Solid Waste District Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

October 17, 2011

Miami County Solid Waste District
Minutes for the October 17, 2011 Meeting

Attendance: Jon Faust, Craig Boyer, Tom Gustin, Josh Francis, Don Morris, Shirley Mull, Pat Roberts, Samantha Ward, and Carla Smith. Absent: Jim Walker.

At 8:03 A.M. the meeting was called to order by Tom Gustin.

The minutes of September 19, 2011 meeting were presented. Shirley Mull motioned to accept the minutes as is Josh Francis seconded, motion passed.

The October 2011 financial statement was presented by Samantha Ward. Regular monthly bills were presented. Leffler Tire bill was for the last tire day. AISWMD Conference registration was for Samantha to attend the Conference in Indianapolis. Craig Boyer moved to approve the financial report as is, Jon Faust seconded, motion passed.

Craig Boyer asked to bring 35 tires in to Leffler Tire. The tires were part of a large illegal dump on his property. There was discussion of the problem of illegal dumping in the county. Pat Roberts said it would be necessary to bring in the legislators, and also work with the prosecutor’s office for an ordinance.

The bid specifications for the white goods, county drop off recycling sites, and city drop off recycling site were reviewed. Samantha reported to the board that the specifications had not changed a lot since 1999. She went through the specs with Pat Roberts and they made some changes. Josh Francis motioned to approve the bid specifications and to allow Samantha to make any modifications needed before advertising for bids. Shirley Mull seconded, motion passed.

Recycling Recovery reported that there were just three sites to be switched to the new metal containers. Amboy, Macy, and North Miami High School are the sites left, and should be completed within a week. Samantha noted the property owner at Bennett’s Switch requested that the bin be removed from his property. He is trying to sell the building, and the constant abuse of the site was making it hard to sell. Recycling Recovery has removed the building.

Samantha asked if it might be possible to move into the first floor of the new jail instead of getting a building for our programs. Craig Boyer said there are other plans for that area in the works. Don Morris noted to the board that nearly all of the other districts in the state had their own facility to run recycling programs from.

Josh Francis motioned to adjourn at 8:58 a.m., Jon Faust seconded, motion passed.

Respectfully submitted,