VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners met in session this 22^nd day of September, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Troy Tornatta presiding.

President Tornatta: Alright, we will start the Board of Commissioners meeting, September 22, 2009, room 301. Roll call vote, or roll call, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Here.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Here.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Here.

President Tornatta: With us today is D.J. Kennedy and Austin Pont with the Boy Scout Troop 301 based at Methodist Temple. If you guys would come up, and before you tell us a little bit about yourself, if you’ll lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

(The Pledge of Allegiance was given.)

President Tornatta: Alright, who’s up? How about D.J.? Don’t sit down. D.J., how ya doing? Who you got with ya? Did I miss somebody?

D.J. Kennedy: Well, Austin Pont’s not here yet. He’s on his way.

President Tornatta: Okay.

D.J. Kennedy: This is Nicholas Fark and that’s Jacob Vaught, they’re both new to scouting.

President Tornatta: And who’s your youngest member?

D.J. Kennedy: That’s our community chairman.

President Tornatta: Okay, alright, that’s fair. So, what’s going on in the Boy Scouts?

D.J. Kennedy: Popcorn sales and I’m working on my Eagle. I should have it by the start of next year.

President Tornatta: Okay, what do you have to do to get your Eagle?

D.J. Kennedy: I have to finish my Eagle Scout project.

President Tornatta: Okay.

D.J. Kennedy: I’m going up to our church-owned camp property, and I’m going to renovate the shower houses.

President Tornatta: Oh, wow, that’s great. Where do you go to school?

D.J. Kennedy: North High School.

President Tornatta: That’s a good boy. Where do the other guys go?

D.J. Kennedy: Jacob goes to Washington Middle School, and Nick goes to Oak Hill Middle School.

President Tornatta: Okay, great. So, tell us about popcorn sales.

D.J. Kennedy: We haven’t started yet, but we’re getting ready for it.

President Tornatta: When do you start sales?

D.J. Kennedy: I think it’s the weekend after this one–

President Tornatta: Okay.

D.J. Kennedy: –is when we start.

President Tornatta: So, everybody should be waiting by their door for you to stop by, is that right?

D.J. Kennedy: Yeah.

President Tornatta: Okay. Do we know how much popcorn is this year?

D.J. Kennedy: There’s a variety of prices. There’s a $10 box, a $15 box, and a $20 box, and it goes all the way up to $60 for like the caramel corn.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Are those different sizes, or it just depends on how much money the person has?

D.J. Kennedy: No, there’s different sizes.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Okay.

President Tornatta: Ted will give you his address as soon as we get out of here. Anything else going on?

D.J. Kennedy: Nope, just trying to get my school work done.

President Tornatta: Alright, well, it sounds like you’re well on your way. Questions?

Commissioner Winnecke: D.J., Marissa’s going to give you my card, if you’ll call my office, I’ll buy some popcorn from you, okay?

D.J. Kennedy: I appreciate it, sir.

President Tornatta: Alright, now stick to that. And he buys it by the box.

Commissioner Winnecke: Actually, I love popcorn.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: And the most expensive box is what he’s going to want.

President Tornatta: That’s right. D.J., thank you. Thanks, guys, for coming out. Alright.

President Tornatta: Getting started, action items, second and final reading of CO.09-09-016, an ordinance amending chapter 9.04, Fair Housing Ordinance. An ordinance amending the Fair Housing ordinance according to HUD requests.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Questions, comments? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Permission to seek bids, Old Courthouse probate courtroom plaster repair. This is the room adjacent to the ballroom. The Foundation Board has been working with VPS on plans of funding the Old Courthouse Contractual line item. It’s $100,000 in the Commissioners CCD budget.

Commissioner Winnecke: So moved.

Commissioner Melcher: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Permission to award VC09-09-01, Bridgeview Drive culvert number 410 sliplining to Deig Brothers Lumber and Construction, Incorporated for $15,460.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: They were the only bidder.

Commissioner Melcher: The only bidder last week. I’ll move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: County Engineer, temporary easement grant on Bridgeview Drive. All that is required of the Commissioners is that on the 9/22 meeting to accept the temporary easement grant subject to it being executed by the Mosby’s. John?

John Stoll: We’ve been working with Ted on getting the format of that worked out, and the property owner has indicated that they would sign the easement, so that way it will allow the project to move ahead. So, on that, if you’ve got any questions, I’ll be glad to try and answer it.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? If not, roll call vote.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: County Auditor on behalf of petitioner Petersburg Development LLC, permission to advertise notice of public hearing of vacation of Fisher Road and Hornby Lane.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: County Auditor on behalf of petitioner Sylverius Elpers, Jr., permission to advertise notice of public hearing for vacation of a northern portion of Reis Road.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: If it’s okay, we’re going to take these next three contracts as one, County Engineer Vectren utility reimbursement agreement for University Parkway in the amount of $45,681.31; the County Engineer Vectren utility reimbursement agreement for University Parkway in the amount of $1,285,823; and the third is a Vectren engineer, or County Engineer Vectren utility reimbursement agreement for the University Parkway in the amount of $52,006.02.

Commissioner Melcher: I’ll move for approval that we approve all three of these Vectren utility reimbursement agreements.

Commissioner Winnecke: I’ll second with the, just as a footnote for the public record that these reimbursements come from Federal highway funds.

President Tornatta: Motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Cooperative Purchasing Organization, approval of custodial supplies. This was before us last week, and the contracts were not here. I believe we do have the contracts.

Commissioner Winnecke: I’ll move approval.

Commissioner Melcher: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Commissioners, Old Courthouse lease agreement with the Kraftwerks, Incorporated. The Vanderburgh County Old Courthouse event lease agreement for the use of public space in the Old Courthouse by Kraftwerks, Incorporated for the conduct, to conduct a craft show in the Old Courthouse on November 14^th and 15^th of 2009. The lease is identical to the last year’s except for changes in dates.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Health Department, agreement with South Central Media for radio spots to advertise H1N1 vaccination information.

Commissioner Melcher: Move for approval.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Gary, anything to add? You’re on a roll here.

Gary Heck: No, nothing to add. If you don’t have any questions, I’m just here to answer them.

Commissioner Winnecke: It might be helpful if you–

President Tornatta: Yeah, if you want to talk about your ad campaign and what type information you’re going to get out, that would be great, Gary.

Gary Heck: Okay, the second one, the blitz, this is one where we’re trying to make sure that the public is well aware that the H1N1 flu is not an ordinary flu, in that the response to that once the vaccine arrives will be an extraordinary response. It may mean that we’ll have Health Department staff reassigned to be working at vaccination clinics, and other types of efforts. We want to make sure that the public can get information, so we have a special website set up which will be available to help share information, to answer questions and to go from there. This whole blitz for that first two weeks in October is aimed at that message.

President Tornatta: Gary, if you don’t mind working with the Commissioners to at least put it on the front of our website as well.

Gary Heck: I would be happy to.

President Tornatta: To make sure that there is a link.

Gary Heck: I would be happy to do that.

President Tornatta: And that would be on the Commissioners website, vanderburghgov.org, and go to the Commissioners.

Gary Heck: And make, just, I’ll get with Marissa–

President Tornatta: Marissa, yeah.

Gary Heck: –to make sure we get them done?

President Tornatta: Yeah, that would be super.

Gary Heck: Okay. Certainly.

President Tornatta: Any other questions of Gary?

Commissioner Winnecke: Gary, just to reiterate, the focus of this, of the radio commercials is really just to drive people to the website, which has all of the vital information, that folks will know?

Gary Heck: That’s correct.

Commissioner Winnecke: Okay.

President Tornatta: Okay. We have a motion and a second. Roll call vote.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

Gary Heck: Are you at department heads?

President Tornatta: Yeah, go ahead.

Gary Heck: I just wanted to let you know, while we don’t have the August numbers for the prescription drug card from the National Association of Counties, they do have a new feature on their website that would allow any participating county, any resident of a participating county can go check, and also print off a card online.

President Tornatta: Okay.

Gary Heck: I went ahead and brought you a copy of what the information would look like. We will also be getting additional information out about this. Rather than have to print and resupply cards, they have where this can get done immediately–

President Tornatta: That’s great.

Gary Heck: –and is very similar to what some of the other counties use, and a different program has come up with. So, I wanted you to be aware of that, and I’ll send you additional information about this.

President Tornatta: That sounds great. Thank you, Gary.

Gary Heck: You’re welcome.

President Tornatta: Anything else? Alright, any other department heads with a report?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes, we have seven memorandums of understanding with EVSC, Vanderburgh Catholic schools, Indiana State Police, the Oral Surgery Group, the Youth Care Center, Southwest Behavioral Healthcare, and Hillcrest Washington Youth Home, under the terms of which they will make their facilities available to personnel from the Health Department who would go there with vaccine, when vaccine becomes available to vaccinate the, for example, the student populations at EVSC schools, or the student population at the Vanderburgh County Catholic schools, and so forth. Madelyn has the originals of these seven agreements and I’ve reviewed them, actually I helped prepare them. The State Department of Health provided a form of MOU which we felt needed some revision and we made that, and that’s what’s been signed by these seven institutions. So, we recommend that these be approved.

Gary Heck: I would be happy to answer any questions. The reason I said no was because Ted was bringing them up under his report.

President Tornatta: That’s fine. Sure.

Gary Heck: We considered these pre-planning preparedness just in case type of agreements. Since we don’t have the vaccine yet, and we’re unclear about where we will be offering as many clinics as possible, we just wanted to be prepared in the event that we did need facilities that we would have the arrangements already pre-made. That’s what these agreements are for.

Commissioner Winnecke: Gary, what’s your timeline for sort of developing that action plan?

Gary Heck: It will all depend on when the vaccine actually arrives. We actually have a plan that would go into place where we would be doing walk-in clinics. We would be having opportunities to have some evenings, weekends so that folks who work would have another opportunity to try to come and get vaccinated. So, we’re going to do everything we can to offer as many opportunities as possible, stretching the staff that we have and then using some of the grant funds that are available to augment that with either volunteers or hire temporary staff to be able to get as much vaccine in arms as possible. Some of the promising or encouraging news right now is that it appears healthy adults will only need one shot, as opposed to two a month apart, and it also appears, at this point at least, that children over the age of ten will only need one. We have, while those are encouraging and sort of the early release from the clinical trials, if that were to stand up it would greatly reduce the number of vaccinations that would have to be given in order to offer protection to folks.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Gary, you might mention how there are different populations and some are going to have priority over others. It’s not as though we’re going to immediately vaccinate everybody in the county.

Gary Heck: Well, when the CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee on their immunization practices that make the recommendations, they did come up with five target groups that would be the first kind of tier. These would be the folks who are equally weighted among these five groups. So, there’s not one particular, just because they are in a certain order here doesn’t mean the first ones have a higher priority. Pregnant women would be in that category, the household and care giver contacts of children under the age of six months, so this would be parents, siblings, daycare providers; health care and emergency medical services personnel; persons from six months through 24 years of age; and persons age 25 through 64 that have a medical condition that’s associated with a higher risk of influenza complications. So, when the vaccine first arrives, those would be the tiers that we would try to reach first, and it would be offered to all of that group, and once we have saturated that to meet the demand, we can’t force somebody to take a vaccine or a vaccination, but once we’ve met that demand then we will move on immediately to the general population and go from there. So, that’s kind of where we are at this point.

President Tornatta: Okay.

Commissioner Winnecke: I would say kudos for working out the MOU’s at this point, and clearly the earliest we can communicate the action plan, once you know what it is, the better off we’ll be. Thanks.

Gary Heck: Thank you.

President Tornatta: We need a, do we need approval on that?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Didn’t we already vote to approve the seven agreements, or did we not?

President Tornatta: No.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Okay, no, we do.

Commissioner Winnecke: Okay, I’ll move that we approve the aforementioned memorandums of understanding.

Commissioner Melcher: I’ll second it.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Just, really this is a question for the Commissioners, you know that for the last several years, actually in 2007, 2008, and now in 2009 properties that are not sold at the tax sale we are taking steps to get titles run on those properties, and then to sell those properties at public auction, instead of taking certificates for title and so forth. It’s been more productive. Last year we sold every single property that we had for sale. This year, for 2009 it is now time to determine an auctioneer for this purpose. Kathryn Schymik of our office has sent an e-mail to all of you indicating what the auctioneer, Sohn and Associates would be willing to do it for. They’ve done it the last two years. There’s been an indication from Commissioner Winnecke that he thinks perhaps it’s time to again seek proposals for doing these services, and we want to know how you want us to proceed. Really it’s whether we should again seek –

President Tornatta: What was the entire amount? Bill, you might know this, the entire contract amount to Sohn last year?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Oh, it was like $3,500 or something in that neighborhood. It was based on a, I don’t have it right in front of me, but it was based on a percentage of two percent of the total sales price, or $3,500, I could be slightly wrong about that, but I’m very close, whichever was greater. And then, you know, that’s how that proceeded. This year he’s indicated a higher price, I don’t want to mention that in this public meeting–

President Tornatta: I understand.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: –if you’re going to determine to accept quotes, then everybody should be quoting from scratch.

President Tornatta: Right, but, I think we got a really good value last year, I know. As far as I stand on it, I really, they did what they said they were going to do last year. They came up with a great price for us, it helped out the county immensely and it is a service that they provide, so we don’t have to bid that out. I’m comfortable with staying and they know the program that we’re on. Questions of the Board?

Commissioner Winnecke: Just, for the record, I understand they did a great job on behalf of the county. I have no problems with them, and they may be the best in the area to do it. I just think we ought to give other auctioneers the opportunity to express interest in it. If none do so, so be it, then we move on with the folks that have done work on our behalf in prior years.

Commissioner Melcher: Was that e-mail sent out today?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes, and, I’m sorry, Steve, it was probably after noon, so I know that you haven’t had an opportunity to read it yet, but I pretty well summarized for you, I think, what the contents of the e-mail were.

Commissioner Melcher: Well, if we’re going to go out and get proposals, how do we do that? Would you do that?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes, we would do that. We did it the first time. We would do this, we know of several companies that regularly provide real estate auctioneering services, and we would plan to contact them, we would tell them what the service is going to be and what it will entail and what we expect from them in terms of marketing and so forth, and they would then indicate to us what they’re willing to do it for. We would also include, obviously, anybody that any Commissioner would want us to specifically include, if they weren’t in fact on our list. I don’t know what our list would be. I can tell you our list would certainly include Tucker, it would include Sohn, obviously, I’m not thinking, there is a third one that’s obvious as well.

Commissioner Melcher: Has any of them sparked interest in the past?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: They’ve all bid, but Sohn was the low bidder, but, you know, that doesn’t mean that that would happen again. But, they all have entered bids.

Commissioner Melcher: Well, I don’t really have a problem if we send it out. Can you do that, we won’t meet for another couple of weeks–

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: We’re satisfied that, I mean, we considered that this might be the determination of the Commissioners and what if, and we can have that process completed so that we could have the quotes available for review by you at the October 13^th meeting, if that’s the way you wish to go.

Commissioner Melcher: I don’t think a two week delay would matter.

President Tornatta: Now that’s sending it out and getting it back by that time?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes, we can do that.

President Tornatta: Okay.

Commissioner Winnecke: Do you need a motion on that?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: I would appreciate it, just so we have some official direction.

Commissioner Winnecke: Mr. Chairman, at this time I would move that we direct the County Attorney’s office to solicit proposals for real estate auction.

Commissioner Melcher: I’ll second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Okay, we have one other matter and this has also to do with the auction. For 2010 we now know the taxes, we know now what didn’t sell at the 2009 tax sale, don’t we, Bill?

Bill Fluty: That’s correct.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: That’s happened, so, we’re ready to start preparing for 2010, and the first step there is for us to seek quotes from title providers on providing us with title searches as to each of those properties, which is a step that we have to take. We’ve done that each year as well. All we really want to know is are you satisfied with the way this procedure is working and want to continue it this way, and if you do, we’ll take the proper steps to carry this forward for 2010.

Commissioner Winnecke: So, is the process in previous years to solicit proposals also for this, for the title work search?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Oh, yes, always, we’ve always done it for title work, every year.

Commissioner Winnecke: Okay.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: All, our real question, Commissioner Winnecke, our only real question of you today is, we have two choices, to continue trying to sell these properties at public auction, or and the alternative to take certificates of title for these properties, and then, Bill, you can describe this better than I can, what was the next step after that?

Bill Fluty: The next step–

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: If we didn’t have a public auction, how were we doing it?

Bill Fluty: Well, we would actually take title to those properties and then sell them at a later date. The liability of that is that they would be in our possession if we take certificates is, I think, how we would do it the other way.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Exactly.

Commissioner Melcher: Well, last year it worked well by doing the auction?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Right.

Commissioner Melcher: I don’t have a problem with that.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Okay.

Commissioner Winnecke: Do you need a motion?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yeah, to do it by having an auction in 2010.

Commissioner Melcher: Okay, I’ll make that move, motion that we have an auction in 2010.

Commissioner Winnecke: Second.

President Tornatta: A motion and a second. Discussion? Roll call vote.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Thank you.

President Tornatta: Okay.

President Tornatta: New business?

President Tornatta: If not, old business? Seeing none.

President Tornatta: Public comment? First off, let me bring back up, are you Austin? Okay, come on up to the podium, big boy. Who do you got with you? First say your name in the mic, will ya?

Austin Pont: Austin Pont.

President Tornatta: Okay, who do you got with ya?

Austin Pont: Troop 301.

President Tornatta: Troop 301, who’s the big guy over there?

Austin Pont: Darrell Hess.

President Tornatta: What’s he do?

Austin Pont: He’s the assistant Scout Master.

President Tornatta: Okay. Alright, so where do you go to school?

Austin Pont: Glenwood–

President Tornatta: Glenwood.

Austin Pont: –Middle School.

President Tornatta: Does he go to Glenwood too?

Austin Pont: No.

President Tornatta: He doesn’t? Okay. How long has he been your Scout Master?

Austin Pont: Since....

President Tornatta: That’s okay, it’s a tough question.

Commissioner Winnecke: He didn’t know there was going to be a pop quiz today.

President Tornatta: When, what’s your rank?

Austin Pont: First class.

President Tornatta: First class? Okay, you’re selling popcorn here in a little bit, a couple of weeks, right?

Austin Pont: Yes.

President Tornatta: Okay, alright, they have a number there, if they don’t call, this guy right here is going to buy some popcorn from you, okay? You might hit us all up, okay? Alright, big boy. Thanks for coming in, okay?

Austin Pont: Uh-huh.

President Tornatta: Alright. Any other public comment? Seeing none.

President Tornatta: A motion to approve the consent items.

Commissioner Winnecke: So moved.

Commissioner Melcher: Second.

President Tornatta: And, Madelyn, if would please read them.

Madelyn Grayson: The consent items for the September 22^nd meeting are as follows; approval of the September 15, 2009 Commission meeting minutes; there were no employment changes submitted for approval today; there are travel requests, there’s one from the County Clerk, one from the Health Department and one from the County Auditor; the County Engineer has pay request number 88 for the Burkhardt-Green River TIF projects in the amount of $1,374,526.57; Weights and Measures has their monthly report from August to September 15, 2009; there’s a waiver of fees/not OT for the Centre for immunization clinics; there are department head reports from the Ozone Officer, Burdette Park and the County Engineer.

President Tornatta: Okay, any questions? Roll call vote, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Winnecke?

Commissioner Winnecke: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: President Tornatta?

President Tornatta: Yes.

(Motion approved 3-0)

President Tornatta: Motion to adjourn?

Commissioner Winnecke: So moved.

Commissioner Melcher: Second.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:26 p.m.)

CONSENT ITEMS:

Commissioners:

Approval of the September 15, 2009 Commission Meeting Minutes.

Waiver of Fees/Not OT for Centre: H1N1 Immunization Clinics.

Employment Changes: None were submitted for approval.

Travel Requests:

County Clerk (1)                       Health Department (1)              Auditor (1)

County Engineer: Pay Request No. 88: Green River-Burkhardt TIF Projects.

Weights & Measures: Monthly Report: 8/15-9/15/2009.

Department Head Reports:

Ozone Officer                           Burdette Park                           County Engineer

Those in Attendance:

Troy Tornatta                            Stephen Melcher                      Lloyd Winnecke

Bill Fluty                                    Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Madelyn Grayson

D.J. Kennedy                            John Stoll                                  Gary Heck

Austin Pont                               Others Unidentified                   Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Troy Tornatta, President

Stephen Melcher, Vice President

Lloyd Winnecke, Member

(Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.)