County Commissioner Meeting

TOPIC: County Commissioner Meeting
August 1, 2017, 10 am, County City Building 4th floor
All 3 Commissioners were present
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Reports for the Pay Docket - Motion was carried
R10-10-2017 Resolution to recognize Mr. Lou Sabo for his historic photographs of the area.
* 500 B/W Photos in 3 porfolio books have toured libraries for viewing
* Done to celebrate Indiana's 200 Anniversary as a State
* 8 of the photos are framed and will be hung in the County City Building
* Commissioners voted to accept the gift and thanked him
3 Contracts with Melonowski Consulting Inc.
* Have been consultants for the County for 15 years 
* Work to save money for the County and advise on "Audit Defense" which keeps the County in compliance with the State Auditors
* Since 2007 Cost Allocation Plan for Title IV D Office which oversees Child Support Programs to keep children off Welfare
* Since 2011 they have been paid out of the 8895 Fund instead of the General Fund
* This fund can only be used for Title IV programs
* Lisa Plencner was there to represent the Circuit Court for questions
* All 3 Contracts were approved by the Commissioners
Proposal to create a Grants Subcommittee for the County
* Proposed by Dr. Deb Flemming
* Ms. Kalee Zio of the Emergency Services is the organizer
* To date she has applied for (not received) $500K in grants
* Reason for creation is to get all County Departments to apply for Federal Grants
* They pay for the ECIVIS Grant Search Service to help locate Federal Grants
* Each department needs to file for their own State Grants in their respective areas
* Dave Thomas asked for a more defined scope and to note these are Open Door Meetings
* They will be advised again in December
* Motion to accept with amendments was carried
Duct Cleaning at the Juvenile Justice Center
* Contract for $43K by Bradley Company was accepted
Public Works Agenda was Approved
Bids for Forestry Unit Bucket Trucks was opened
* There were 3 bids - $166K, $163 and $202K (Different Chasis)
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