VANDERBURGH COUNTY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

JUNE 30, 2010

The Vanderburgh County Council met in special session this 30th day of June 2010 in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex. The meeting was called to order at 8:31 a.m. by County Council President Russell Lloyd, Jr.

President Lloyd: I’d like to call to order the Vanderburgh County Council special meeting, June 30^th, 2010 for consideration of an ordinance establishing the Vanderburgh County Income Tax Council percentage credit allowed for homesteads for 2011, and casting the votes of said County Council. Call the attendance roll please.

*Arrived shortly after roll call.

President Lloyd: I’ll ask Councilwoman Terry to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

(Pledge of Allegiance was given)

President Lloyd: Thank you. This is a special meeting to consider one item, the homestead credit, and then after this meeting we’ll have the regular Vanderburgh County Council Personnel & Finance. What we’re going to need to do is I’m going to ask the Council to suspend two readings. We’ll take a vote, if there’s no objection then we will have two readings to pass this resolution in this one meeting. You want to explain that, Mr. Ahlers?

Jeff Ahlers: What we’ll need to do here is take three motions. The first motion will be to have the vote on the resolution and the ordinance to be the first and final reading. If that motion passes unanimously, then you don’t have to come back in a subsequent meeting to pass the ordinance again. So that’s not your vote on the ordinance, that’s just your consent to allow this to be the first and final reading of the resolution and ordinance. Assuming that passes, well, either way, there will be a vote on the resolution to cast the County Council’s votes on the Income Tax Council for passage of the ordinance and then we would also pass the ordinance. So, three votes. Mr. President?

President Lloyd: So I would entertain a motion to allow for two readings to be completed in one meeting – first and final reading for the passage of the resolution and ordinance. Is there a motion for that?

Councilmember Raben: So moved.

President Lloyd: Okay, is there a second?

Councilmember Terry: Second.

President Lloyd: Okay, motion Mr. Raben, second Mrs. Terry. Roll call vote please – any discussion? Okay, roll call vote please.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Terry?

Councilmember Terry: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Bassemier?

Councilmember Bassemier: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Shetler?

Councilmember Shetler: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Goebel?

Councilmember Goebel: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Kiefer?

Councilmember Kiefer: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: President Lloyd?

President Lloyd: Yes. There being seven ayes and no objections, we’ll have the two readings for the resolution and ordinance completed today.

(Motion unanimously approved 7-0)

President Lloyd: Now I would ask someone to make the motion for the resolution under item number four.

Councilmember Raben: I’ll make a motion for this Council amending the percentage credit allowed for homesteads to the maximum allowed by state, not to exceed eight percent, to be funded out of local income taxes for 2011.

Councilmember Raben: Okay, that’s resolution R-06-10-005. Is there a second?

Councilmember Goebel: Second.

President Lloyd: Okay, motion Mr. Raben, second Mr. Goebel. Any discussion? Roll call vote please.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Terry?

Councilmember Terry: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Bassemier?

Councilmember Bassemier: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Shetler?

Councilmember Shetler: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Goebel?

Councilmember Goebel: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Kiefer?

Councilmember Kiefer: Glad to vote for this, very excited and it’s the right thing to do. And with that, I vote yes.

Teri Lukeman: President Lloyd?

President Lloyd: Yes. Seven-O, the resolution passes.

(Motion unanimously approved 7-0)

President Lloyd: Now, I would ask for a motion to support an ordinance of the Vanderburgh County Income Tax Council amending the percentage credit for 2011.

Councilmember Shetler: So moved.

President Lloyd: Motion Mr. Shetler. Is there a second?

Councilmember Raben: Second.

President Lloyd: Second Mr. Raben. Any discussion? Roll call vote please.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Terry?

Councilmember Terry: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Bassemier?

Councilmember Bassemier:Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Shetler?

Councilmember Shetler: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Goebel?

Councilmember Goebel: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Raben?

Councilmember Raben: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: Councilmember Kiefer?

Councilmember Kiefer: Yes.

Teri Lukeman: President Lloyd?

President Lloyd: I’m going to vote yes. The ordinance passes seven-0.

(Motion unanimously approved 7-0)

President Lloyd: Just as a footnote, Council has 28.5 votes in the Income Tax Council, so the City Council had passed this ordinance Monday, June 28^th, so we are in accordance with them, and I’d like to say that, you know, my record, I’ve got five years on the County Council and four years as Mayor in support of the local ordinance for homestead credit, and I’ve got a clean record on that, and I think that it’s something where we have the option of giving local property taxpayers a break on their taxes. And I believe out of the 92 counties, approximately 28 or so do allow a local homestead credit. So I’m proud to be able to do that. Any other discussion? Is there anyone from the public that wants to comment on this? If not, we’ll entertain a motion to adjourn.

Councilmember Shetler: So moved.

President Lloyd: Is there a second?

Councilmember Raben: Second.

President Lloyd: We are adjourned and will take a couple of minutes and then we’ll come back to Personnel & Finance. Thank you.

(There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 a.m.)