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Yeah, they're trying to play some of the. 00:00:05
And that's what it's doing it paying for 1/3 of your help. 00:00:07
Just paying for the help but can we do all the work? 00:00:10
The Lions weren't doing anything. 00:00:12
Are they picking up now? 00:00:15
OK December 16th, 6:00 PM Floyd County Commissioners. 00:00:16
Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:21
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. 00:00:24
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:28
One nation under God. 00:00:30
Indivisible. 00:00:33
Liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
If you have a cell phone, if you'll please put that on. 00:00:37
Silent for the duration of the meeting and if you will. 00:00:40
Please join me in a moment of silence for individual thought. 00:00:44
Prayer, meditation. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting. 00:00:48
All right. Thank you. A couple of adjustments to tonight's agenda. 00:01:22
Under Old Business Item 1. 00:01:26
Community corrections that should have been removed prior to making it down here. I don't know if we need to formally table that 00:01:28
or not, we just. 00:01:32
We had no action to take on that this evening so. 00:01:36
You have to recommend you take. 00:01:39
All right, so I'll look for a motion to formally table item 1, so moved. 00:01:40
Second all in favor, aye. 00:01:44
And then I have two items to add by unanimous consent. 1 is auditor Diana Topping, CBET and. 00:01:48
The fit distribution items. 00:01:56
And also we have our. 00:01:59
Tri-county Animal Control contract to approve tonight if I can have those additions. 00:02:02
I'll make those motions with unanimous consent. 00:02:08
2nd. 00:02:11
All in favor, aye? 00:02:12
All right. Under new business, Nick, are you handling all of that? 00:02:14
Or other. 00:02:17
So this is for the annual bids? 00:02:22
For the highway department that were received at last. 00:02:26
Meeting. 00:02:30
The county engineer. 00:02:31
Has reviewed those. 00:02:33
And has. 00:02:36
Some acceptable bids. 00:02:38
For you. 00:02:40
For gasoline, motor oil, traffic paint, reflective Simon face material and signposts, we have bids from Jacobi Oil. 00:02:41
Christy, I don't need to go through. 00:02:50
The prices do I. 00:02:52
No, as long as you decide to which one we're accepting. 00:02:53
Jacobi oil for that one. 00:02:56
Sure. 00:03:02
For LP gas. 00:03:04
We have Shelby County Co-op. 00:03:07
For. 00:03:10
Bitumenous. 00:03:11
We have asphalt supply and Mac construction. 00:03:13
As well as C&R construction and E&B. 00:03:19
These are for different. 00:03:23
HMA amounts. 00:03:26
For Stone, we have Irving Materials Inc. 00:03:29
Sellersburg Corridon and New Albany. 00:03:33
Locations. 00:03:36
For culverts. 00:03:41
We have. 00:03:43
Civil con for corrugated metal pipe 15 to 72 inches round. 00:03:45
Corrugated metal pipe 15 to 72 inches, elliptical. 00:03:51
HTTP 15 to 72 inch round with no gauge. 00:03:55
We also have 4 corrugated metal. 00:03:59
High 15 to 72 inch round. 00:04:02
Indiana Drainage. 00:04:05
Um, that. 00:04:10
Is. 00:04:11
All for that one. 00:04:14
For guardrail, we have civil con. 00:04:16
And Indiana drainage solutions as well for them. 00:04:20
For various crises. 00:04:25
Barricade design posts and reflective sign face materials and signposts. 00:04:27
We have Peyton's barricade and sign. 00:04:32
That is all. 00:04:35
OK. For the record, none of those were not the lowest bidder, correct? 00:04:36
Or were they all the lowest? Better? 00:04:40
For various items. 00:04:42
Right. The lowest, most responsive, yes, yeah. 00:04:44
OK. 00:04:46
All right, you have questions. 00:04:48
Or Nick on that. 00:04:51
All right. Otherwise, we'll hold a motion to. 00:04:54
To approve those. 00:04:56
Recommendations. 00:04:57
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:04:59
Recommendations Horatio and Nick made. 00:05:01
I'll second all in favor, aye. 00:05:03
Oh, thank you very much. 00:05:08
OK, that'll be. 00:05:16
We don't have an agenda item on that, so that'll be under. 00:05:17
Open comment. 00:05:20
At the end. 00:05:21
Nick, did you, were you going to be introducing Mr. Fulkerson or? 00:05:26
I don't see him in the audience so. 00:05:34
All right, so item 2 will also be placed in hiatus for another time, as the speaker's not here. 00:05:36
A public defender. Matt Lorch. 00:05:45
Good evening. 00:05:53
So we attended some updated contract. 00:05:54
Doctor public defenders. 00:05:59
We have two. 00:06:01
The man. 00:06:04
So that's probably two different copies. 00:06:06
But easy black the pay increasing. 00:06:08
That were packed by the County Council. 00:06:10
OK. And I know you had some back and forth with. 00:06:14
Christie earlier today up until about midday on that right, I think everything's been. 00:06:17
Approved of on both ends or. 00:06:22
So right. Yes, OK. 00:06:25
That we sent the title to the black. 00:06:26
More not an employee data. 00:06:29
And we added some language to clarify that, that they're independent contract. 00:06:33
And then we tweaked another provision concerning. 00:06:38
A TD is a locked through the office that they can't. 00:06:42
In Floyd County, Floyd County, so. 00:06:46
At the PD as well. 00:06:48
OK. 00:06:50
No, I, I. 00:06:51
We discussed, we discussed those as well and I think that all makes sense. So. 00:06:53
This is one just looking for your all's blessing and approval on and then Matt would have the ability to enter into those with 00:06:58
each independent contractor. 00:07:02
So we'll look for a motion to allow. 00:07:05
Mr. Lords to proceed. 00:07:08
So moved second. 00:07:09
All in favor, aye? 00:07:12
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, Matt. Thanks for everything you guys do. 00:07:15
County Coroner Matthew Tomlin. 00:07:19
And this is 1. I believe we tabled because of a funding source. 00:07:30
Question. Last time around that's been resolved, so yes. 00:07:33
Charlie kind of talk about this. 00:07:37
Good evening, commissioners and attorney. 00:07:40
Fox so. 00:07:43
We have submitted over the purchase of two vehicles where the Coroner's office turnkey ready to go. 00:07:45
Umm, you should have received the the purchase agreements on these. 00:07:52
Our funding mechanism come from the County Council. 00:07:59
They allotted into the 20. 00:08:01
Six budget for $95,000. 00:08:04
We were working with. 00:08:07
That with one truck. 00:08:09
As we kept on digging a little bit farther. 00:08:11
Into it. 00:08:14
We realized that the Stryker system load system stretchers for the back. 00:08:15
Was really expensive. 00:08:21
So Matthew asked me to start looking at alternative. 00:08:22
Purposes for it. 00:08:26
We ended up. 00:08:28
On another stretcher system that will be just as good for us. 00:08:30
At that point in time, we were able to take it from the 2500 series trucks down to the 1500 series trucks. 00:08:35
Cole Chevrolet was the only bid that could do turnkey for us. 00:08:42
And all we're looking is the approval for. 00:08:48
The two purchases. 00:08:51
OK. So it's approval for two purchases. The primary use on these is? 00:08:53
Transportation of the deceased, correct? 00:08:57
That this will take. 00:08:59
The stress off of EMS. 00:09:01
In the county and we will start doing our own transports. 00:09:03
OK, so. 00:09:06
Just for clarification, I know the. 00:09:07
Purchase order says this, but they'll be. 00:09:09
Titled in the name of the Floyd County Commissioners. 00:09:11
They are titled in the commissioners name. 00:09:13
OK. Any questions? 00:09:18
Mr. Tomlin or Mr. Moon? 00:09:21
Make a motion to approve. 00:09:24
2nd. 00:09:25
All in favor, aye aye. 00:09:26
Thank you. Thank you. 00:09:29
All right, Mr. Creevy, once more. 00:09:31
The first item is a contract for services for BCU replacement and the dancing or building. 00:09:39
Alliance comfort Systems. 00:09:48
Is the quote. 00:09:51
It is to replace. 00:09:53
Failed. 00:09:56
Monitoring uh. 00:09:58
Network for their HVAC system. 00:10:00
It is for $5300. 00:10:04
OK. And you reached out for a second bit on that? 00:10:09
My understanding is that. 00:10:12
They were not able to obtain a second bid that the service was unique to that system. 00:10:14
Just weren't, yeah. 00:10:20
By clarification. 00:10:21
Donnie Hair is here in. 00:10:23
Can provide. 00:10:24
Additional more detail. 00:10:25
Information on that? 00:10:27
I read through it once. 00:10:29
That's enough for me, unless anyone else wants to. 00:10:31
Talking to him at that. OK. 00:10:34
Make it part of the public record then. 00:10:36
OK. And it looks reasonable and it needs to be done and it's winter time, so. 00:10:41
I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:10:46
Advancing with that contract. 00:10:48
Make a motion. 00:10:50
I'll second. 00:10:51
All in favor, aye? 00:10:53
Next up I have Charles Sound trail. 00:10:57
Project update change order. 00:11:00
The change order is. 00:11:05
For 7800. 00:11:07
In $18.05. 00:11:10
To lessen the amount. So it's a net savings. However, this is a project that is being funded through in dot, not the county. So 00:11:12
that's a savings to end dot, but. 00:11:18
As the project owners, we've. 00:11:23
Approve the change orders. The need for this was. 00:11:26
During the summer we had. 00:11:30
The project delay due to the gas line and drainage pipe conflict that was discovered. 00:11:32
And which resulted in some time extension in a reduction of the amount of pipe that was needed and changed to a narrower pipe. So 00:11:40
that's where the saving. 00:11:45
Came from yeah. So for the record, again, this is. 00:11:50
The county pulled all of our. 00:11:54
Financial support from this back in 2023 I believe. 00:11:57
Or almost all of it. And then we had the grant. 00:12:01
It was accepted by. 00:12:04
They didn't got their funding. 00:12:06
Elected to take 100% of the construction funding for this project. 00:12:08
As that they had pools of money that they just fits a specific pool that they wanted to use so they. 00:12:15
They've dedicated it to that. 00:12:21
So none of the construction costs thus far have been on the county. 00:12:23
You know, so love it or loathe it, this one's been kind of driven by in dot. 00:12:28
And all we're doing is more or less a pass through our project manager with regards to this and on their behalf, I'm sure. 00:12:33
I'm in favor of. 00:12:40
Taking a $7000 savings for them, right? 00:12:41
So. 00:12:43
Any questions or clarification? 00:12:44
Or Nick, Otherwise I do have a question. So once the project's done, who has to maintain it? 00:12:48
We will end the project, it is ours. 00:12:53
Yeah, I'm not sure we saved a thing. 00:12:56
The project timeline was supposed to be completed by Thanksgiving with this delay. 00:13:00
They were hoping to still get it done before the end of the year, but with the cold streak that came in. 00:13:06
And small plants are. 00:13:11
Not capable. So we're, we're, we're in the spring. 00:13:12
I'll make a motion to. 00:13:18
Accept that change order. 00:13:21
All in favor, aye? 00:13:24
Next, we have a Floyd County Ordinance 2025-31. 00:13:29
This is Ordinance for adopting an employee benefit change for an employee for 2025. 00:13:35
Kelly Lang is the employee. 00:13:45
And this is to pay about 120 hours of vacation time that he was unable to take due to a. 00:13:47
Vacancy in the office. He covered that position and was not able to. 00:13:56
Take vacation time. 00:14:01
That would be lost at the end of the year. 00:14:04
Otherwise. 00:14:06
For how long was he the only one? 00:14:10
Well, he was. We hired someone within about a month, but they had to be trained so. 00:14:14
You know, he was the primary inspector and reviewer, commissioner, trainer. 00:14:20
Trainer for. 00:14:26
3-4 months. 00:14:28
OK. Look for a motion to approve that policy change by unanimous consent. 00:14:30
So moved. 00:14:34
Second, all right. 00:14:35
All in favor, aye? 00:14:37
Next, we have Central Square contract extension. This is for our permit platform in the building and development department. 00:14:41
This is an extension for six months. 00:14:50
The amount is $7958.69. 00:14:52
We intended to exit that contract. 00:14:58
This year. 00:15:02
We're replacing it with a in-house permitting system that we're being is being built. 00:15:03
But that's not. 00:15:10
We need to extend central square just so we can. 00:15:13
Maintain service. 00:15:15
OK. I haven't had time to review this. Any questions for Nick on that? 00:15:20
No question. 00:15:26
All right, look for a motion to approve. So moved. 00:15:28
2nd. 00:15:30
All in favor. 00:15:31
Aye. 00:15:33
And the final item I have is a Siemens. 00:15:35
Internal pipe inspection contract. 00:15:38
This is a required. 00:15:41
Once per five year. 00:15:44
Inspection from the sprinkler system, primarily in the jail area but others as well. The amount is 4433. 00:15:46
Dollars $0.18. 00:15:55
OK for a motion to approve. 00:15:58
So moved second. 00:16:00
All in favor, aye aye. 00:16:01
All right. 00:16:04
Thank you very much. 00:16:06
Item 7. County Attorney Christy Fox. 00:16:11
OK, so just just. 00:16:14
Before I dive into each one, brief overview here. We're doing 6 different ordinances to deal with. 00:16:16
Uh, miscellaneous bonds that we have, the general obligation bond, the bridge. 00:16:21
27 and 51 bonds, as well as another bond that was done in 20. 00:16:26
24. 00:16:31
Cleaning up a few things, bond or sorry fund numbers that were. 00:16:32
Incorrect when we adopted them. So we're appealing a few things and then putting in the correct fund numbers so. 00:16:38
Happy to answer any questions as we go, but the first one is going to be FCO 2025-32. This is an ordinance repealing. 00:16:43
The one we just did last month, 2025-27. 00:16:50
Which was originally fund #4503. 00:16:54
We need to repeal that because that is not the correct fund number for that bond to go into. 00:16:58
All right, so. 00:17:05
Clerical errors. 00:17:08
Correct. 00:17:09
Correct. 00:17:10
Look for a motion to approve by unanimous consent on each of these items, A through F. 00:17:11
We're going to do them separately, but. 00:17:16
Up first is Floyd County Ordinance 2025-32. 00:17:20
Yeah, I'll make the most to approve with unanimous consent, Floyd County Ordinance 2025-32, repealing Floyd County Ordinance 00:17:23
2025-27, the establishing of a fund for general obligation bond. 00:17:28
4503. 00:17:34
2nd. 00:17:36
All in favor, aye? 00:17:37
OK, the next one is going to be. 00:17:41
The uh. 00:17:43
Fund 4801 which is going to be a non reverting fund for the general obligation bond which will be coming in this week. 00:17:45
Happy to answer any questions on that. That's for the. 00:17:53
The General. 00:17:55
Obligation bond. 00:17:56
I have no questions. I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:18:00
Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve with unanimous consent. Floyd County Ordinance 2025-33 establishing Fund 4801, the Non 00:18:03
Reverting Fund General Obligation Bond Series 2025. 00:18:08
And I'll second that. 00:18:14
All in favor, aye? 00:18:15
Aye. 00:18:17
OK, the next one is going to be. 00:18:19
FCO 2025-34. 00:18:24
This is going to be repealing. 00:18:27
A bridge project fund that was put in place. 00:18:30
Earlier this year year. 00:18:34
In anticipation of the bridge 51 and 27 bonds. 00:18:37
But again, that fund number, we need to fix that and line that up with the. 00:18:42
Bond funds, and so we want to repeal the 4502 fund. 00:18:48
I'll make a motion to approve the unanimous consent. Floyd County Ordinance, 2025-34, Repealing Floyd County Ordinance 2025-20, 00:18:54
The establishment of a fund for bridge Project Fund 4502. 00:19:00
And I'll second that motion and a second all in favor. Aye, aye. 00:19:06
The next one is going to be FCO 2025-35. This is establishing Fund 4603. 00:19:12
For the road and bridge project bond 2024 debt reserve fund. So this is a. 00:19:18
Project that was done and bond was taken out in 2024 for a bridge project. 00:19:24
A debt reserve fund was not put in place that is required alongside of all these bonds and for some reason that was overlooked. 00:19:30
So we need to create that to house the debt reserve on that bond. 00:19:36
I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2025-35, Establishment Fund 46034. 00:19:41
For road and bridge project bond 2024 debt reserve fund. 00:19:48
2nd. 00:19:53
The motion is second. I do have a question about that one. 00:19:54
Without a reserve fund in place for that. 00:19:57
Period of time. 00:20:00
They retained the ballot. 00:20:02
OK, thank you. A motion and a second all in favor, aye. 00:20:06
Aye, aye. 00:20:10
The next one is FCO 2025-36. 00:20:12
This is going to be. 00:20:15
Fund 4800. This will be for the Bridge 51 and 27 bond when that closes out. 00:20:17
And so we're getting that put in place and ready to go. 00:20:24
Again, this is FCO 202536. 00:20:26
OK. Any questions or concerns if not? 00:20:32
I'll ask for a motion to approve by unanimous consent. Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve with unanimous consent Floyd County 00:20:35
Ordinance 2025-36 Establishment Fund 4800 for Bridge 51 and Bridge 27 Bond. 00:20:41
And I'll second that you have a motion and 2nd. 00:20:48
Oh my only comment on that I think. 00:20:51
Nick, I believe right, so just. 00:20:53
You know that project did let on December 10th as. 00:20:56
Scheduled a nice summary of. 00:21:00
The particulars on that in last Saturday's Tribune. 00:21:02
I have a motion and a second. 00:21:06
All in favor, aye aye aye. 00:21:07
OK. And the last one is going to be it's going to go alongside that and it's the debt reserve fund for that same bond. It's going 00:21:11
to be Fund 4604. 00:21:15
And that's Ordinance FCO 2025-37. 00:21:19
OK. Look for a motion to approve a unanimous consent. I'll make the motion to approve with unanimous consent. 00:21:26
Lake County Ordinance 2025-37 Establishment fund. 00:21:33
4604 Debt reserve for Bridge 51 and Bridge 27. 00:21:37
And I'll second that. 00:21:43
Have a motion and a second all in favor, aye? 00:21:45
That passes as well. 00:21:51
Bringing us to 7G I believe. OK. The next one is my county contract for 2026. 00:21:58
Happy to answer any questions. There are no change in the pay rate. 00:22:04
Or anything along those lines. Only difference is my dad is no longer on that contract and just has myself listed for our law 00:22:08
firm, Fox Law Offices, LLC. 00:22:12
Make a motion to accept contract. 00:22:20
I'll second. 00:22:22
I have a motion and a second. My only comment is that. 00:22:24
I reserve the right to come back and maybe we haven't had the chance to really look at this so. 00:22:29
And we're not going to discuss this on the fly tonight, but. 00:22:35
You've done a great job. 00:22:39
I think there might be at least the cost of living adjustment that. 00:22:41
Might be afforded on that, so we can look at that in the first quarter of next year. 00:22:45
I appreciate that. 00:22:49
Motion and a second all in favor of approval, aye. 00:22:50
Aye, aye. 00:22:54
The next one under mine is Approval conflict of interest form this came in. 00:22:56
Sorry, let me pull that out so I have it in front of me. 00:23:03
This came in from Mr. Bowling. 00:23:07
He is the. 00:23:10
Vice President, the Foley County Redevelopment Commission, he was disclosing a potential conflict of interest by serving on that 00:23:12
board and having an interest in red wire space technologies. 00:23:17
You all would. 00:23:23
Are the appointing? 00:23:24
Body and so therefore you would be the ones that would sign off on it. He also does need to take that before the RDC and put that 00:23:26
on the record with their board as well. 00:23:30
Yeah, my comment with this serving beside him. 00:23:36
He makes every meeting he's prepared. 00:23:40
He recuses himself. He abstains himself whenever that business comes up. 00:23:42
I don't think we could have a better. 00:23:46
Person in that seat. 00:23:49
So I'd be in favor of a. 00:23:51
Approval. 00:23:52
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:23:53
I'll second. 00:23:55
All in favor, aye? 00:23:56
OK. The next one is interlocal agreement for riverboat revenue. This has been one we've been doing for years. 00:24:01
You guys would put your blessing on it. The only thing I will have to go in and add everybody's. 00:24:08
For some reason they're still using an old form I complain about every year, but we'll have to go in to be able to record it and. 00:24:13
Type everybody's names in underneath their signature line, but I'll take care of that after approval. 00:24:18
Make a motion to approve. 00:24:24
I'll second. 00:24:27
OK, I have a motion and a second. 00:24:29
All in favor. 00:24:31
Aye. 00:24:33
All right. Thank you. I put #8 CBT and the 5th distribution. 00:24:35
I know we have 8 there. 00:24:42
So, as previously discussed. 00:24:47
The last meeting. 00:24:48
CVET or CVET is commercial vehicle excise tax. 00:24:49
And then fit is financial institution tax, I don't know if. 00:24:54
See that is kind of self-explanatory, but fit. 00:24:58
Is based on. 00:25:01
At the time that the tax was implemented, any portion of the county. 00:25:03
That had an actual financial institution or a bank. 00:25:07
Within it. 00:25:11
And the distribution rules never really changed as far as. 00:25:13
That goes so the taxing districts that had. 00:25:17
A bank and may not have that bank anymore. 00:25:20
Still receive it and they'll always receive it. The county receives a portion. 00:25:23
The only thing that changed? 00:25:27
Once again is how? 00:25:28
It is received in the county, so we're no longer. 00:25:30
Told where to put it as far as our funds go. 00:25:34
And they have. 00:25:38
Graciously given that permission and. 00:25:39
Power and. 00:25:41
Authority to the Commissioners, so you all have to make a decision because I do have to receive this into our funds before the end 00:25:43
of this year. 00:25:46
So I do need to know what fund you're wanting to put to these amounts in. So SEVA is $19,446 and. 00:25:50
Is $47,501.01. 00:25:58
And if you're going to leave it in the general fund, you can just specify that doesn't matter if you're putting it somewhere else. 00:26:03
You do have to take a vote on record. 00:26:06
And if you break it up, you have to specify by fund. 00:26:10
By amount. 00:26:13
OK. Stanley, do you have thoughts on that? 00:26:14
I know you had said Steve it previously LRS or MBH unrestricted. 00:26:17
Which that's kind of a Gimme because it's. 00:26:23
Commercial vehicle excise tax but fit is another question. Might defer my. 00:26:25
Comments for dance recommend. 00:26:32
To find out. 00:26:37
Permanent housed source for the fit money Honestly, county General appears to be the. 00:26:37
The most reasonable location to keep that money housed. 00:26:44
When it comes to the see that money. 00:26:48
I still, I believe, I believe in the fact that it should be. 00:26:51
Going back to the MVH Fund 1176. 00:26:55
Or at the 1169. 00:27:00
Which is the local. 00:27:02
Street so. 00:27:03
My recommendation would be 1176. 00:27:05
1st. 00:27:08
OK, OK, so it's as simple as just allocating. 00:27:13
Yeah, those monies into those two accounts, correct. All right, look for. 00:27:16
Any further discussion on the matter? 00:27:21
With the SO, with the fit, because it's going to go to the general fund, no vote is needed. But with the CVET, because it's going 00:27:24
to the 1176, you do have to take a vote on it. 00:27:28
To the mother, just for clarity, this would be. 00:27:31
In perpetuity, unless we changed it so this will be for 26. We can vote it into that place, yes. 00:27:35
But can it be changed? 00:27:40
Can be changed. 00:27:41
So is this something we should have a vote on every year or just say that going forward unless there's a change, going forward, 00:27:44
unless there's a change, you can specify that and then we can notify you when the distributions happen and. 00:27:49
You're wanting to make a change at the time. 00:27:54
We can put it on the agenda. 00:27:56
Very good. I'll make a motion. 00:27:58
That we allocate the CVET money. 00:28:01
Going forward into Fund 1176. 00:28:04
I'll second. 00:28:08
OK, all in favor, aye? 00:28:09
Thank you very much. All right, thanks. 00:28:13
And then we had the other edition of the tri-county Animal. 00:28:17
Control contract. 00:28:22
Right. Do you want me to handle that? Yeah. So we had made a few changes. 00:28:25
Based on their requests, I think from last year, the price is going up a little bit. 00:28:30
Over the course of the next couple of years. So that provision is in there. In addition, we did put some language in there to be 00:28:36
able to terminate the contract. 00:28:40
At our discretion if we need to for any reason. 00:28:44
Happy to answer any other questions. 00:28:48
So we're just looking for a motion to approve that contract. That is correct. 00:28:51
Doesn't need to be with unanimous consent or no. 00:28:55
Doesn't need to be. It's just contract. OK, thank you. 00:28:58
I'll make a motion that we approve the animal control contract. 00:29:02
And I'll second. 00:29:05
OK, all in favor. 00:29:06
Aye, aye. 00:29:09
All right. Looking for approval of meeting minutes for the December 2nd, 2025 meeting. 00:29:11
So move second. 00:29:17
All in favor, aye and approval of payroll and claims. 00:29:19
Make a motion. 00:29:25
Accept. 00:29:26
I figured it was. I'll second. 00:29:28
All right. All in favor, aye. 00:29:31
All right. So our next Commissioners meeting will be Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 5:45 PM. That will be the organizational 00:29:33
meeting followed immediately by the 6:00 PM. 00:29:39
Regular meeting we had. 00:29:45
Solid waste immediately prior to this, or not immediately prior to 4:30 and. 00:29:49
That board will also meet on January 6th at 4:30 PM. 00:29:55
Any comment from elected officials? 00:30:00
Have just a quick one. 00:30:09
We did settle with the state. 00:30:10
As of yesterday, so fall settlement is done. 00:30:13
Tax distributions are done. 00:30:16
And by the end of this week? 00:30:18
Anything that is going to post to the funds will have posted to the funds. 00:30:20
423 Five. 00:30:24
So there's offices. 00:30:26
Pretty squared away at this point. 00:30:28
All right. Thank you. 00:30:29
Like general? 00:30:31
Public comment. 00:30:34
Brandon Alexander with Highlander Fire. 00:30:42
I just wanted to come up today just to kind of give a year end summary for what Highlander has done. 00:30:45
We want to keep a good open dialogue with you guys, let you know what we're doing so. 00:30:51
That's what I'm. 00:30:57
Gonna accomplish today so. 00:30:58
Out of our training division, we've hosted 9 state certification classes, sent 12 students to. 00:31:01
12 other state certification courses. 00:31:07
Resulting in 185 state certification courses. 00:31:10
Being completed with 165 of those being held internally. 00:31:14
Our guys are being are getting really active with training. 00:31:19
We're hosting our first ever multi County Fire Academy, the Southern Indiana Fire Academy, and it's got students. 00:31:23
From Floyd, Harrison and Washington counties. 00:31:31
Right now, the department is on track to exceed 10,000 hours of total training for 2025. 00:31:35
We were also awarded 3 grants. 00:31:42
Totally, approximately $200,000 for which we've got some new gear for our guys. 00:31:45
MIH We're starting an MIH program. 00:31:51
Right now the protocols are being developed for that and. 00:31:55
The purchasing of equipment is getting started so that we can get the program. 00:31:59
Move it. We've increased our ambulance coverage. We've got 224 hour ambulances now and a third ambulance dedicated to part time 00:32:04
staff. 00:32:08
And for special event coverage? 00:32:14
We have gained 2 new advanced EMT's. 00:32:16
They've gone through the certification. 00:32:21
With one more. 00:32:24
Waiting. Testing. 00:32:25
We also have two people currently in paramedic courses, so we're. 00:32:27
We're really trying to keep things moving as far as. 00:32:31
Our EMS program goes. 00:32:34
We've obtained some new equipment, blanket warmers, fluid warmers, IV pumps to increase patient care and comfort. 00:32:38
You know, we're, we're really trying to make ourselves. 00:32:45
To a a primary. 00:32:48
An exceptional. 00:32:52
EMS provider so. 00:32:54
Just a. 00:32:56
Kind of an update of what we've been doing through the year. 00:32:57
If anybody has any questions or if want to see what we're doing, come on down and we'll show. Be sure to show you around. 00:33:00
OK. Thank you. Thank you. 00:33:06
Mr. Mann. 00:33:12
Dealman, Georgetown. 00:33:18
I just got a question. You purchased vehicles? 00:33:20
I know there was a Chevy 2 Chevys tonight. We purchased vehicles. 00:33:24
We don't ever see who else bidding on the motor vehicle. 00:33:27
I'm a retired for workers. There's 3500 of us. 00:33:31
In this area. 00:33:34
Every time you buy a Chevrolet with our tax dollars. 00:33:35
If it's if a Ford's got a little bit, I would like to see that. 00:33:38
We never see the bids on these vehicles. 00:33:41
The sheriff's departments, we don't see him. 00:33:44
Ford makes Amherst Global uses Ford vehicles all the time. 00:33:46
But we can't seem to buy any police vehicles. 00:33:51
Or can't very many county beers that from forward. 00:33:53
Just remember, there's 3500 of us. 00:33:56
Retired and acting for workers in this general area. 00:33:58
And every time you buy one, you're cutting our throat. 00:34:02
Thank you. 00:34:05
What's that good? 00:34:06
Becomes a public record, correct? 00:34:08
Yes, so. 00:34:11
Yeah, yeah. So I don't have any. 00:34:12
Problem displaying any of that that we that we have. 00:34:14
On record. 00:34:17
That. 00:34:19
Well, they're gone and I can't get the details on that for you at this point in time. But I believe what he actually said was that 00:34:24
it was the only one that had a turnkey operation for it without having to add other equipment. 00:34:29
Correct and that. 00:34:34
That value was under the threshold to require sealed bids, so. 00:34:35
But you know, point taken. Anything that I see. 00:34:39
I'm happy. 00:34:42
If the public sees it, that's why. Most of the time when I'm done with the paperwork here, I just leave it. 00:34:43
Once I wrote myself a note for something I have to do on the way home. 00:34:48
You know, I said. 00:34:51
Public record. 00:34:53
Pick up milk. 00:34:55
Yeah. 00:34:56
All right. Any closing comments from commissioners? 00:34:59
Was there any other public comment tonight? 00:35:03
All right. 00:35:07
Stop. Not even a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from you guys. 00:35:09
I didn't know if that was public home. Yeah, Let's see how closing comments for you. Yeah, Yeah, it's been a great year. 00:35:14
Enjoyed working with everybody on this side of the table on that side of the table as well. 00:35:20
And, you know, we're looking forward to a great 2026. 00:35:25
And I don't think we have any any. 00:35:28
Well, you never know if you're gonna have an emergency meeting or not before the end of the year, but otherwise this would close 00:35:29
business public every day. 00:35:32
Yeah, putting out fires well. 00:35:35
Not like you guys, yeah. 00:35:37
All right, well, look for a motion. Merry Christmas. 00:35:39
To adjourn then. 00:35:41
Yeah, so moved. 00:35:42
All right. Thank you. 00:35:43
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Yeah, they're trying to play some of the. 00:00:05
And that's what it's doing it paying for 1/3 of your help. 00:00:07
Just paying for the help but can we do all the work? 00:00:10
The Lions weren't doing anything. 00:00:12
Are they picking up now? 00:00:15
OK December 16th, 6:00 PM Floyd County Commissioners. 00:00:16
Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:21
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. 00:00:24
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:28
One nation under God. 00:00:30
Indivisible. 00:00:33
Liberty and justice for all. 00:00:34
If you have a cell phone, if you'll please put that on. 00:00:37
Silent for the duration of the meeting and if you will. 00:00:40
Please join me in a moment of silence for individual thought. 00:00:44
Prayer, meditation. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting. 00:00:48
All right. Thank you. A couple of adjustments to tonight's agenda. 00:01:22
Under Old Business Item 1. 00:01:26
Community corrections that should have been removed prior to making it down here. I don't know if we need to formally table that 00:01:28
or not, we just. 00:01:32
We had no action to take on that this evening so. 00:01:36
You have to recommend you take. 00:01:39
All right, so I'll look for a motion to formally table item 1, so moved. 00:01:40
Second all in favor, aye. 00:01:44
And then I have two items to add by unanimous consent. 1 is auditor Diana Topping, CBET and. 00:01:48
The fit distribution items. 00:01:56
And also we have our. 00:01:59
Tri-county Animal Control contract to approve tonight if I can have those additions. 00:02:02
I'll make those motions with unanimous consent. 00:02:08
2nd. 00:02:11
All in favor, aye? 00:02:12
All right. Under new business, Nick, are you handling all of that? 00:02:14
Or other. 00:02:17
So this is for the annual bids? 00:02:22
For the highway department that were received at last. 00:02:26
Meeting. 00:02:30
The county engineer. 00:02:31
Has reviewed those. 00:02:33
And has. 00:02:36
Some acceptable bids. 00:02:38
For you. 00:02:40
For gasoline, motor oil, traffic paint, reflective Simon face material and signposts, we have bids from Jacobi Oil. 00:02:41
Christy, I don't need to go through. 00:02:50
The prices do I. 00:02:52
No, as long as you decide to which one we're accepting. 00:02:53
Jacobi oil for that one. 00:02:56
Sure. 00:03:02
For LP gas. 00:03:04
We have Shelby County Co-op. 00:03:07
For. 00:03:10
Bitumenous. 00:03:11
We have asphalt supply and Mac construction. 00:03:13
As well as C&R construction and E&B. 00:03:19
These are for different. 00:03:23
HMA amounts. 00:03:26
For Stone, we have Irving Materials Inc. 00:03:29
Sellersburg Corridon and New Albany. 00:03:33
Locations. 00:03:36
For culverts. 00:03:41
We have. 00:03:43
Civil con for corrugated metal pipe 15 to 72 inches round. 00:03:45
Corrugated metal pipe 15 to 72 inches, elliptical. 00:03:51
HTTP 15 to 72 inch round with no gauge. 00:03:55
We also have 4 corrugated metal. 00:03:59
High 15 to 72 inch round. 00:04:02
Indiana Drainage. 00:04:05
Um, that. 00:04:10
Is. 00:04:11
All for that one. 00:04:14
For guardrail, we have civil con. 00:04:16
And Indiana drainage solutions as well for them. 00:04:20
For various crises. 00:04:25
Barricade design posts and reflective sign face materials and signposts. 00:04:27
We have Peyton's barricade and sign. 00:04:32
That is all. 00:04:35
OK. For the record, none of those were not the lowest bidder, correct? 00:04:36
Or were they all the lowest? Better? 00:04:40
For various items. 00:04:42
Right. The lowest, most responsive, yes, yeah. 00:04:44
OK. 00:04:46
All right, you have questions. 00:04:48
Or Nick on that. 00:04:51
All right. Otherwise, we'll hold a motion to. 00:04:54
To approve those. 00:04:56
Recommendations. 00:04:57
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:04:59
Recommendations Horatio and Nick made. 00:05:01
I'll second all in favor, aye. 00:05:03
Oh, thank you very much. 00:05:08
OK, that'll be. 00:05:16
We don't have an agenda item on that, so that'll be under. 00:05:17
Open comment. 00:05:20
At the end. 00:05:21
Nick, did you, were you going to be introducing Mr. Fulkerson or? 00:05:26
I don't see him in the audience so. 00:05:34
All right, so item 2 will also be placed in hiatus for another time, as the speaker's not here. 00:05:36
A public defender. Matt Lorch. 00:05:45
Good evening. 00:05:53
So we attended some updated contract. 00:05:54
Doctor public defenders. 00:05:59
We have two. 00:06:01
The man. 00:06:04
So that's probably two different copies. 00:06:06
But easy black the pay increasing. 00:06:08
That were packed by the County Council. 00:06:10
OK. And I know you had some back and forth with. 00:06:14
Christie earlier today up until about midday on that right, I think everything's been. 00:06:17
Approved of on both ends or. 00:06:22
So right. Yes, OK. 00:06:25
That we sent the title to the black. 00:06:26
More not an employee data. 00:06:29
And we added some language to clarify that, that they're independent contract. 00:06:33
And then we tweaked another provision concerning. 00:06:38
A TD is a locked through the office that they can't. 00:06:42
In Floyd County, Floyd County, so. 00:06:46
At the PD as well. 00:06:48
OK. 00:06:50
No, I, I. 00:06:51
We discussed, we discussed those as well and I think that all makes sense. So. 00:06:53
This is one just looking for your all's blessing and approval on and then Matt would have the ability to enter into those with 00:06:58
each independent contractor. 00:07:02
So we'll look for a motion to allow. 00:07:05
Mr. Lords to proceed. 00:07:08
So moved second. 00:07:09
All in favor, aye? 00:07:12
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, Matt. Thanks for everything you guys do. 00:07:15
County Coroner Matthew Tomlin. 00:07:19
And this is 1. I believe we tabled because of a funding source. 00:07:30
Question. Last time around that's been resolved, so yes. 00:07:33
Charlie kind of talk about this. 00:07:37
Good evening, commissioners and attorney. 00:07:40
Fox so. 00:07:43
We have submitted over the purchase of two vehicles where the Coroner's office turnkey ready to go. 00:07:45
Umm, you should have received the the purchase agreements on these. 00:07:52
Our funding mechanism come from the County Council. 00:07:59
They allotted into the 20. 00:08:01
Six budget for $95,000. 00:08:04
We were working with. 00:08:07
That with one truck. 00:08:09
As we kept on digging a little bit farther. 00:08:11
Into it. 00:08:14
We realized that the Stryker system load system stretchers for the back. 00:08:15
Was really expensive. 00:08:21
So Matthew asked me to start looking at alternative. 00:08:22
Purposes for it. 00:08:26
We ended up. 00:08:28
On another stretcher system that will be just as good for us. 00:08:30
At that point in time, we were able to take it from the 2500 series trucks down to the 1500 series trucks. 00:08:35
Cole Chevrolet was the only bid that could do turnkey for us. 00:08:42
And all we're looking is the approval for. 00:08:48
The two purchases. 00:08:51
OK. So it's approval for two purchases. The primary use on these is? 00:08:53
Transportation of the deceased, correct? 00:08:57
That this will take. 00:08:59
The stress off of EMS. 00:09:01
In the county and we will start doing our own transports. 00:09:03
OK, so. 00:09:06
Just for clarification, I know the. 00:09:07
Purchase order says this, but they'll be. 00:09:09
Titled in the name of the Floyd County Commissioners. 00:09:11
They are titled in the commissioners name. 00:09:13
OK. Any questions? 00:09:18
Mr. Tomlin or Mr. Moon? 00:09:21
Make a motion to approve. 00:09:24
2nd. 00:09:25
All in favor, aye aye. 00:09:26
Thank you. Thank you. 00:09:29
All right, Mr. Creevy, once more. 00:09:31
The first item is a contract for services for BCU replacement and the dancing or building. 00:09:39
Alliance comfort Systems. 00:09:48
Is the quote. 00:09:51
It is to replace. 00:09:53
Failed. 00:09:56
Monitoring uh. 00:09:58
Network for their HVAC system. 00:10:00
It is for $5300. 00:10:04
OK. And you reached out for a second bit on that? 00:10:09
My understanding is that. 00:10:12
They were not able to obtain a second bid that the service was unique to that system. 00:10:14
Just weren't, yeah. 00:10:20
By clarification. 00:10:21
Donnie Hair is here in. 00:10:23
Can provide. 00:10:24
Additional more detail. 00:10:25
Information on that? 00:10:27
I read through it once. 00:10:29
That's enough for me, unless anyone else wants to. 00:10:31
Talking to him at that. OK. 00:10:34
Make it part of the public record then. 00:10:36
OK. And it looks reasonable and it needs to be done and it's winter time, so. 00:10:41
I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:10:46
Advancing with that contract. 00:10:48
Make a motion. 00:10:50
I'll second. 00:10:51
All in favor, aye? 00:10:53
Next up I have Charles Sound trail. 00:10:57
Project update change order. 00:11:00
The change order is. 00:11:05
For 7800. 00:11:07
In $18.05. 00:11:10
To lessen the amount. So it's a net savings. However, this is a project that is being funded through in dot, not the county. So 00:11:12
that's a savings to end dot, but. 00:11:18
As the project owners, we've. 00:11:23
Approve the change orders. The need for this was. 00:11:26
During the summer we had. 00:11:30
The project delay due to the gas line and drainage pipe conflict that was discovered. 00:11:32
And which resulted in some time extension in a reduction of the amount of pipe that was needed and changed to a narrower pipe. So 00:11:40
that's where the saving. 00:11:45
Came from yeah. So for the record, again, this is. 00:11:50
The county pulled all of our. 00:11:54
Financial support from this back in 2023 I believe. 00:11:57
Or almost all of it. And then we had the grant. 00:12:01
It was accepted by. 00:12:04
They didn't got their funding. 00:12:06
Elected to take 100% of the construction funding for this project. 00:12:08
As that they had pools of money that they just fits a specific pool that they wanted to use so they. 00:12:15
They've dedicated it to that. 00:12:21
So none of the construction costs thus far have been on the county. 00:12:23
You know, so love it or loathe it, this one's been kind of driven by in dot. 00:12:28
And all we're doing is more or less a pass through our project manager with regards to this and on their behalf, I'm sure. 00:12:33
I'm in favor of. 00:12:40
Taking a $7000 savings for them, right? 00:12:41
So. 00:12:43
Any questions or clarification? 00:12:44
Or Nick, Otherwise I do have a question. So once the project's done, who has to maintain it? 00:12:48
We will end the project, it is ours. 00:12:53
Yeah, I'm not sure we saved a thing. 00:12:56
The project timeline was supposed to be completed by Thanksgiving with this delay. 00:13:00
They were hoping to still get it done before the end of the year, but with the cold streak that came in. 00:13:06
And small plants are. 00:13:11
Not capable. So we're, we're, we're in the spring. 00:13:12
I'll make a motion to. 00:13:18
Accept that change order. 00:13:21
All in favor, aye? 00:13:24
Next, we have a Floyd County Ordinance 2025-31. 00:13:29
This is Ordinance for adopting an employee benefit change for an employee for 2025. 00:13:35
Kelly Lang is the employee. 00:13:45
And this is to pay about 120 hours of vacation time that he was unable to take due to a. 00:13:47
Vacancy in the office. He covered that position and was not able to. 00:13:56
Take vacation time. 00:14:01
That would be lost at the end of the year. 00:14:04
Otherwise. 00:14:06
For how long was he the only one? 00:14:10
Well, he was. We hired someone within about a month, but they had to be trained so. 00:14:14
You know, he was the primary inspector and reviewer, commissioner, trainer. 00:14:20
Trainer for. 00:14:26
3-4 months. 00:14:28
OK. Look for a motion to approve that policy change by unanimous consent. 00:14:30
So moved. 00:14:34
Second, all right. 00:14:35
All in favor, aye? 00:14:37
Next, we have Central Square contract extension. This is for our permit platform in the building and development department. 00:14:41
This is an extension for six months. 00:14:50
The amount is $7958.69. 00:14:52
We intended to exit that contract. 00:14:58
This year. 00:15:02
We're replacing it with a in-house permitting system that we're being is being built. 00:15:03
But that's not. 00:15:10
We need to extend central square just so we can. 00:15:13
Maintain service. 00:15:15
OK. I haven't had time to review this. Any questions for Nick on that? 00:15:20
No question. 00:15:26
All right, look for a motion to approve. So moved. 00:15:28
2nd. 00:15:30
All in favor. 00:15:31
Aye. 00:15:33
And the final item I have is a Siemens. 00:15:35
Internal pipe inspection contract. 00:15:38
This is a required. 00:15:41
Once per five year. 00:15:44
Inspection from the sprinkler system, primarily in the jail area but others as well. The amount is 4433. 00:15:46
Dollars $0.18. 00:15:55
OK for a motion to approve. 00:15:58
So moved second. 00:16:00
All in favor, aye aye. 00:16:01
All right. 00:16:04
Thank you very much. 00:16:06
Item 7. County Attorney Christy Fox. 00:16:11
OK, so just just. 00:16:14
Before I dive into each one, brief overview here. We're doing 6 different ordinances to deal with. 00:16:16
Uh, miscellaneous bonds that we have, the general obligation bond, the bridge. 00:16:21
27 and 51 bonds, as well as another bond that was done in 20. 00:16:26
24. 00:16:31
Cleaning up a few things, bond or sorry fund numbers that were. 00:16:32
Incorrect when we adopted them. So we're appealing a few things and then putting in the correct fund numbers so. 00:16:38
Happy to answer any questions as we go, but the first one is going to be FCO 2025-32. This is an ordinance repealing. 00:16:43
The one we just did last month, 2025-27. 00:16:50
Which was originally fund #4503. 00:16:54
We need to repeal that because that is not the correct fund number for that bond to go into. 00:16:58
All right, so. 00:17:05
Clerical errors. 00:17:08
Correct. 00:17:09
Correct. 00:17:10
Look for a motion to approve by unanimous consent on each of these items, A through F. 00:17:11
We're going to do them separately, but. 00:17:16
Up first is Floyd County Ordinance 2025-32. 00:17:20
Yeah, I'll make the most to approve with unanimous consent, Floyd County Ordinance 2025-32, repealing Floyd County Ordinance 00:17:23
2025-27, the establishing of a fund for general obligation bond. 00:17:28
4503. 00:17:34
2nd. 00:17:36
All in favor, aye? 00:17:37
OK, the next one is going to be. 00:17:41
The uh. 00:17:43
Fund 4801 which is going to be a non reverting fund for the general obligation bond which will be coming in this week. 00:17:45
Happy to answer any questions on that. That's for the. 00:17:53
The General. 00:17:55
Obligation bond. 00:17:56
I have no questions. I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:18:00
Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve with unanimous consent. Floyd County Ordinance 2025-33 establishing Fund 4801, the Non 00:18:03
Reverting Fund General Obligation Bond Series 2025. 00:18:08
And I'll second that. 00:18:14
All in favor, aye? 00:18:15
Aye. 00:18:17
OK, the next one is going to be. 00:18:19
FCO 2025-34. 00:18:24
This is going to be repealing. 00:18:27
A bridge project fund that was put in place. 00:18:30
Earlier this year year. 00:18:34
In anticipation of the bridge 51 and 27 bonds. 00:18:37
But again, that fund number, we need to fix that and line that up with the. 00:18:42
Bond funds, and so we want to repeal the 4502 fund. 00:18:48
I'll make a motion to approve the unanimous consent. Floyd County Ordinance, 2025-34, Repealing Floyd County Ordinance 2025-20, 00:18:54
The establishment of a fund for bridge Project Fund 4502. 00:19:00
And I'll second that motion and a second all in favor. Aye, aye. 00:19:06
The next one is going to be FCO 2025-35. This is establishing Fund 4603. 00:19:12
For the road and bridge project bond 2024 debt reserve fund. So this is a. 00:19:18
Project that was done and bond was taken out in 2024 for a bridge project. 00:19:24
A debt reserve fund was not put in place that is required alongside of all these bonds and for some reason that was overlooked. 00:19:30
So we need to create that to house the debt reserve on that bond. 00:19:36
I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2025-35, Establishment Fund 46034. 00:19:41
For road and bridge project bond 2024 debt reserve fund. 00:19:48
2nd. 00:19:53
The motion is second. I do have a question about that one. 00:19:54
Without a reserve fund in place for that. 00:19:57
Period of time. 00:20:00
They retained the ballot. 00:20:02
OK, thank you. A motion and a second all in favor, aye. 00:20:06
Aye, aye. 00:20:10
The next one is FCO 2025-36. 00:20:12
This is going to be. 00:20:15
Fund 4800. This will be for the Bridge 51 and 27 bond when that closes out. 00:20:17
And so we're getting that put in place and ready to go. 00:20:24
Again, this is FCO 202536. 00:20:26
OK. Any questions or concerns if not? 00:20:32
I'll ask for a motion to approve by unanimous consent. Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve with unanimous consent Floyd County 00:20:35
Ordinance 2025-36 Establishment Fund 4800 for Bridge 51 and Bridge 27 Bond. 00:20:41
And I'll second that you have a motion and 2nd. 00:20:48
Oh my only comment on that I think. 00:20:51
Nick, I believe right, so just. 00:20:53
You know that project did let on December 10th as. 00:20:56
Scheduled a nice summary of. 00:21:00
The particulars on that in last Saturday's Tribune. 00:21:02
I have a motion and a second. 00:21:06
All in favor, aye aye aye. 00:21:07
OK. And the last one is going to be it's going to go alongside that and it's the debt reserve fund for that same bond. It's going 00:21:11
to be Fund 4604. 00:21:15
And that's Ordinance FCO 2025-37. 00:21:19
OK. Look for a motion to approve a unanimous consent. I'll make the motion to approve with unanimous consent. 00:21:26
Lake County Ordinance 2025-37 Establishment fund. 00:21:33
4604 Debt reserve for Bridge 51 and Bridge 27. 00:21:37
And I'll second that. 00:21:43
Have a motion and a second all in favor, aye? 00:21:45
That passes as well. 00:21:51
Bringing us to 7G I believe. OK. The next one is my county contract for 2026. 00:21:58
Happy to answer any questions. There are no change in the pay rate. 00:22:04
Or anything along those lines. Only difference is my dad is no longer on that contract and just has myself listed for our law 00:22:08
firm, Fox Law Offices, LLC. 00:22:12
Make a motion to accept contract. 00:22:20
I'll second. 00:22:22
I have a motion and a second. My only comment is that. 00:22:24
I reserve the right to come back and maybe we haven't had the chance to really look at this so. 00:22:29
And we're not going to discuss this on the fly tonight, but. 00:22:35
You've done a great job. 00:22:39
I think there might be at least the cost of living adjustment that. 00:22:41
Might be afforded on that, so we can look at that in the first quarter of next year. 00:22:45
I appreciate that. 00:22:49
Motion and a second all in favor of approval, aye. 00:22:50
Aye, aye. 00:22:54
The next one under mine is Approval conflict of interest form this came in. 00:22:56
Sorry, let me pull that out so I have it in front of me. 00:23:03
This came in from Mr. Bowling. 00:23:07
He is the. 00:23:10
Vice President, the Foley County Redevelopment Commission, he was disclosing a potential conflict of interest by serving on that 00:23:12
board and having an interest in red wire space technologies. 00:23:17
You all would. 00:23:23
Are the appointing? 00:23:24
Body and so therefore you would be the ones that would sign off on it. He also does need to take that before the RDC and put that 00:23:26
on the record with their board as well. 00:23:30
Yeah, my comment with this serving beside him. 00:23:36
He makes every meeting he's prepared. 00:23:40
He recuses himself. He abstains himself whenever that business comes up. 00:23:42
I don't think we could have a better. 00:23:46
Person in that seat. 00:23:49
So I'd be in favor of a. 00:23:51
Approval. 00:23:52
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:23:53
I'll second. 00:23:55
All in favor, aye? 00:23:56
OK. The next one is interlocal agreement for riverboat revenue. This has been one we've been doing for years. 00:24:01
You guys would put your blessing on it. The only thing I will have to go in and add everybody's. 00:24:08
For some reason they're still using an old form I complain about every year, but we'll have to go in to be able to record it and. 00:24:13
Type everybody's names in underneath their signature line, but I'll take care of that after approval. 00:24:18
Make a motion to approve. 00:24:24
I'll second. 00:24:27
OK, I have a motion and a second. 00:24:29
All in favor. 00:24:31
Aye. 00:24:33
All right. Thank you. I put #8 CBT and the 5th distribution. 00:24:35
I know we have 8 there. 00:24:42
So, as previously discussed. 00:24:47
The last meeting. 00:24:48
CVET or CVET is commercial vehicle excise tax. 00:24:49
And then fit is financial institution tax, I don't know if. 00:24:54
See that is kind of self-explanatory, but fit. 00:24:58
Is based on. 00:25:01
At the time that the tax was implemented, any portion of the county. 00:25:03
That had an actual financial institution or a bank. 00:25:07
Within it. 00:25:11
And the distribution rules never really changed as far as. 00:25:13
That goes so the taxing districts that had. 00:25:17
A bank and may not have that bank anymore. 00:25:20
Still receive it and they'll always receive it. The county receives a portion. 00:25:23
The only thing that changed? 00:25:27
Once again is how? 00:25:28
It is received in the county, so we're no longer. 00:25:30
Told where to put it as far as our funds go. 00:25:34
And they have. 00:25:38
Graciously given that permission and. 00:25:39
Power and. 00:25:41
Authority to the Commissioners, so you all have to make a decision because I do have to receive this into our funds before the end 00:25:43
of this year. 00:25:46
So I do need to know what fund you're wanting to put to these amounts in. So SEVA is $19,446 and. 00:25:50
Is $47,501.01. 00:25:58
And if you're going to leave it in the general fund, you can just specify that doesn't matter if you're putting it somewhere else. 00:26:03
You do have to take a vote on record. 00:26:06
And if you break it up, you have to specify by fund. 00:26:10
By amount. 00:26:13
OK. Stanley, do you have thoughts on that? 00:26:14
I know you had said Steve it previously LRS or MBH unrestricted. 00:26:17
Which that's kind of a Gimme because it's. 00:26:23
Commercial vehicle excise tax but fit is another question. Might defer my. 00:26:25
Comments for dance recommend. 00:26:32
To find out. 00:26:37
Permanent housed source for the fit money Honestly, county General appears to be the. 00:26:37
The most reasonable location to keep that money housed. 00:26:44
When it comes to the see that money. 00:26:48
I still, I believe, I believe in the fact that it should be. 00:26:51
Going back to the MVH Fund 1176. 00:26:55
Or at the 1169. 00:27:00
Which is the local. 00:27:02
Street so. 00:27:03
My recommendation would be 1176. 00:27:05
1st. 00:27:08
OK, OK, so it's as simple as just allocating. 00:27:13
Yeah, those monies into those two accounts, correct. All right, look for. 00:27:16
Any further discussion on the matter? 00:27:21
With the SO, with the fit, because it's going to go to the general fund, no vote is needed. But with the CVET, because it's going 00:27:24
to the 1176, you do have to take a vote on it. 00:27:28
To the mother, just for clarity, this would be. 00:27:31
In perpetuity, unless we changed it so this will be for 26. We can vote it into that place, yes. 00:27:35
But can it be changed? 00:27:40
Can be changed. 00:27:41
So is this something we should have a vote on every year or just say that going forward unless there's a change, going forward, 00:27:44
unless there's a change, you can specify that and then we can notify you when the distributions happen and. 00:27:49
You're wanting to make a change at the time. 00:27:54
We can put it on the agenda. 00:27:56
Very good. I'll make a motion. 00:27:58
That we allocate the CVET money. 00:28:01
Going forward into Fund 1176. 00:28:04
I'll second. 00:28:08
OK, all in favor, aye? 00:28:09
Thank you very much. All right, thanks. 00:28:13
And then we had the other edition of the tri-county Animal. 00:28:17
Control contract. 00:28:22
Right. Do you want me to handle that? Yeah. So we had made a few changes. 00:28:25
Based on their requests, I think from last year, the price is going up a little bit. 00:28:30
Over the course of the next couple of years. So that provision is in there. In addition, we did put some language in there to be 00:28:36
able to terminate the contract. 00:28:40
At our discretion if we need to for any reason. 00:28:44
Happy to answer any other questions. 00:28:48
So we're just looking for a motion to approve that contract. That is correct. 00:28:51
Doesn't need to be with unanimous consent or no. 00:28:55
Doesn't need to be. It's just contract. OK, thank you. 00:28:58
I'll make a motion that we approve the animal control contract. 00:29:02
And I'll second. 00:29:05
OK, all in favor. 00:29:06
Aye, aye. 00:29:09
All right. Looking for approval of meeting minutes for the December 2nd, 2025 meeting. 00:29:11
So move second. 00:29:17
All in favor, aye and approval of payroll and claims. 00:29:19
Make a motion. 00:29:25
Accept. 00:29:26
I figured it was. I'll second. 00:29:28
All right. All in favor, aye. 00:29:31
All right. So our next Commissioners meeting will be Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 5:45 PM. That will be the organizational 00:29:33
meeting followed immediately by the 6:00 PM. 00:29:39
Regular meeting we had. 00:29:45
Solid waste immediately prior to this, or not immediately prior to 4:30 and. 00:29:49
That board will also meet on January 6th at 4:30 PM. 00:29:55
Any comment from elected officials? 00:30:00
Have just a quick one. 00:30:09
We did settle with the state. 00:30:10
As of yesterday, so fall settlement is done. 00:30:13
Tax distributions are done. 00:30:16
And by the end of this week? 00:30:18
Anything that is going to post to the funds will have posted to the funds. 00:30:20
423 Five. 00:30:24
So there's offices. 00:30:26
Pretty squared away at this point. 00:30:28
All right. Thank you. 00:30:29
Like general? 00:30:31
Public comment. 00:30:34
Brandon Alexander with Highlander Fire. 00:30:42
I just wanted to come up today just to kind of give a year end summary for what Highlander has done. 00:30:45
We want to keep a good open dialogue with you guys, let you know what we're doing so. 00:30:51
That's what I'm. 00:30:57
Gonna accomplish today so. 00:30:58
Out of our training division, we've hosted 9 state certification classes, sent 12 students to. 00:31:01
12 other state certification courses. 00:31:07
Resulting in 185 state certification courses. 00:31:10
Being completed with 165 of those being held internally. 00:31:14
Our guys are being are getting really active with training. 00:31:19
We're hosting our first ever multi County Fire Academy, the Southern Indiana Fire Academy, and it's got students. 00:31:23
From Floyd, Harrison and Washington counties. 00:31:31
Right now, the department is on track to exceed 10,000 hours of total training for 2025. 00:31:35
We were also awarded 3 grants. 00:31:42
Totally, approximately $200,000 for which we've got some new gear for our guys. 00:31:45
MIH We're starting an MIH program. 00:31:51
Right now the protocols are being developed for that and. 00:31:55
The purchasing of equipment is getting started so that we can get the program. 00:31:59
Move it. We've increased our ambulance coverage. We've got 224 hour ambulances now and a third ambulance dedicated to part time 00:32:04
staff. 00:32:08
And for special event coverage? 00:32:14
We have gained 2 new advanced EMT's. 00:32:16
They've gone through the certification. 00:32:21
With one more. 00:32:24
Waiting. Testing. 00:32:25
We also have two people currently in paramedic courses, so we're. 00:32:27
We're really trying to keep things moving as far as. 00:32:31
Our EMS program goes. 00:32:34
We've obtained some new equipment, blanket warmers, fluid warmers, IV pumps to increase patient care and comfort. 00:32:38
You know, we're, we're really trying to make ourselves. 00:32:45
To a a primary. 00:32:48
An exceptional. 00:32:52
EMS provider so. 00:32:54
Just a. 00:32:56
Kind of an update of what we've been doing through the year. 00:32:57
If anybody has any questions or if want to see what we're doing, come on down and we'll show. Be sure to show you around. 00:33:00
OK. Thank you. Thank you. 00:33:06
Mr. Mann. 00:33:12
Dealman, Georgetown. 00:33:18
I just got a question. You purchased vehicles? 00:33:20
I know there was a Chevy 2 Chevys tonight. We purchased vehicles. 00:33:24
We don't ever see who else bidding on the motor vehicle. 00:33:27
I'm a retired for workers. There's 3500 of us. 00:33:31
In this area. 00:33:34
Every time you buy a Chevrolet with our tax dollars. 00:33:35
If it's if a Ford's got a little bit, I would like to see that. 00:33:38
We never see the bids on these vehicles. 00:33:41
The sheriff's departments, we don't see him. 00:33:44
Ford makes Amherst Global uses Ford vehicles all the time. 00:33:46
But we can't seem to buy any police vehicles. 00:33:51
Or can't very many county beers that from forward. 00:33:53
Just remember, there's 3500 of us. 00:33:56
Retired and acting for workers in this general area. 00:33:58
And every time you buy one, you're cutting our throat. 00:34:02
Thank you. 00:34:05
What's that good? 00:34:06
Becomes a public record, correct? 00:34:08
Yes, so. 00:34:11
Yeah, yeah. So I don't have any. 00:34:12
Problem displaying any of that that we that we have. 00:34:14
On record. 00:34:17
That. 00:34:19
Well, they're gone and I can't get the details on that for you at this point in time. But I believe what he actually said was that 00:34:24
it was the only one that had a turnkey operation for it without having to add other equipment. 00:34:29
Correct and that. 00:34:34
That value was under the threshold to require sealed bids, so. 00:34:35
But you know, point taken. Anything that I see. 00:34:39
I'm happy. 00:34:42
If the public sees it, that's why. Most of the time when I'm done with the paperwork here, I just leave it. 00:34:43
Once I wrote myself a note for something I have to do on the way home. 00:34:48
You know, I said. 00:34:51
Public record. 00:34:53
Pick up milk. 00:34:55
Yeah. 00:34:56
All right. Any closing comments from commissioners? 00:34:59
Was there any other public comment tonight? 00:35:03
All right. 00:35:07
Stop. Not even a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from you guys. 00:35:09
I didn't know if that was public home. Yeah, Let's see how closing comments for you. Yeah, Yeah, it's been a great year. 00:35:14
Enjoyed working with everybody on this side of the table on that side of the table as well. 00:35:20
And, you know, we're looking forward to a great 2026. 00:35:25
And I don't think we have any any. 00:35:28
Well, you never know if you're gonna have an emergency meeting or not before the end of the year, but otherwise this would close 00:35:29
business public every day. 00:35:32
Yeah, putting out fires well. 00:35:35
Not like you guys, yeah. 00:35:37
All right, well, look for a motion. Merry Christmas. 00:35:39
To adjourn then. 00:35:41
Yeah, so moved. 00:35:42
All right. Thank you. 00:35:43