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SELLERSBURG TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
June 12, 2006
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING:
The Sellersburg Town Council met on June 12, 2006, at
the Sellersburg Town Hall. Present were President Douglas J. Reiter, Vice
President Michael N. Lockhart, Council Member Trinette S. Imhof, Council
Member Paul J. Rhodes, Council Member Jacques S. Smith, Town Attorney
William P. McCall, III and Clerk-Treasurer David L. Kinder.
CALL TO ORDER:
President Douglas J. Reiter called the meeting to order
at 7:00 P.M.
PRAYER:
Offered by Reverend Gary Fenner, Calvary Christian
Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Offered by all present.
President Reiter asks if everyone had
reviewed the minutes of the May 22, 2006 Town Council Special Meeting as
written.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve the
minutes as written, seconded by Paul J. Rhodes. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion
approved.
President Reiter asks if everyone has
reviewed the invoices as submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve the invoices
as submitted, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
President Reiter presents ORDINANCE
2006-015, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS REGARDING THE TOWN
OF SELLERSBURG, which was presented at the last meeting.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to consider Ordinance
2006-015 on the first reading, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to approve Ordinance
2006-015 on the first reading, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
President Reiter presents ORDINANCE
2006-018, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2000-011, AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A PETTY CASH FUND FOR THE SELLERSBURG PARKS DEPARTMENT. It
increases the fund from $100.00 Sellersburg Town Council Regular Meeting
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(One hundred dollars) to $150.00 (one hundred fifty
dollars).
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to consider on the
first reading Ordinance 2006-018, seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve Ordinance
2006-018 on the first reading, seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay,
motion approved.
President Reiter asks “Jay” Tanner,
Building Commissioner, if he has inspected the Sausage Plant on Schellers
Street.
Mr. Tanner advises that there is asbestos present and
ammonia. This plant was formerly Millstone Sausage, located at 216
Schellers and owned by Sanford Scearce.
Town Attorney will contact Mr. Scearce’s attorney
reference disposition of the building.
President Reiter has a request for tax
abatement for the Pennington Properties, LLC, located at 1015 Progress Way,
Sellersburg.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion to approve President
Reiter signing the tax abatement, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
Town Attorney McCall will prepare a letter to send to
property owners in the annexation area. President Reiter, Paul J. Rhodes
and McCall will meet with people from the annexation area on July 20, 2006
at 6:30 P.M. here at the Town Hall meeting room.
MELISSA WOODS, (River Hills Economic Development
Commission): Presents Team Contracting – Pay Application #3
(Sanitary Sewer Improvements). $41,551.95 (forty-one thousand five hundred
fifty-one and 95/100 dollars) from grant funds; $117,225.09 (one hundred
seventeen thousand two hundred twenty-five and 09/100 dollars) local
matching funds and $7, 938.86 (seven thousand nine hundred thirty-eight and
86/100 dollars) retainage, for a total of $158,777.04 (one hundred
fifty-eight thousand seven hundred seventy-seven and 04/100 dollars). This
includes change orders #1 and #3.
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to pay Team Contracting
$158,777.04 (one hundred fifty-eight thousand seven hundred seventy-seven
and 04/100 dollars), seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion
approved.
Woods has disclosure report for the Office of Community
and Rural Affairs, it discloses all the contracts regards to the sewer
project. Anytime you have change order I must submit a revised disclosure
report noting the amount of each contract. The Town Attorney, McCall, has
reviewed this report.
Sellersburg Town Council Regular Meeting
June 12, 2006
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Ms. Woods request that the Council authorize President
Reiter to sign this disclosure report.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to authorize
President Reiter to sign the disclosure report, seconded by Jacques S.
Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Ms. Woods has a semi annual report for the Sewer and
Down Town Revitalization Project that must be completed for the Indiana
Office of Community and Rural Affairs that must be completed before the end
of June. I request that the Council authorize you to sign this report
outside of a meeting after your Town Attorney has reviewed it.
Jacques S. Smith makes a motion for President Reiter to
sign the semi annual report outside of a meeting, pending review and
approval by the Town Attorney, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye,
0-nay, motion approved.
One additional thing is the Downtown Revitalization and
basically the proposal are due July 13 and the applications due September
22. I will need to hold a public hearing on July 10 at your regular
meeting.
KENNETH J. ALEXANDER, (Public Works Director):
Has a damage claim from Janice Hannon, 1514 St. Joe Court, reference a park
gate striking her windshield. The cost of a new windshield, at Grangier
Glass, is $400.00 (four hundred dollars).
Paul J. Rhodes makes a motion to pay Grangier Glass,
not to exceed $500.00 (five hundred dollars) to pay for the windshield
seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 0-aye, 5-nay motion defeated.
Mr. Alexander is obtaining bids for the new water well
and presently an estimated cost will be around $300,000.00 (three hundred
thousand dollars).
WILLIAM P. McCALL, III, (Town Attorney):
Virgil Bolly is working on the title for the property behind the police
department.
Mr. McCall is talking with Max Mason reference the
health re-imbursement account.
TRINETTE S. IMHOF, (Council Person):
Abby Lowe, secretary of Parks Department needs to be replaced, as there
could be a conflict of interest since she is also the pool manager. Glennis
Wisdom will keep the minutes and will be paid for this service. Abby Lowe
will resume the secretary position when the pool closes.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to remove Abby Lowe as
secretary and appoint Glennis Wisdom secretary for the three months the pool
is open, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Sellersburg Town Council Regular Meeting
June 12, 2006
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President Reiter presents a letter from
Sellersburg Celebrates for a contribution from the Town for the Celebration.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to donate $5,000.00
(five thousand dollars) to the Sellersburg Celebrates committee, seconded by
Trinette S. Imhof. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to adjourn the
meeting, seconded by Jacques S. Smith. 5-aye, 0-nay, motion approved and
meeting adjourned at 8:33 P.M.
SELLERSBURG TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING:
The Sellersburg Town Council met on June 12, 2006, at
the Sellersburg Town Hall. Present were President Douglas J. Reiter, Vice
President Michael N. Lockhart, Council Member Trinette S. Imhof, Town
Attorney William P. McCall, III and Clerk-Treasurer David L. Kinder.
Council Member Paul J. Rhodes and Council Member
Jacques S. Smith were absent.
CALL TO ORDER:
President Douglas J. Reiter called the meeting to order
at 6:12 P.M.
PRAYER:
Offered by Michael N. Lockhart.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Offered by all present.
President Reiter asks if everyone had
reviewed the minutes of the June 12, 2006.
Michael N. Lockhart makes a motion to approve the
minutes as written, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 3-aye, 0-nay, motion
approved.
President Reiter asks if everyone has
reviewed the invoices as submitted by the Clerk-Treasurer.
Michael N. Lockhart to approve the invoices as
submitted, seconded by Trinette S. Imhof. 3-aye, 0-nay, motion approved.
President Reiter opens the Insurance proposals; Reiter
makes a note for the record that Rick Zoeller, representing Neace Lukens,
did not submit his proposal until 12:17 P.M., (June 26, 2006) and that was
past the 12 noon deadline so it was not accepted.
Edward Culpepper Cooper, representing Maverick presents
his proposal for $87,667.00 (eighty-seven thousand six hundred sixty-seven
dollars).
Michael Whalen, representing Hinton-Corby Insurance
submits his proposal for $75,657.00 (seventy-five thousand six hundred
fifty-seven dollars).
Hinton-Corby did include a proposal for Workers
Compensation for $18,466.00 (eighteen thousand four hundred sixty-six
dollars).
Sellersburg Town Council Special Meeting
June 26, 2006
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President Reiter thanks both agents for their proposals
and states that the proposals will be considered and make our decision at
the next meeting.
Trinette S. Imhof makes a motion to adjourn the
meeting, seconded by Michael N. Lockhart. 3-aye, 0-nay, motion approved and
meeting adjourned at 7:06 P.M.
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Designers Michael Daly, Bobby Grangier,
Deven MacIntosh