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County Council Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2009
MIAMI COUNTY COUNCIL
25 N BROADWAY
PERU, IN 46970
01-20-09
M I N U T E S
President Duckwall called the January Council meeting to order. Councilman Hunt
led the group in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
NOMINATIONS
President Duckwall turned the meeting over to Vice-President Mull for
nominations for the position of President. Councilman Wiles nominated Ralph
Duckwall. Councilman Hunt made a motion to close the nominations and by
acclamation and proclamation appoint Councilman Duckwall as President of the
Council. Councilman Wiles 2nd and it passed 6-1 abstain (Duckwall).
Council President Duckwall resumed leading the meeting and asked for nominations
for the position of Vice-President. Councilman Wiles nominated Councilman Steve
McAuliffe for the position of Vice-President. Councilwoman Shirley Mull 2nd the
nomination. Councilman Hunt made a motion to close the nomination and by
acclamation and proclamation appoint Councilman McAuliffe as Vice-President.
Motion passed 6-1 abstain (Councilman McAuliffe abstained).
MEETING DATES AND TIMES
The next item to be addressed was the meeting dates and times. Councilwoman Mull
made a motion to keep the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Councilman
McAuliffe 2nd the motion and it passed 7-0.
COMMITTEES
The Council went over the following committee recommendations:
Donaldson Historical Society
Middle Eel River Watershed
Tax Abatement
Duckwall Tax Abatement
Budget and Wage
Dukes Healthcare Foundation
Liaison MCEDA
Hunt Extension Advisory Bd.
County Planning Commission
Local Coordinating Council
Kendall Jail Committee
McAuliffe Enhanced 911
Emergency Management
Community Corrections
Tax Abatement
Liaison MCEDA
Mull Solid Waste
Four County Mental Health
Jail Committee
Wiles Enhanced 911
Dukes Healthcare Foundation
Ambulance Advisory Board
Budget and Wage
Councilman Hunt moves to accept and Councilwoman Mull 2nd the motion. The motion
passed 7-0.
WELCOME
Mary Milroy, new Chief Deputy Auditor, and John Donaldson, new County
Councilman, were welcomed. The Council also thanked Bill Click, past Councilman,
for all of the work he did for the Council and the County.
MINUTES
Councilwoman Mull made a motion to accept the November minutes. Councilman Hunt
2nd the motion and it passed 7-0.
COUNCIL ATTORNEY
The Council conducted interviews for the position of Council Attorney.
Councilman Wiles made a motion to hire Patrick Roberts as the County Council
Attorney, paid as a contract and not as an employee. The motion was 2nd by
Councilwoman Mull and passed 7-0.
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE BOARD
Councilman McAuliffe made a motion to appoint Jim Wilson to the Alcohol Beverage
Board. Councilman Wiles 2nd the motion and it passes 7-0.
CONVERSE-JACKSON LIBRARY
Councilman Hunt made a motion to appoint Joy Elzing to the Converse-Jackson
Library Board and it was 2nd by Councilwoman Mull. The motion passed 7-0.
PTABOA BOARD
Councilman Wiles made a motion to appoint Chris Bishop and Linda Garber to the
PTABOA Board. Councilman Hunt 2nd the motion and it passed 7-0.
DENVER BUDGET
When the Council approved the budgets they were missing two, Denver and Perry
Township. Councilwoman Mull made a motion to approve the Denver budget as
submitted and it was 2nd by Councilman Donaldson. The motion passed 7-0.
It was decided to wait on Perry Township until the Council receives further
information.
LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCIL
Janelle Hanley, new Coordinator of the LCC came before the Council regarding the
LCC budget. In November the LCC Board voted to give the Coordinator of the
program a raise of $1000.00, however the budget was already set and approved by
the Council. She needed to know what it is she needs to do. The Council decided
to table until next month.
9-1-1
Councilman Wiles is on the 9-1-1 Board. James Comerford has left the position of
Director of 9-1-1 and the Board is looking for a replacement. He asked the
Council if it would be possible to set a salary range that could be advertised
for the position. After some discussion Councilman Wiles made a motion to set a
range of 38,000 to 42,000.
Councilman McAuliffe 2nd the motion and it passed 5-2 with Kendal and Donaldson
casting the opposing votes.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER – COMMISSIONERS
Greg Deeds, Chairman of the Commissioners, came before the Council with a
request to change the Animal Control Officer from contract to a County employee.
There would be no change in the appropriation. After some discussion Councilman
Wiles made a motion to allow and Councilwoman Mull 2nd. The Council asked some
questions and followed up with more discussion. Both Councilman Wiles and
Councilwoman Mull withdrew the motion and 2nd and it was decided to table until
next month.
EMA
Mike Peconga and Kris Marks made a presentation to the Council about what the
EMA is about and what they do. The Council thanked them for the presentation.
COUNCIL ATTORNEY
Pat Roberts, Council attorney, told the Council his door is always open.
Adjourned
Respectfully submitted
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Jane Lilley, Auditor
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