed and the County Ordinance can be amended. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to ask Mr. Grund to prepare an updated County Ordinance and add Jail Administrator to the language. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

CLERK OF THE COURTS
Debbie Walker brought a contract that the Board overlooked signing last week. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to sign the contract. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ISSUES
Mr. Waltz and the Board discussed the drainage issue at the jail site.

Mr. Waltz also told the Board that the 3rd street parking lot needs paved and he will address it as soon as all the County road repairs are completed for the spring.

The Board suggested Mr. Waltz ask for a 5% raise for next year for his employees and an extra $1,000 for him and Ken Einselen.

Mr. Waltz also reported that the Highway Department has had a lot of theft this year of signs due to the higher paying for aluminum.
Mr. Waltz also told the Board that once again there are places where farmers are encroaching on the County right of ways with their crops. It was discussed that the County needs an Ordinance concerning this issue.

MCEDA/JIM TIDD
Mr. Tidd brought a recommendation to the Board from the Incentive Committee that MCEDA approach the County Council for a one-time appropriation in the amount of $80,000 for the North Broadway project. This is a bridge that the bridge fund does not have sufficient money to cover. A motion was made by Commissioner Deeds to support and recommend to the County Council the one time appropriation of $80,000 from CEDIT to cover the County’s portion of the bridge over Prairie Ditch. The motion was 2nd by Commissioner Boyer and passed 3-0.

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

Adjourned

THE MIAMI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

____________________________, CHAIRMAN
GARY D. HAWLEY

____________________________, VICE CHAIRMAN
GREGORY DEEDS

____________________________, MEMBER
C. CRAIG BOYER

ATTEST: ___________________, Auditor
Brenda Weaver