VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OCTOBER 13, 2003

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners met in session this 13^th day of October, 2003 at 5:33 p.m. in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex with President David Mosby presiding.

President Mosby: Call to order Board of Commissioner meeting for Vanderburgh County, October 13, 2003. Introductions are as follows, well, we lost Tammy. She was here. Counselor, Kevin Winternheimer; Commissioner Fanello; myself; Commissioner Crouch; Auditor, Bill Fluty; and Recording Secretary, Madelyn Grayson. If everybody would, please stand and say the Pledge.

(The Pledge of Allegiance was given.)

President Mosby: Do I have a motion...test. Is this on?

Unidentified: There’s a lot of static.

Madelyn Grayson: I don’t know what’s causing it.

President Mosby: Testing. I’ll just try talking. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes of the September 29, 2003 Commission meeting?

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second. So ordered.

President Mosby: Action items, we have Phil Lawrence, permission to amend and award APA017-2003, guardrail and pipe.

Phil Lawrence: Good evening, Commissioners. I would like permission to amend and add CPI as part of the contract that was signed, or you approved it on December 9, 2002. The issue is that we’ve had some issues with St. Regis. They can’t meet some of the specifications. CPI can, and we would like to amend the award, and add CPI as another vendor and supplier.

President Mosby: Is there any questions by any member of the Council, or Commission? Seeing none, chair would entertain a motion.

Commissioner Fanello: As long as it’s okay with the County Attorney, I make a motion to amend.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second. So ordered.

Phil Lawrence: Thank you.

President Mosby: Next, we have permission to advertise sale of county surplus vehicles. Tammy’s not with us, is there any questions on that?

Commissioner Fanello: No.

President Mosby: Seeing none.

Commissioner Fanello: Motion to advertise.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second. So ordered.

President Mosby: Next, under discussion items, we have election equipment.

Commissioner Fanello: Yes, Commissioner Mosby, I met with Rob McGinnis a couple of weeks ago, and then spoke with him at the AIC Conference last week. I think each of you have some financial information in front of you. I’ve looked at it, I can give you how I personally feel, I don’t know if each of you have had an opportunity to ask questions and look at it, but, I believe, our best scenario would be the lease to purchase option. I spoke with Mr. McGinnis about that today, and he felt like a lot of his clients do take that option and are very satisfied with that option. It does come out to be a little bit less expensive than the purchase option, if you weigh in all of the ancillary things that we have to buy along with the equipment. So, if you have any questions, I know I see Marsha and Carla out in the audience too. But, I thought, I told him what I would do is bring that information back to the Commission tonight, and if it pleased the Commission to move forward on that, they could have a contract to us by next Monday night for our approval.

Commissioner Crouch: Motion to approve lease of election equipment with option to purchase.

Commissioner Fanello: And you’re making that, I guess, we’re making that motion to bring a contract back–

Commissioner Crouch: Correct.

Commissioner Fanello: –for next Monday.

President Mosby: Right, because, I was going to say–

Commissioner Crouch: (Inaudible) that option.

Commissioner Fanello: Yeah, the option to bring the contract next Monday night. I second that motion.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second to bring a contract for our review. So moved. So ordered.

Madelyn Grayson: May I get a copy of that information for the record?

Commissioner Fanello: Yes. For some reason I can’t find mine. I gave everybody else theirs, but now I can’t find mine. It’s probably sitting on my desk. Since the Clerk is in the audience, does that give you enough time to get everything in before the 31^st? Okay.

President Mosby: Okay.

President Mosby: Next, Rob Kerney, to discuss office of disability services.

Rob Kerney: Alright, thank you, Mr. Mosby. I thank you and the other Commissioners for letting me come tonight. Hopefully you’ve received the packet of information that I left for you in your offices already. I’m asking for the Commission, or the Commissioners support on an office of disability services. That would be a joint venture between the City of Evansville and the County of Vanderburgh. This would do a number of things; the first thing it could do is help with the disabled among the area of economic development. The late governor O’Bannon said that 65% of people with disabilities in southwest Indiana are unemployed. If you look at the census information, it shows a little bit higher number, however, I think these numbers might reflect more of part time, full time, any type of employment. We’re looking for employment that you’re able to support your family off of. So, we would like to see this office bring in economic development ideas, and possibly companies that would actually hire the disabled. The second thing the office could do is make sure that municipal buildings are compliant with ADA. Most of them are, however, it wouldn’t hurt just maybe going a little bit past what’s required, and do some things to ensure a good quality of life when it comes to our county parks and such as a Burdette Park, that we do everything that’s possible to make it accessible for people with disabilities. The number three thing is community involvement. We all know that if we get involved, we make our communities better. So, we could use this to encourage them to get involved with community activities, such as civic organizations, or municipal organizations, such as park boards, or other types of boards that you appoint people to. Also, emergency rescue type personnel, being a fireman, Mr. Mosby, I’m sure this might come of interest to you, that it takes a special way to move people with certain types of disabilities in the case of having to remove them from a building that is multi-story building without the use of an elevator. In fact, for an example, if you move somebody with spina bifida the wrong way you can actually damage their spinal cord even more. So, it would be nice to bring in some special training for the county, or for the city and volunteer fire departments and so forth. Okay, for an example, as you were just talking about, and I’ve actually been working with Carla and Marsha, this office could also be used to help with you and the County Clerk’s office with accessibility to polling sites and machines. By that time, of course, the machines will probably be in place by then, but we can still work on polling sites and other problems as they arise. The office could also work with Floyd Edwards in the area of human relations to be of assistance to him in the case of investigating discrimination cases when it comes to employment, or even housing. Also to maybe even serve as a clearing house to funnel more cases to him. For an example, I know I’ve been discriminated against in the case of employment and didn’t bring a case up before, because at the time I did not know how. So, it probably would have been a good idea to do at that time. Also along that lines we want to make sure that everybody with disabilities have access to proper housing, whether it be homes for families or apartments and so forth, and to make sure that they are able to get into the housing that everybody deserves and needs. Another item would be to actually recruit people with disabilities to work for the city and county. I’m not aware, I’m sure there are some, but I’m not aware of any employees with disabilities that work for the county or the city currently. So, this could help recruit those that are qualified into jobs like that. Finally, we would like to move any services that currently exist under this office, and the only one that I can think of right now is METS Mobility, which is actually a city service that’s being offered right now. So, this is just a quick overview. You received the packet, I hope you’ve looked through it, looked at some of the information. When you look at the overall information, when it comes to working age, 21 to 64, almost 20% of people in Vanderburgh County have a disability. When you look at the elderly, 65 and above, you’re talking about almost 50%, something like 42.9% that actually has a disability. So, you’re talking about a large population in the county of Vanderburgh. So, it could affect a large number of people, and, hopefully, help to make everybody’s life to be better. I would be happy to entertain any questions you would have for me.

President Mosby: Are there questions by any member of the Commission?

Commissioner Crouch: I just have one question for, I guess, the County Attorney. How are these needs currently being met in county and city government?

Kevin Winternheimer: That’s a big question. On the legal end, we, along with the city and the United Way help fund Legal Aid Society, where those that can’t afford an attorney, if they are being discriminated against, those kinds of things. That’s one agency. As to the different buildings of the county, the County Engineer and the different department heads are cognizant of the different needs that are out there to help access the buildings. Of course, every time we build a new building or remodel a building that is part of the plan to do as much as we can to not only comply with the law, but do what we can to assure accessibility. So, he’s talking about many things that we are not, but some of these needs are being met, and I’m sure he’s proposing doing much more than what we are currently doing.

Rob Kerney: A lot of them are adequate, but it would be nice to look at more than just to improve the people’s way of life. So, with going a step beyond what is required by law and what is being done currently. So, I will admit to you, Mr. Winternheimer, that a lot of them are being met, but there are some areas that are not, and some areas that need a little bit more of adjustment, more than an overhaul, just a readjustment a little bit.

President Mosby: Are there any other questions? Anything else you want to add, Rob?

Rob Kerney: No, but I would like to know if the Commissioners would be interested in me going forward with this, or I would like to get some feedback from you all.

Commissioner Fanello: What was, excuse me, refresh my memory about how the City Council was going to look into this? I think we ought to do it.

Rob Kerney: The City Council basically said they were in support of moving forward with this idea. Also my agenda is to go before the County Council to get them on board. I approached the Mayor’s office, and he said that all the needs were being met, and it was unnecessary to meet with me at this time. So, I can agree that some of them are being met, but I do believe that there’s room for improvement. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here tonight asking for these types of things. So, basically, they’ve put, lended support behind it, not as an official capacity, but more as morale support to move forward and do more investigation into the project.

Commissioner Fanello: And I would be in favor of that personally.

Commissioner Crouch: Oh, I would too. If I’m not mistaken, the City Council also was concerned about costs.

Commissioner Fanello: Right.

Rob Kerney: Right.

Commissioner Fanello: I think that would be something that–

Rob Kerney: And cost was brought up–

Commissioner Crouch: (Inaudible) County Council.

Rob Kerney: –that’s an area that I’ve not explored a whole lot. I do know there are grants out there, and there are even grants for current programs that could be, have federal grants that are out there that are available to lower the costs of some current programs we have. So, it could be a win-win situation, but cost is a factor, I understand that.

President Mosby: I think it’s a consensus then that we favor you moving forward.

Rob Kerney: Alright.

President Mosby: Just with the understanding that this body cannot fund, you know, the office.

Rob Kerney: I’m quite aware of that. I’m going before the County Council to try to get their support too to move forward, and, hopefully, maybe then move forward with a, possibly a committee to investigate into the creation of an organization such as this. Or not organization, but an office, I’m sorry.

President Mosby: Is there any other questions? Thank you very much, Rob. I appreciate it.

Rob Kerney: Thank you.

President Mosby: County Auditor, PERF Pretax Contribution Resolution.

Bill Fluty: I believe all of you received an (Inaudible. Mike not on.) pretax (Inaudible) start educating people as open enrollment starts November 1^st and (Inaudible) till the end of the year. If we have people that sign up for this pre-tax it will begin in January.

Kevin Winternheimer: If I might add to this, Mr. President. If I understand this, Bill, what this does, it sets up a program whereby you can contribute extra dollars into your PERF plan. It will not make pretax your required contributions, or the county’s required contributions, but it’s extra savings. But, just on the record, if you elect to do this, you being the individual, if you sponsor this program, you’re forever bound by this to make these contributions, and you can’t change your mind later. Isn’t that correct?

Bill Fluty: That is correct.

Kevin Winternheimer: So, we’ll have to be very careful that people understand that this can be an advantageous program. It will be purely elective on the part of the individual employee, but if he or she does it, they are stuck forever under this plan.

Bill Fluty: Again, it does not affect the 3% (Inaudible) or the 6% (Inaudible). You can elect up to 10% of your salary (Inaudible) also have post tax that you can change (Inaudible) pretax (Inaudible).

President Mosby: Are there any other questions? Chair would entertain a motion.

Commissioner Fanello: Motion to approve the resolution.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second. So ordered.

President Mosby: Next we have community corrections. Sheriff, can you tell us where we’re at?

Brad Ellsworth: Do you want to talk about the grant, or do you want to talk about the building?

Commissioner Fanello: Both.

President Mosby: Both.

Brad Ellsworth: Okay.

Commissioner Fanello: Since you’re there.

Brad Ellsworth: Okay, in the building situation there’s not a whole lot of new news. We’re still waiting on Three I and their report. They’re pulling back insulation. Basically what’s happening is we’re pulling back the dry wall and insulation so they can estimate what work needs to be done, so we can then take that to the contractors and get an estimate on what it’s going to cost to repair it. We just haven’t got that report yet. We’re still making do as we were last week and the week before in the current men’s dorm. We’ve been in contact with them, and let them know that we are anxious to hear their estimates.

President Mosby: Okay.

Brad Ellsworth: As far as the grant, I’ve been in contact with Mike Brown. He was down earlier in the week for the Latessa report. Bob Ohlemiller and Joe Fistrovich, and, basically they said I expressed our interest in having a written document stating the money was there. They basically said they didn’t know if that would be coming, but that the grant looked okay, or the grant amendment, our proposal, was fine. That the money was secure and there for us. What they will require from us is the grant amendment, which is pretty simple. I’m going to ask Mike Brown of the DOC, and talked to Ohlemiller today about kind of working with us on doing that grant amendment to secure those funds. So, I told them that, this week I would be in contact with Brown this week in trying to get that done as soon as possible, so we can get those dollars down here. Other than that, I don’t have a whole lot to...I’ll take questions, but–

President Mosby: Are there any questions?

Commissioner Fanello: No.

President Mosby: Okay.

Brad Ellsworth: I understand the need to get this as soon as possible so that we can get the architects on the move–

Commissioner Fanello: Right.

Brad Ellsworth: –so, and I’ve expressed that to DOC.

President Mosby: Okay. Thank you very much. Appreciate it.

Brad Ellsworth: Thank you.

President Mosby: Next we have Commission contracts, awarding jail contracts. Everybody should have a copy of the jail contracts. Kevin, is there anything that you wanted to say about the contracts?

Kevin Winternheimer: No, I’ve read them over. We had considerable discussion before we went out to bid about the format that the contract would ultimately take, and what you have before you, they sent me a copy and it conforms with what we told everybody we were going to require.

Commissioner Fanello: Now, do we need to make a motion on each of these separately?

Kevin Winternheimer: You can combine them. You can just read them in the record which contracts they are, and then you can do one motion if you want to, or you can split them up, either way.

President Mosby: I was going to say, read them all. You can read them all into the record.

Commissioner Fanello: Okay, do I need to read the amounts?

Kevin Winternheimer: Sure, you can, just for clarification.

Commissioner Fanello: Okay. These are all the apparent low bidders. I would make a motion that we award the jail bid contracts to the following; Williams Brothers Construction in the amount of $16,626,000; Great Lakes Hotel Supply Company in the amount of $603,159; Peyronnin Construction Company for the mechanical bid portion in the amount of $4,572,100; Mel-Kay Electric Company for the electrical bid in the amount of $3,259,357; and Integrator.com in the amount of $497,500, and I make that in the form of a motion.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second to award contracts. So ordered.

Commissioner Fanello: I spoke with John Stoll earlier, and I believe our road should be finished in the next few weeks. So, we’re possibly looking at a November ground breaking.

President Mosby: I was going to say I went out there Friday and drove the whole road, and they’ve got a lot of the curbs in and they are working with the one section where they are building the wall. I think that’s the only thing they have to attach and then they’ll be ready to lay black top, so. Speedy was out there–

John Stoll: I was going to say the (Inaudible)of the wall is complete now. They are still working up in the area where the existing houses are. They had some utility conflicts, but we think those have been worked out now. So, they should be able to start progressing up in that area a little faster than they have been as of late. So, so far, so good.

President Mosby: I thank the neighbors for all they’re putting up with. It’s not a pretty sight.

John Stoll: In the end they will have a better road, but it’s not a pretty sight getting there.

Commissioner Fanello: Commissioner Mosby, I have one more, after we’ve done that I have one more letter that we need to approve, and that’s just the notice to proceed to all of the low bidders. It just basically says;

“In accordance with Article 3 of the Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor, paragraph 3.1, please use this letter as your official notice to proceed.”

It would be signed by this board. I make that in the form of a motion.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second on a letter, or notice to proceed. So ordered. Any other contracts?

President Mosby: Public comment?

President Mosby: Old business?

President Mosby: New business?

Commissioner Fanello: Commissioner Mosby, I met with Dave Rector today, and he has all the information that we requested from our previous space allocation meeting. If it pleases the board he would like to set that next space allocation meeting for next Monday at 5:00. Is that okay?

President Mosby: That’s fine with me. So, we will have space allocation Monday the 20^th at 5:00. Any other new business? Seeing none. Department head reports.

President Mosby: County Engineer.

John Stoll: First I have a street request for a subdivision. This is Charlestown Square on the Lake Subdivision. This is located at the, in the northeast quadrant of the I-164 and the Lloyd Expressway interchange. This is for an extension of Stahl Road which is 260 linear feet. The road has been inspected and it was built in general accordance with the plans, so it’s requested that this road be accepted for a maintenance.

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

John Stoll: To get to that road you do have to go through Warrick County, so it will, if it ever needs maintenance we have to go out Lloyd, up Eppworth, back down Stahl Road. So, if you get a report of county vehicles in Warrick county, that’s why. At least if that road needs maintenance. The second item I’ve got is a request for a street plan approval for section five of Windemere Subdivison. This is located south of Kansas Road, west of Highway 57. Here’s the general layout of the subdivision. Section four of Windemere ties into Highway 57 off of Beaumont Drive, and then it curves around to the north, and eventually hits section three and sections two and one. Section one is what actually ties into Kansas Road. This is the southwestern most part of the overall site. I’ve reviewed the plans and would request that the street plans be approved. These will be asphalt streets with curb and gutter just like the rest of the streets in the subdivision.

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

John Stoll: The next item I have is the cover sheet for the rehabilitation of Old State Road Bridge number 1582. This is a bridge just north, just south of Eissler Road. No, I take that back, just north of Eissler Road on Old State Road. The scope of the project will be to remove the existing beams and to replace them with new beams. The bridge inventory report indicated that the main problem with the bridge is that the existing channel beams are deteriorating. We could probably get another 40 or 50 years life span out of this by replacing the beams. On that basis I request that this be approved. We would also solicit quotes to have this project, solicit quotes for next Monday’s meeting to be opened.

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

John Stoll: The next item I have is a letter from Koberstein Trucking in regard to the Mill Terrace street reconstruction project. This is the Barrett Law project. On that project we’ve had some problems with some conflicts with a gas main, which has delayed the progress of Koberstein Trucking in trying to get the job done. They just submitted a letter pursuant to the specifications of the contract notifying that they were delayed and that they might have to ask for a time extension on the project. They are not asking for a specific time extension as of yet, but they just wanted to put it on record. So, I’m just submitting that for the record at this point. The last item I have is a contract with Cingular for two additional cell phones for my office. The money was approved at the Council meeting, I believe it was the last Council meeting, two meetings ago, and I talked with Kevin and Kevin said it was appropriate for the Commissioners to sign off on it. As long as it was in accordance with the annual bids through Phil Lawrence’s office, and Phil said that is the case, it’s part of the pool plan that the county has. So, it’s requested that this be approved by the Commissioners.

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

John Stoll: That’s all I have, unless you have anything else for me.

President Mosby: Any other questions of the County Engineer?

John Stoll: Thanks.

President Mosby: Thank you, John.

President Mosby: County Highway, Dennis.

Dennis Hudnall: Good evening. Dennis Hudnall, County Highway. First of all, Suzanne wrote me an e-mail about Holly Hills Subdivision in Green Acres. The e-mail stated from, and I can’t recall their name, it said that they had called the County Highway on several occasions to get this road repaired. So, we researched it and we haven’t had any correspondence in the last four years, but we did go out and check it this morning and there is a pipe that’s separated. We did do a work order on it, and as soon as the work order comes up and the street is located, we’ll get it repaired. If I can get a phone number I would be glad to call those folks and, you know, give them that information. The only other thing that I have is to ask you if there was any questions on my weekly report.

Commissioner Crouch: How’s Bambi?

Dennis Hudnall: Beg your pardon?

Commissioner Crouch: How’s Bambi?

Dennis Hudnall: There’s lots of deer out there, I’ll tell you that.

Commissioner Crouch: I do read your report.

Dennis Hudnall: We get a lot of them. The reason why that come up is we called animal control, and my understanding is they got a new truck to pick up deer, but they’ll pick them up in the city, but they won’t pick them up in the county. I asked them that question, why not. So, we need to get an answer to that one. So, okay. Any other questions?

President Mosby: Any questions of Dennis? Thank you.

Dennis Hudnall: Have a good night.

President Mosby: County Attorney.

Kevin Winternheimer: I just have two matters, real quickly. I had hoped to have a printed ordinance format for the new handbook. I got one copy printed out when my computer decided to quit communicating with my printer. So, I’m working on that. Or I may just have Patty make copies of this. When you get your copy, and what I’d thought I would do this time is exactly duplicate in the county code, the handbook itself, using the same numbering system, so you don’t have to try....when we print out the booklets, you won’t have to flip back and say 2.88 point whatever whatever, is 2.3 in the handbook. The numbering is going to be exactly the same when it’s printed in the code book itself. I hope that will make it easier. If you don’t like that format when you see it, let me know and we’ll come up with something different. But, hopefully, we can get this on file, if it’s finally in the format that you want it and it reads as you want it. The other thing that I have, and I know you don’t like me to read to you, but I think that’s about the quickest way to do this. I received some correspondence from a Mr. Tom Lonnberg, I think he’s with the Evansville Museum. He writes a letter that says the American Historical Press of Sun Valley, California is planning on reissuing the 1982 book At the Bend in the River, the story of Evansville by Kenneth McCuthchan in 2004. What he’s asking for is permission to use the photographs that they have, the images is what he’s talking about, photographs they have of murals that hang in the soldiers and sailors memorial coliseum, and a third image picture is that of the bust of John Law at the Old Courthouse. I see no problem with it. He would like your official permission to do it. He said if you give it, he’ll send a paper for the President of the board to sign acknowledging that you give your permission to use photographs of those murals and the bust in the Old Courthouse in the book.

President Mosby: The pleasure of the Commission?

Commissioner Crouch: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Fanello: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

Kevin Winternheimer: That’s all I have. Thank you.

President Mosby: Okay, thank you. Any questions?

President Mosby: Superintendent of County Buildings.

Tammy McKinney: I need to add two late pink slips to the consent items. One’s with the Sheriff’s Department, the other is with Circuit Court.

President Mosby: Okay.

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion and a second to add pink slips to consent items. So ordered. Any other questions? Any other comments?

Commissioner Crouch: I have a question. Someone mentioned this to me when we approved the charge for mowing properties, for weeds, and someone raised the issue to me that wondered if, perhaps, instead of having a flat fee, we ought to have certain fees based upon the size. Which I thought was kind of a valid, you know, point. That if you go out and have to mow something very large, we may want to charge more. I hadn’t thought of that, so I’m just passing that on.

Tammy McKinney: Actually, what we’ve been doing is when Dennis’ crew goes and takes care of the property, they let me know, and I charge them by the hour. So, if it’s larger and it has, you know, it takes more time, they are charged accordingly.

Commissioner Crouch: Okay, great. Thanks.

Tammy McKinney: So, that’s how we’ve been handling that.

Commissioner Crouch: I’ll pass that along.

President Mosby: Thank you. Any other questions of the Superintendent of County Buildings?

President Mosby: Burdette, Gary.

Gary Hohman: Gary Hohman, Burdette Park. Following numerous phone conversations and letters from the County Attorney, I’m pleased to announce that the pool contractor has agreed to the proposal that Kevin laid out for them. The demolition and preparation for the gutter installation will begin this week. The lease agreement that I asked your permission for regarding the lease of the seminar building, evidently the real estate agent has not heard back from this individual in the last three weeks. So, that’s basically the status of that. The BMX Nationals were held at Burdette Park this past, or two weeks ago, October 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th. Due to scheduling conflicts of the national organization, it’s going to be very difficult for Burdette Park, in future years, to be able to offer them the same type of equipment and facilities that they had at this last big race. Basically, I’m speaking of the Discovery Lodge parking lot. The BMX National president, Bob Todisco, they do not schedule their large national events somewhere in the neighborhood of six to eight months in advance. By virtue of Burdette scheduling the Discovery Lodge two years in advance there may or may not be a scheduling conflict of any other type of BMX event. We could have a wedding reception, large company picnic, family reunion going on, and we will not hold that building in order to accommodate parking lot facilities for BMX races. Other than our work report, that’s all I have, sir.

Do you have any questions?

President Mosby: Any questions? Thank you, Gary.

President Mosby: Do I have a motion to accept Soil and Water and Ozone?

Commissioner Fanello: So moved.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

Commissioner Fanello: Before I make a motion on the consent items, I received this letter, or a copy of this letter that went to Commissioner Mosby about Voters Registration. Did everybody receive a copy of that letter? What are we supposed to do about that?

President Mosby: I–

Commissioner Fanello: I’m just putting it on the record, because we have no way to authorize extra monies for that office or anyone.

President Mosby: I brought my copy with me. On the way up here this afternoon I had, I was fortunate enough to get a hold of Connie Carrier, because Tony is still out of town with an illness in the family. Connie said, by state law that they are not required to have this done by October 13^th, and that there is other counties that are setting up and going ahead and testing their equipment, you know, without the final tally vote for Voters Registration. So, according to Connie they’re not, they are in compliance, and there’s nothing that says that they have to be done by the 13^th, and that they can go ahead and test the equipment on the 16^th. She stated that they are logging them as quick as possible, and that there is a possibility that they will still get some new registrations from the state, which take six to eight working days to get down here. I guess, Voters Registration closed on, I’m not sure what day they closed, the 7^th?

Commissioner Fanello: On the 6^th.

President Mosby: Or the 6^th, so she said there’s a possibility that they still could get some state. So, I had conversation with her this afternoon. She’s very aware of this–

Commissioner Fanello: And everything’s okay and the house isn’t falling down.

President Mosby: From what I understand.

Commissioner Fanello: Okay.

President Mosby: That was my conversation.

Madelyn Grayson: David, may I make a copy of that for the record?

President Mosby: Sure.

Commissioner Fanello: I would make a motion to accept the consent items, with one question for Tammy, on the Surveyor’s office they are wanting to change this phone line from a modem line to just a regular phone line? Are we already paying a monthly charge for that, I guess? It’s not going to be an increase in costs?

Tammy McKinney: Right, it’s not increasing.

Commissioner Fanello: They are just changing it over.

Tammy McKinney: They don’t need that extra modem line. They just need a phone line.

Commissioner Fanello: Okay. Motion to approve consent items.

Commissioner Crouch: I will second, but note that on the jail expenses that I want to abstain on that. So, I don’t know if we need to separate that out.

Commissioner Fanello: Okay. Do you want to take that one...motion to, why don’t I make my motion for consent items all except jail expenses.

Commissioner Crouch: That’s fine. Second.

President Mosby: So ordered.

Commissioner Fanello: Then I would make a motion to pay Mr. Ahlers his bill.

Commissioner Crouch: And I’ll abstain on that. I’ll second, but abstain.

President Mosby: I was going to say, I’ll second and so order it. That’s okay with me.

Commissioner Fanello: Motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Crouch: Second.

President Mosby: I have a motion to adjourn, second, and so ordered.

(The meeting was adjourned at 6:13 p.m.)

CONSENT ITEMS:

         Jail Expenses: Jeff Ahlers attorney fees.

         Travel Requests:

         Health Department          Soil and Water         County Engineer

         Employment Changes:

         County Clerk                   Superior Court                Treasurer

         Health Department         Center Assessor             Burdette Park

         Auditor                            Prosecutor                      VCCC

         Sheriff Department

         Requests for Service:

         Surveyor                         Superior Court

         Auditor: Submit A/P Vouchers.

         County Clerk: Submit Monthly Report for August 2003.

         Area Plan: Surplus of Equipment Letter.

         Health Department:

         STD Grant Agreement.

         Agreement for Interpreter Services: Yuri Kulikov.

         Those in Attendance:

         David W. Mosby             Catherine Fanello           Suzanne M. Crouch

         Bill Fluty                          Kevin Winternheimer      Tammy McKinney

         Madelyn Grayson           Phil Lawrence                 Rob Kerney

         Brad Ellsworth                John Stoll                        Dennis Hudnall

         Gary Hohman                 Others Unidentified         Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

David W. Mosby, President

Catherine Fanello, Vice President

Suzanne M. Crouch, Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.