VANDERBURGH COUNTY COUNCIL

MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING

DECEMBER 30, 2002

The Vanderburgh County Council met in special session this 30^th day of December, 2002 in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex for the purpose of discussing and taking action to amend the 2003 Vanderburgh County Salary Ordinance, to encumber funds, and take action on any other matters that may come before the County Council. The meeting was called to order at 8:31 a.m. by County Council President Lloyd Winnecke.

President Winnecke: Good morning. I’d like to call this special meeting of the Vanderburgh County Council to order. We’ll begin with attendance roll call.

President Winnecke: Would you please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

(Pledge of allegiance was given)

President Winnecke: Okay, we are here to consider amendments to the 2003 Salary Ordinance for the below mentioned Assessors. Mr. Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Okay, Mr. President. As everyone recalls we did this back a few weeks ago but, with the misunderstanding as to the Assessors themselves, we couldn’t amend their salaries for 2003 in (inaudible). These amendments that I’m going to make pertain only to the Assessors; the Chief Deputies’ amendments that were made a few weeks ago still apply. So first on the agenda is Armstrong Township; I move that we set in 2492-1100-1960 Township Assessor Special Stipend $293. Center Township, 2492-1110-1960 Special Stipend at $2,189. German Township, 2492-1120-1960 Special Stipend at $896. Knight Township, account 2492-1130-1960 Special Stipend at $6,340. Perry Township, 2492-1140-1960 Special Stipend at $3,791.76. Pigeon, line 2492-1150-1960 Special Stipend at $4,745. Scott Township, 2492-1160-1960 Special Stipend at $1,004. Union Township, 2492-1170-1960 Special Stipend at $171. At this time I’ll move approval – Mr. President, let me go ahead, I need to set in one. This doesn’t mean that we’re taking any action or putting these funds in place, but in the event that we would, you know, at a latter point next year, it would be in place and would allow us to do that if we so desire. County Assessor, 2492-1090-1960 Special Stipend at $4,000. And I make that in the form of a motion.

Councilmember Wortman: Second.

President Winnecke: There’s a motion and a second. Questions or discussion?

Councilmember Sutton: Jim, can you repeat that again on that County Assessor? Not the amount, but the –

Councilmember Raben: Okay, I know we’ve not taken any action on setting any stipend amount in place for the County Assessor, but this motion, the reason behind including that in this motion is should this body at any given time in 2003 elect to do that, then we can do that and she could draw from it. But if we don’t do that today, we’re going to run into the same problem we ran into just a few weeks ago that you can’t change an elected official’s salary in the same year. So this simply allows us to do that if we so choose at a later point.

President Winnecke: Other questions or discussion? Roll call vote.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Tornatta?

Councilmember Tornatta: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Sutton?

Councilmember Sutton: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Bassemier?

Councilmember Bassemier: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Hoy?

Councilmember Hoy: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Wortman?

Councilmember Wortman: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: President Winnecke?

President Winnecke: Yes.

(Motion unanimously approved 7-0)

Councilmember Raben: Okay, one last item of business, Mr. President. Everyone was given a packet of encumbrances that have been filed with the Auditor’s Office. I’ll just move that we accept the encumbrances.

Councilmember Bassemier: Second.

President Winnecke: Motion and a second. Questions or discussion? Roll call vote.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Tornatta?

Councilmember Tornatta: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Sutton?

Councilmember Sutton: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Bassemier?

Councilmember Bassemier: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Hoy?

Councilmember Hoy: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Wortman?

Councilmember Wortman: The only question I would have is, the Lynch Road extension, if they’re going to concentrate on the TIF money instead of the County Option Income Tax? That’s my only question.

Suzanne Crouch: And I can’t speak for the Commissioners, but having sat at two of their meetings, it is my understanding that they are looking at that and they’ve contracted with a firm to evaluate the use of that TIF money and still pay those bonds off early. So I would conclude that is the direction they’re going in.

Councilmember Wortman: Okay, thank you and I’ll vote yes.

Teri Lukeman: President Winnecke?

President Winnecke: Yes.

(Motion unanimously approved 7-0)

President Winnecke: With that, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year. Thank you for coming in early. For those of us who are taking another oath, we’ll see you Wednesday at 10:00. Thank you and we stand adjourned.

(Meeting adjourned at 8:36 a.m.)

VANDERBURGH COUNTY COUNCIL

President Lloyd Winnecke                 Vice President Ed Bassemier

Councilmember James Raben            Councilmember Phil Hoy

Councilmember Curt Wortman            Councilmember Royce Sutton

Councilmember Troy Tornatta

Recorded and transcribed by Teri Lukeman.